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    Minoru Kihara (politician) - Wikipedia

    Minoru Kihara (木原 稔, Kihara Minoru, born August 12, 1969) is a Japanese politician who has served as the Minister of Defense since September 2023. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also serves in the House of Representatives, and was previously the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense.

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    Who is Minoru Kihara?
    Minoru Kihara (木原 稔, Kihara Minoru, born August 12, 1969) is a Japanese politician who has served as the Minister of Defense since September 2023. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also serves in the House of Representatives, and was previously the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense.

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    Who is Shin Wonsik & Kihara Minoru?
    U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Shin Wonsik, and Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on November 12, 2023. Secretary Austin and Minister Shin met in Seoul, South Korea, with Minister Kihara joining the meeting virtually.

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    Who are Kihara and Furuya?
    As part of the group's activities, Kihara visited Taiwan in August last year along with Keiji Furuya, head of the group who met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. Furuya and Kihara are lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Kihara succeeded Yasukazu Hamada as defense minister.

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    Why are Minister Kihara & Minister Shin working together?
    Minister Kihara and Minister Shin highlighted the importance of their bilateral ties in addition to trilateral cooperation to protect and advance their shared security goals. The Secretary and the Ministers committed to continue working closely together to ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and around the world.

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