Defense Minister Kono Coordinating with US Secretary of Defense in Guam in late August 19:17, August 19
It turns out that Defense Minister Kono is coordinating to talk with Secretary of Defense Esper in Guam, USA in late August. It is the first time in half a year since February that Minister Kono has visited Japan.
With the global spread of the new coronavirus, cabinet ministers' visits to foreign countries were also affected. It's not done.
Against this backdrop, it was discovered that Minister Kono was coordinating to visit Guam, USA on the 29th of this month to meet with Secretary of Defense Esper.
In the talks, China was activating activities in the East China Sea and South China Sea and continuing to strengthen military power rapidly as the infection spread worldwide, and Yamaguchi of the new interception missile system "Aegis Asshore" Following the abandonment of deployment in both Akita prefectures, it is expected that opinions will be exchanged regarding the response to the ballistic missiles of North Korea.
Minister Kono is coordinating by going to the site with the SDF aircraft and meeting with Secretary Esper at the base of the U.S. Air Force, and by implementing thorough infection control, the government demands Japanese returning from overseas 2 It means that we are considering not to wait for a week.