Japan, New Zealand plan talks on expanded defence cooperation

Tokyo (AFP) April 21, 2022

Japan and New Zealand on Thursday announced negotiations to expand defence and security cooperation, including intelligence sharing, as they warned of regional challenges - in a veiled reference to Beijing. The announcement came after talks between Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern, who is in Tokyo as part of an Asian trip intended to shore