Britain, Japan agree to deepen defence and security cooperation

Visiting Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that Britain and Japan agreed to strengthen defence and economic ties, after his bid to forge closer links with China drew warnings from US President Donald Trump.



Starmer noted that Japan and Britain were the leading economies in a trans-Pacific that includes fellow G7 member Canada, as well as other international trade and defence pacts.



Takaichi said they agreed to hold a meeting of British and Japanese foreign and defence ministers this year.



She said she also wanted to discuss "cooperation towards realising a free and open Indo-Pacific, the Middle East situation and Ukraine situation" at a dinner with Starmer .