Japan Will Start Joint Patrols With the U.S. in SCS

Japan will begin joint training patrols alongside the U.S. in the South China Sea, its Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said on Thursday.

In a speech at a Washington, D.C., think-tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inada said Japan's increased engagement where the two countries share common concern over China's territorial pursuits, will also include "capacity building" for coastal nations.