Koizumi holds rare talks in Seoul with South Korean defense chief ^45.7%

The Japan Times - By Jesse Johnson - 6/28/2026, 5:51 AM

Framing Effect 100% - Recency Bias 36.8% - Optimism Bias 32.8%

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s two-day visit to South Korea over the weekend for the first talks between the countries’ defense chiefs in 11 years was the latest sign of the neighbors’ vastly improved security ties. Koizumi and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back’s talks in Seoul on Sunday saw the two agree to continue a push... more