INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Japan and US tout 60-year-old alliance as global risks rise

Tokyo and Washington chart close cooperation on China and Iran

SHOTARO MIYASAKA and RIEKO MIKI, Nikkei staff writersJANUARY 16, 2020 03:45 JST

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono speak with reporters at the Pentagon on Jan. 14.

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Japan foreign policy and defense chiefs have reaffirmed the countries' 60-year-old security partnership, hailing it as a bulwark against global risks that stretch from China to the Middle East. 

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US-China tensions make Japan's balancing act even harder

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