Tokyo | Concerns over the durability of the US-Japan alliance and the threat of tariffs will loom large in Tokyo this week as Donald Trump’s defence secretary visits for high-level talks.
Pete Hegseth will meet defence minister Gen Nakatani on Sunday to discuss deeper military collaboration in a meeting that Nakatani said would have “great significance” for Japan’s security. Japanese officials said the talks could cover whether Tokyo would raise its planned spending on defence.
