Japan defense chief arranges to visit South Korea in late Dec.: sources

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani is arranging to visit South Korea in late December for talks with his counterpart Kim Yong Hyun, sources close to the matter said Monday, in a sign of improving bilateral ties.If realized, it would mark the first visit by a Japanese defense chief to the neighboring country in nine years. The previous visit in 2015 was also made by Nakatani.The two ministers are expected to agree to enhance bilateral defense cooperation following a period of soured ties over disputes including an incident in 2018 in which a South Korean warship's fire-control radar syst…READ FULL ARTICLE