Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that his country signed two separate 10-year security agreements with the United States and Japan at the 50th G7 summit in Puglia, Italy.
China has agreed to revive trilateral cooperation with South Korea and Japan to address shared challenges, but also criticized the two countries’ increasing security collaboration with the United States.
US and Japan have signed agreement to develop a new hypersonic interceptor capable of neutralizing fast-moving threats during the glide phase of their flight
Japan has relaxed its strict defense equipment transfer regulations, enabling the global export of next-generation fighter jets it's collaboratively developing with Britain and Italy, to remove a significant obstacle for the trilateral project.
Japan, once a titan of the global economy, slipped to number four after Germany overtook as the world's third-largest economy, marking a significant shift in economic power dynamics.
Malaysia’s trade connectivity with Southeast Asia and China received a boost with the launch of the ASEAN Express, an international freight train connecting Malaysia to Thailand, Laos, and China.