On July 18, 2025, Minister Nakatani received a courtesy call from H.E. Mr. Oğuzhan ERTUĞRUL, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Türkiye to Japan. Both sides exchanged views on bilateral defense cooperation and exchanges, and reaffirmed that they will continue to cooperate on achieving regional peace and stability, as well as on further promoting Japan-Türkiye defense cooperation and exchanges.
