The Japanese and British foreign and defense ministers on Friday issued a joint condemnation of North Korea's nuclear test and pledged to strengthen military cooperation between Japan and the United Kingdom.
British Secretary of State Philip Hammond and Defence Secretary Michael Fallon met late Friday with Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in Tokyo for a "two-plus-two" forum.
Earlier in the day, the British officials toured the Maritime Self-Defense Force's largest warship, the helicopter carrier Izumo, at Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.