The defense ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea at a meeting Saturday confirmed that the three countries will closely cooperate to deal with North Korea’s nuclear and missile development programs.
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday to review the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement in the wake of the arrest last week of a former U.S. Marine for abandoning the dead body of a Japanese women in the prefecture.
Education ministers of the Group of Seven major nations agreed at a two-day meeting that ended Sunday to promote education to create societies where diversity is valued.