🇯🇵 & the 🇪🇺 EU announced a sweeping security partnership, which will include more joint drills and defence industry cooperation, amid rising tensions over China, North Korea, and Russia's recent military activities in the Indo-Pacific region. #japan #pacific #strategic #threats #defense #partnership #europe #japon [ https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Japan-EU-sign-landmark-security-deal-as-Europe-reaches-out-to-Indo-Pacific ]