Japan foreign minister says Blinken gave U.S. commitment to defend Japan

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TOKYO — Japan’s new foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said on Saturday U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured him in a phone call that the U.S. commitment to defending Japan, including southern islets claimed by China, was unwavering. Japan’s ties with China have been plagued by a territorial dispute over a group of Japanese-administered islands […]

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