TOKYO, Aug. 28 -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) issued the following news release:

The Rt Hon John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (hereinafter referred to as the "UK"), and H.E. Mr Nakatani Gen, Minister of Defense of Japan, held a Defence Ministerial Meeting on 28 August 2025 in Tokyo.

Responding to an increasingly severe international security environment and sharing the recognition that the security and prosperity of Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific are indivisible, the two Ministers emphasised the UK and Japan's deep strategic alignment and reaffirmed the Enhanced Global Strategic Partnership. They committed to further strengthening defence capabilities and i...