TOKYO, Aug. 28 -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) issued the following news release:
On August 28, commencing at 14:45 for approximately 50 minutes, Minister NAKATANI held a Defense Ministerial Meeting with Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon John Healey MP in Tokyo.
At the outset, Minister Nakatani expressed his resolve to further strengthen Japan's defense cooperation with the UK as each other's closest partners in Asia and Europe, based on the recognition that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific is inseparable. In response, Secretary Healey associated himself with the Minister's remark.
Moreover, Minister Nakatani welcomed the port call of the UK Ca...