Japan, U.S. defense, foreign chiefs to meet in July amid N. Korea woes

Japan and the United States are planning to hold in mid-July their first meeting of foreign and defense ministers since U.S. President Donald Trump took office to discuss how to strengthen their response to North Korea's missile development, according to officials of the two governments.In the so-called two-plus-two talks, their foreign and defense ministers are expected to meet in Washington to discuss steps to beef up a ballistic missile defense system and review the duties of the U.S. military and Japan's Self-Defense Forces, the officials said.Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and…READ FULL ARTICLE