U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) speaks with South Korean Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-back (R) and Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi as they arrive for a ministerial roundtable during the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images
As Japan moves to strengthen its military capabilities amid growing security concerns in the Indo-Pacific, the United States has signaled strong support for Tokyo’s defense buildup, backing plans that include the temporary deployment of U.S. missile systems on Japanese territory and expanded cooperation on missile development and production.
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