Unified security: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center) poses with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (left), U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (second from left), Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (second from right) and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera during a meeting at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo on Thursday. POOL
US, Japan Agree To Bolster Defenses -- Voice of America
SEOUL — The United States and Japan have agreed to boost regional military surveillance amid territorial tensions with China and nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. After security talks in Tokyo, U.S. defense officials also welcomed Japan playing a larger role in its own national defense.
For the first time, the Pentagon will rotate long-distance surveillance drones to Japan and deploy its new P-8 maritime patrol aircraft.
The two sides' top defense chiefs and diplomats also agreed to position a second missile defense radar in Japan.
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