U.S. President Donald Trump expects that Japan's military will reinforce U.S. forces throughout Asia and elsewhere, he said on Tuesday, as the key U.S. ally upgrades the ability of its forces to operate further from its shores. Trump's comments followed his inspection of Japan's largest warship, the Kaga, a helicopter carrier designed to carry submarine-hunting helicopters to distant waters. He also wants to revise the post-World War Two charter to recognise the existence of Japan's military. Mr. Trump is winding up a four-day state visit meant to underscore the U.S.-Japan alliance, but shadowed by friction over Tokyo's big trade surplus with America. On Monday he told a news conference that Washington supported Japan's efforts to improve its defence capability and touted Tokyo's purchases of American military equipment.

Source: The Hindu May 28, 2019 03:38 UTC