US Ambassador announces need for Japan's assistance in defense industries amid European and Asian strategic challenges; DICAS talks initiated.

The US needs Japan's assistance to cope with strategic challenges in Europe and Asia that are straining its defense industries. The US Ambassador to Japan announced this as both countries began talks on military industrial cooperation. The Defense Industrial Cooperation Acquisition and Sustainment Forum (DICAS) aims to enhance bilateral defense industry ties, with talks including discussions on repairs of US naval ships and a roundtable with defense companies from both nations.