Koizumi, Hegseth Affirm Close Japan-U.S. Cooperation in Phone Talks after Chinese Military Radar Incident |
The Yomiuri Shimbun
16:31 JST, December 12, 2025
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held phone talks on Friday morning in which they expressed serious concern over China’s military activities and affirmed that Japan and the U.S. will continue to cooperate closely.
Koizumi said at a press conference after the conversation that he had spoken with his U.S.........