Japan and the United States are arranging a meeting between their defense chiefs in Tokyo next Wednesday, sources familiar with the matter said, in what would be the first ministerial gathering under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.New Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is prepared to inform U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of Japan's plans to revise three key defense and security policy documents and increase defense spending to strengthen its capabilities, the sources said Thursday.If realized, their meeting would come a day after the expected talks between Takaichi, who became Japan's fi…READ FULL ARTICLE