Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin meeting virtually with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi on Jan. 6, 2022, from Washington. - AP
WASHINGTON (AFP): Japan moved ahead with an expansion of support to US troops as the allies held top-level talks on tensions with China and North Korea.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the two nations were signing a five-year extension of the support package provided by Japan for the hosting of nearly 50,000 US troops on its soil.
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