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Major Defense Pact To Be Signed With U.K.

November 08 2022

United Kingdom
Japan

Japan and the United Kingdom plan to sign a major defense pact next month, reports the Financial Times (U.K.).

The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) would make it easier for the two countries to hold joint exercises, simplify logistics cooperation and make it easier to deploy troops to the other country.

Japan has signed a similar agreement with Australia and is in the early stages of considering an access deal with the Philippines.

Tokyo has been strengthening defense ties with...

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