Germany is ready to bolster security cooperation with Japan and sees the signing of a new bilateral defense agreement, potentially in procurement, as a possibility, its defense chief has said ahead of his visit to Japan.In a written interview with Kyodo News, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius underscored his country's increasing commitment to the Indo-Pacific region, revealing plans for the German Air Force's largest deployment to the region to take part in a multinational military exercise in Australia.Germany and Japan have already been deepening their security cooperation in recent years …READ FULL ARTICLE