South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, left, shakes hands with Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi in Yokosuka on Jan. 30. (Pool via Reuters)
RYOTA OGATA
January 31, 2026 07:45 JST
TOKYO — Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met with South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-back in Yokosuka on Friday, as the two U.S. allies eye both bilateral and trilateral cooperation to shore up security.