And Japan and NATO signed the Individual Partnership and Cooperation Programme in 2014, marking the establishment of a political cooperation mechanism between the two sides. The Agreement between the Government of Japan and NATO on the Security of Information and Material was signed in 2010. Japan became NATO's global partner in 2008. Since then, Japan and NATO have forged increasingly stronger ties. Back then, NATO was mainly focused on intra-European issues and paid limited attention to Asia therefore, Japan and NATO had little interaction.įollowing the Sept 11 attacks in 2001, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force provided supplies to the US military force in the Indian Ocean and logistical support to the United States for the war in Afghanistan. Japan's interactions with NATO date back to the 1980s when the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed. Once opened, the liaison office will promote closer cooperation between Japan and NATO purportedly in fields such as cyberspace, emerging technologies and fighting disinformation. Third, when meeting with the media, Japan's Foreign Minister Hayashi and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg confirmed that the two sides are holding talks on opening a liaison office in Tokyo, the first of its kind in Asia. Apart from Sweden, which is applying for a NATO membership, Japan was the only non-NATO country to take part in the exercise.
Dubbed "the largest deployment exercise of air forces in NATO's history", the Air Defender 23 exercise took place in June.
Second, the Japan Self-Defense Forces have participated in a military exercise of NATO. In January, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Japan and held talks with Kishida, and Kishida plans to attend the NATO Summit in Lithuania in July. These were the first time that the country's foreign minister and prime minister had been invited to attend the military alliance's high-level meetings. To start with, there's a tendency of regular and institutionalized high-level exchanges between Japan and NATO.Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi attended the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in April 2022 and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attended the NATO Summit in June that year. Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, Japan and NATO have conducted frequent interactions and deeper collusion, which is reflected in the following three areas. Come pick apart our new single or put your money where your mouth is and show us what lengths you’d go to to make a name for yourself.Japan's deeper collusion with NATO poses a major threat to regional, even global, peace and stability The duo said of the song, “Whether it’s catching eyes or spreading lies, we’re in it to win it by whatever means necessary. The track was written by Nick Crawford, Christian Cicilia, and kodeblooded who also produced it. At times, that’s’ been us, but not anymore.”įrom the album, the duo unveiled the first single called “What Would You Do To Get Ahead(line)?” on July 10, 2023. The duo said, “Having a 'face for the radio' has historically described those better fit for something else….those setup for success, but not in their own lane. It is sonically and thematically their most cohesive collection of songs, crafted and conceptualized over the course of a year with many studio sessions throughout that timeframe. The album comprises 11-track, with guest appearances from PmBata and Magnolia Park.
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