South Korea, US and Japan top military chiefs meet in Seoul

Gen, Yoshihide Yoshida (right), Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan, Adm. Kim Myung-soo, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, and John Daniel Caine (left) Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, pose during a Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2025. -- AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

SEOUL (AFP): The top military chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan met in Seoul Friday, as US President Donald Trump piles pressure on Washington's allies over defence spending and trade.

General Dan Caine, the top US military officer, held talks with his South Korean counterpart Kim Myung-soo, and Japan's General Yoshihide Yoshida, as part of an annual meeting on regional security.