Fallout from the tariff crisis: Japan assumes security leadership from the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific and Europe

On April 9, 2025, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte paid his first visit to Tokyo for security talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. 

As a result, Japan and NATO agreed to expand military-industrial cooperation, increase the number of joint military exercises, and strengthen cooperation in cyberspace and space.

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