Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday agreed with Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance and work toward a free and open Indo-Pacific amid China's rise and North Korea's missile threats.During the roughly 20-minute meeting, which was held a day after Kishida was re-elected prime minister, the two shared concerns regarding China's unilateral attempts to alter the status quo in the region and exchanged views on North Korea's test-firing of missiles, according to the Japanese government."By further enhancing cooperation between …READ FULL ARTICLE
