US and Japan Sign Historic Defense Agreements, Extend Mutual Aid to Space

The leaders of Japan and the United States are expanding the nations’ alliance with a series of new commitments regarding defense spending, military modernization, and a new agreement that will extend their mutual defense treaty to apply to space.
President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Jan. 13 to the White House, where the two leaders agreed to the historic expansions and enhancements of their nations’ alliance.
“I don’t think there’s ever been a time when we were closer, Japan and the United States,” Biden said shortly before the meeting. “Rather than figuring out how we can work together, a more difficult job would be figuring out where we disagree.”…}