Japan, Britain defense chiefs agree to boost cyber, space cooperation

The defense chiefs of Japan and Britain agreed Thursday to step up bilateral cooperation in cyber and outer space, while promoting equipment and technology collaboration, including their trilateral fighter jet project with Italy.Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his British counterpart John Healey also emphasized the "deep strategic alignment" of the two countries in a joint statement issued after their talks in Tokyo.Nakatani and Healey underscored their shared recognition that the security and prosperity of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions are "indivisible," apparently …READ FULL ARTICLE