The two countries are also set to sign a five-year agreement on US military bases in Japan. Japan signed a security agreement with Australia a day before the meeting. The United States and Japan are set to sign a new defence collaboration deal to counter emerging threats, including hypersonic and space-based weaponry, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. The meeting between US and Japanese officials comes a day after Japan signed a security agreement with Australia. As its neighbours test hypersonic missiles, Japan has been working on electromagnetic "railgun" technology to target those missiles.

Source: News 24 January 07, 2022 20:53 UTC