Japan, U.S. affirm cooperation on disputed Senkaku Islands
HANOI (Kyodo) Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs agreed in their talks Monday that their countries will jointly respond in line with a bilateral security pact toward stability in areas in the East China Sea covering the Senkaku Islands that came into the spotlight in disputes between Japan and China, according to Japanese officials. The officials said Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa his …

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