The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan, U.S., Australia sign defense technology cooperation pactHONOLULU - The defense ministers of Japan, the United States and Australia on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement on new technologies including autonomous systems, as they ramp up security ties amid China's military buildup in the Indo-Pacific region.In a joint statement released after their meeting in Hawaii, the three also said their forces aim to conduct an "inaugural regional air and missile defense live-fire exercise in 2027" at a regula…READ FULL ARTICLE