Daily Memo: US and Japan to Overhaul Defense Partnership

Meanwhile, in Ukraine, Russia destroyed Kyiv's largest power plant.

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Major U.S.-Japan upgrade. U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to upgrade command and control and boost military operability and planning during a summit Wednesday in Washington. The leaders announced more than 70 agreements in total, including on strengthening supply chains for critical goods such as semiconductors. They also discussed the […]

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