Pete Hegseth says US is setting up a ‘war-fighting’ base in Japan

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US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said America had begun upgrading its military forces in Japan to set up a “war-fighting” headquarters, as the allies attempt to build a more formidable deterrence against China.

The upgrade, the first phase of a reorganisation of US forces in Japan announced under the Biden administration, would improve their ability to co-ordinate…