TOKYO - Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his U.S. counterpart, Pete Hegseth, agreed Sunday to accelerate efforts to strengthen the alliance's deterrence amid China's growing assertiveness in the region while affirming progress in upgrading command frameworks for smoother coordination between the two countries' forces.
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