UK and Japan agree defensive deal The UK and Japan have agreed a defense deal that will allow their national forces to “work more closely together,” according to Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister, speaking in Downing Street, along with his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, said he is “so glad” that the two nations have agreed to a reciprocal access agreement (RAA) for armed services. He said allies in Europe and East Asia have “autocratic, coercive powers” in the face of unification. Mr Kishida’s first official visit to the government was marked by a guard’s honor and an RAF flypast over...