Japan: Military Alliances
Commons · Question 45513 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to increase defence co-operation between the United Kingdom and Japan.
Answer
Answered by Maria Eagle, 29 Apr 2025
The UK’s defence relationship with Japan is the closest it has ever been. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) allows our forces to deploy to one another’s countries for large-scale exercises and operations, such as Exercise VIGILANT ISLES which saw more...