German defense minister visits Japan

Boris Pistorius visited his counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, in Yokosuka, Japan, on Sunday to work on a Reciprocal Access Agreement aimed at expediting military cooperation, including the exchange of troops. “We are united by the conviction that the strength of the law must prevail,” Pistorius said, adding that “freedom of sea routes must be guaranteed and protected.” Cooperation between Asia and Europe, including these two former World War ii partner nations, is leading to a “mart of nations” prophesied in the Bible.