South Korea, Japan defence ministers agree to upgrade cooperation

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January 30, 2026 2:53 AM EST

A view of South Korean and Japanese national flags on the airplane carrying South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee, at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Tokyo, Japan March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato

SEOUL, Jan 30 (Reuters) - ⁠The defence ⁠ministers ‍of South Korea and Japan agreed on Friday to upgrade defence ‍cooperation and plan to work together in ​incorporating artificial intelligence and unmanned weapon systems, South ​Korea's Defence Ministry said.

Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-back held talks in ​Yokosuka, Japan, and agreed to conduct joint naval search-and-rescue drills, it said in ​a statement.

The two Asian allies of the United States have ‌in recent months drawn closer in political ties under new leaders, as they ​looked to put behind ⁠years of frosty relations rooted in Japan's occupation of the Korean ‌peninsula in the early 20th century.

Ahn and Koizumi discussed working together to ensure peace and stability ‌in the region amid the challenges of the ‌global security environment and continuing defence cooperation with the United States, the ministry said.

The meeting follows talks ‍they held in September in South Korea.

Earlier, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency ⁠reported Koizumi told Ahn defence cooperation between the two countries, and with the United States, was more important than ever.

(Reporting by Jack KimEditing by Ed Davies)


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