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By Hirotaka Kuriyama and Takanori Nakada / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
18:03 JST,
March 31, 2025
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed on Sunday at their first in-person meeting to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance’s deterrence power and response capabilities by upgrading the headquarters of U.S. forces in Japan.