South Korea, Japan Defense Chiefs Meet Amid Growing North Korea Concerns

South Korea, Japan defence ministers pledge to work with US to deter North Korea threats

The South Korean and Japanese defence ministers agreed on Monday to maintain close cooperation with Washington against North Korea's nuclear threat and Pyongyang's growing military ties with Russia, Seoul's defence ministry said.

Japan and South Korea defense chiefs agree to regular visits, tech cooperation

The agreement emerged during a visit by Defense Minister Gen Nakatani to South Korea, the first by a Japanese defense chief in a decade.

BREAKING NEWS: Japan, S. Korea defense chiefs agree on mutual visits, regular talks

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South Korea, Japan defense chiefs meet amid growing North Korea concerns

The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Monday to discuss cooperation across a range of issues, including North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats.

Defense chiefs of S. Korea, Japan to hold talks in Seoul on Monday

The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan are set to hold talks in Seoul on Monday afternoon, the South's defense ministry said, on the sidelines of the first official visit to the country by a Japanese defense minister in 10 years. The meeting between Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and his Japanese counterpart, Gen Nakatani, comes as Nakatani visits Seoul for the Seoul Defense Dialogue, an annual security forum hosted by the South's defense mi…

South Korean and Japanese Defence Ministers to Hold Talks in Seoul

The South Korean and Japanese defence ministers will hold talks in Seoul on Monday, Seoul's defence ministry said, marking the first official visit by a Japanese defence minister to South Korea in a decade.