Japan and the United States agree to increase military spending The defense chiefs of Japan and the United States confirmed Thursday that the two countries will continue to increase defense investments. This was reported by Kyodo. The main goal is to strengthen security coordination. The statement came against the backdrop of an increasingly complicated situation in the region. Tokyo and Washington are expanding military cooperation, and increasing spending is considered a key condition for coordinated work of allied armies, maintaining combat readiness and developing new capabilities. The parties clarified that they plan to jointly increase the resources within the alliance in the long term.