US EditionJapan scraps US meeting after Washington demands more defense spending, FT reports
- Japan canceled its annual 2+2 security meeting with the United States scheduled for July 1 in Washington due to rising tensions over defense spending demands.
- The cancellation followed U.S. Pentagon official Elbridge Colby's recent call for Japan to raise its defense budget to 3.5 percent of GDP, above earlier requests and amid upcoming July 20 elections.
- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated in March that Japan alone determines its defense budget, rejecting external pressure to increase spending to counter China.
- The Financial Times cited officials reporting the U.S. side had asked for a 3.5 percent spending target, up from 3 percent, and that Tokyo's cancellation signals "significant unease" in bilateral relations.
- Japan's decision to cancel the meeting underscores escalating tensions in U.S.-Japan relations ahead of the July 20 Upper House elections, where the ruling party faces potential seat losses, alongside ongoing complex negotiations between the two countries over trade issues.
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Japan cancelled a high-level meeting with the United States scheduled for July, after the Administration of Donald Trump asked Tokyo to increase military expenditure to 3.5% of GDP.
Japan scraps US meeting after Washington demands more defense spending, FT reports
WASHINGTON — Japan has canceled an annual high-level meeting with key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had been expected to meet Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in Washington on July 1 for the yearly 2+2 security talks. But Tokyo scrapped the meeting …
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