U.S. defense chief to make Japan stop in Indo-Pacific visit

The Japan TimesCenterEN 1 min read 100% complete by No AuthorOctober 27, 2025 at 05:23 AM

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to visit Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, and South Korea as part of his Indo-Pacific tour starting early this week. He will accompany U.S. President Donald Trump during a stop in Japan where he will meet with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday. Key discussions will focus on increasing defense spending among allies and strengthening collective defense against regional threats. Following Japan, Hegseth will attend the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus in Malaysia and seek to bolster ties with Vietnam on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. In South Korea, he is expected to discuss raising defense expenditures.

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South Korea ×240% Vietnam ×240% Malaysia ×240% Indo-Pacific region 50% Shinjiro Koizumi ×260% Donald Trump 70% Japan ×380% United States Department of Defense ×290% Pete Hegseth ×4100%

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defense spending 90% indo-pacific region 80% u.s. defense secretary 70% regional threats 70% japan visit 60% southeast asian ties 60% alliance strengthening 50% vietnam war anniversary 50% national security documents 50% asean defense ministers’ meeting plus 40%

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