{
  "id": 13077597,
  "title": "Senior defense officials of S. Korea, Japan reaffirm cooperation against N. Korean threats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/senior-defense-officials-of-s-korea-japan-reaffirm-cooperation-13077597",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261009/senior-defense-officials-of-s-korea-japan-reaffirm-cooperation-against-n-korean-threats"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo-hee of South Korea met with his Japanese counterpart, Atsushi Ando, during a two-day visit to Tokyo. The officials held talks and emphasized the significance of close cooperation to address North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, according to Seoul's defense ministry. Lee had made an earlier courtesy call on Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. This visit was at the invitation of Ando, who had previously traveled to Seoul in May for security policy consultations and in September to attend the Seoul Defense Dialogue. The latest discussions between Lee and Ando reaffirmed the importance of coordination not only between the two nations but also among Seoul, Washington, and Tokyo in responding to the evolving nuclear and missile threats posed by North Korea in a rapidly changing international security environment and amidst a grave security situation on the Korean Peninsula. The officials also agreed to strengthen defense cooperation and exchanges in advanced science and technology fields.",
  "summary": "Senior defense officials of South Korea and Japan have held talks in Tokyo and reaffirmed the importance of close cooperation to tackle North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday. Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo-hee met with his Japanese counterpart, Atsushi Ando, as he made a two-day visit to Japan from Thursday, according to the defense ministry. Earlier, Lee…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korean Vice Defense Minister Lee met Japanese counterpart Atsushi Ando",
    "Officials emphasized cooperation against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats",
    "Agreement to strengthen defense cooperation in advanced science and technology"
  ],
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Senior defense officials of S. Korea, Japan reaffirm cooperation against N. Korean threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/senior-defense-officials-of-s-korea-japan-reaffirm-cooperation",
        "published": "2026-10-09T09:07:50.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Senior defense officials of S. Korea, Japan reaffirm cooperation against N. Korean threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/senior-defense-officials-of-s-korea-japan-reaffirm-cooperation-13080875",
        "published": "2026-10-09T09:37:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}