US and Japan plan to strengthen their 60-year-old security pact, enhance military cooperation, and restructure command in response to threats from North Korea and China.

US and Japan plan to strengthen their 60-year-old security pact in response to growing threats from North Korea and China. Both nations will enhance their military cooperation, including discussions on a potential change to Washington's East Asia command structure. The US military plans to bolster its command headquarters in Japan to improve cooperation with Japan's Self-Defense Forces, and Japan aims to establish a joint headquarters for ground, maritime, and air forces by March 2025. The upgrades will help restructure the US military command in Japan to strengthen operational planning and exercises between the two countries, which are crucial allies in Asia.

March 24, 2024
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