Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi announced that he would visit the United States early next month to meet with Defense Secretary Austin, discussing Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, the situation in China and North Korea, and cooperation between Japan and the United States. I want to show you.

Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi has told reporters that he will visit Washington, USA from the 3rd to the 6th of next month to meet with Secretary of Defense Austin.



At the meeting, Russia will discuss the military invasion of Ukraine, the situation in China and North Korea, and the national security strategy that the Japanese government plans to revise by the end of the year.



He also decided to confirm Japan-US cooperation in ballistic missile defense and cyber fields. I would like to show the strong cooperation of the United States both domestically and internationally. "