TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. are expected to discuss sharing bases, ports and other facilities for defense purposes during peacetime at next month's "two-plus-two" meeting of top diplomatic and defense officials.
International relations
Japan, U.S. to discuss sharing bases and ports at security talks
Defense policy shift seeks deeper cooperation on infrastructure in peacetime
Japan has bases on Okinawa's Sakishima Islands, including the Miyakojima subbase, a strategically critical location in any conflict in the Taiwan Strait. (Photo from Japan's Air Self-Defense Force)
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