US-Japan Defence Treaty

On April 10th President Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida, the Japanese prime minister, announced a new era of military cooperation. This all happened during a meeting at the White House and is aimed at countering the perceived threat from China.

The US president said the two nations’ forces will cooperate on a joint command structure and, along with Australia, develop a new air missile defence network.

Check out this week's Battleplan podcast to find out more and then do the vocab exercises below.

US-Japan Worksheet

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US-Japan Answerkey

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US-Japan Tapescript

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