Japan pledges to increase defense power

The statement was made by the Japanese foreign minister as he and the US ambassador to Japan boarded the US Navy’s aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln after it participated in exercises in waters near Japan earlier this month.

Foreign Minister Hayashi said that the activities of the Abraham Lincoln ship in the region demonstrate the US determination to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

The U.S. Navy’s Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group conducted a 10-day joint exercise that involved Japan Self-Defense Force ships and aircraft in the Sea of ​​Japan and the Sea of ​​China. Winter.

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