Japan and South Korea agreed Sunday to advance talks on defense equipment and technology cooperation as the two U.S. allies deepen security ties amid improving relations.Meeting in Seoul, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his counterpart Ahn Gyu Back agreed to move forward with the discussions, following Tokyo's April revision of its defense equipment transfer rules.The ministers also welcomed the resumption earlier this month of a joint search-and-rescue exercise between the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the South Korean Navy for the first time in about nine years, as …READ FULL ARTICLE
