Britain's state-of-the-art aircraft carrier "Queen Elizabeth", which is being deployed in the Indo-Pacific region, is scheduled to arrive in Japan on the 4th, and will conduct joint training with the Self-Defense Forces over the next few weeks.
The Royal Navy's state-of-the-art aircraft carrier "Queen Elizabeth" departed the United Kingdom in May, and last month it was a partner, including joint training with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Army on the sea south of Okinawa. We are strengthening cooperation with certain countries.
According to the British government, the aircraft carrier "Queen Elizabeth" will arrive in Japan on the 4th.
We will call at the Yokosuka base of the US Navy in Japan and will conduct joint training with the Self-Defense Forces in the air and sea over the next few weeks.
Along with the carrier, the British ships that make up the strike group also called at Sasebo in Nagasaki last month.
The United Kingdom has positioned Japan as its closest security partner in Asia, and this visit is a security cooperation with Japan, which shares common values such as freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Is to be raised to a new level.
The United Kingdom has announced a new policy on diplomacy and security announced in March that will emphasize the Indo-Pacific region, and will strengthen China's expansion into the ocean and expand its influence in this region. It is also believed that there is an aim to restrain it.