Ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Chung Jin-suk lashed out at opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday for claiming that Korea could end up seeing Japanese troops stationed in the country.
Japan’s maritime exercises with India come after the two sides held ‘two-plus-two’ security talks in Tokyo last week. Separate aerial drills were held with the US on Friday, Japan’s Air Self-Defence Force said.
South Korea and Japan held bilateral vice-ministerial defense talks in Seoul on Wednesday for the first time in six years, as they seek to enhance security cooperation against North Korea s evolving military threats.