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Japan Defense Minister Seeks New Bureau for International Cooperation
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced plans on July 3 to establish a dedicated bureau within the Defense Ministry. The move aims to manage expanding defense ties with like-minded nations amid a strained regional security environment.
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Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said July 3 he will seek to create a new bureau inside the Defense Ministry focused on international cooperation. He made the statement during a Lower House Security Committee meeting and repeated it at a news conference at parliament in Tokyo.
Koizumi cited mounting responsibilities as Japan strengthens defense ties with like-minded nations and faces an increasingly fraught regional security environment.
He said the current system has already exceeded its limits. The ministry is considering the bureau to give greater prominence to strategic gains from such cooperation.
Japan Times reported that momentum is growing for the proposal.
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