Japan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday it provided "military asset protection" to the British military for the first time earlier this month, in another show of deepening bilateral defense ties amid growing global security challenges.The ministry said the Maritime Self-Defense Force carrier Kaga and destroyer Teruzuki guarded Britain's Prince of Wales aircraft carrier strike group during nine-day multilateral drills from Aug. 4 in the western Pacific.Britain is the third country to receive such support from the Self-Defense Forces, after the United States and Australia, the ministry said, …READ FULL ARTICLE
