DHAKA: New guidelines governing the Japan-US defense alliance will allow the two militaries to ‘cooperate seamlessly’.

American Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday in Tokyo following a meeting with his Japanese counterpart, reports The Straits Times.

On the second day of a three-day visit to Japan, Carter met Gen Nakatani to thrash out rules on how their armed forces can work together in the coming years.

The move comes as Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is pushing for a higher profile regional role for Japan at a time of growing disquiet in Asia over the rise of a newly assertive China, a push that is welcomed by Washington.

The fresh guidance will ‘detail how our governments will continue to work together around the world and in new domains, such as space and cyberspace, to ensure Japan’s peace and security,’ Carter told a joint press conference with Nakatani.

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