President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will agree next week to pave the way for jointly developing key defense equipment as the decades-old alliance between the United States and Japan should enter a new stage for the stability of the Indo-Pacific region, a top U.S. diplomat said Wednesday.Speaking at a time of increasing security challenges from countries such as China and North Korea, Kurt Campbell, deputy secretary of state, said the Biden administration is trying to "clear the way for a greater array of cooperation" between Washington and its allies including Toky…READ FULL ARTICLE
