Japan, S. Korea defense chiefs agree on mutual visits in talks in Seoul

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu Back, agreed Monday in Seoul to bolster communication through reciprocal visits, as the two neighbors seek stable ties despite recent changes in both governments and amid North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.Nakatani, the first Japanese defense minister to visit South Korea in a decade, also affirmed with Ahn the importance of bilateral security cooperation, as well as trilateral cooperation with the United States."The ministers concurred that it is important to steadily advance Japan-South Korea and Japan…READ FULL ARTICLE