Germany and Japan Link Military Forces Across Two Continents

Germany's defense minister proposed a reciprocal access agreement during a March 2026 Tokyo visit, letting each nation's military train and move supplies on the other's territory without repeated approvals. Japan already has such deals with Australia and the UK. A Germany-Japan agreement would open the first direct military corridor between NATO's largest economy and the Indo-Pacific, merging two separate rearmament efforts into one security system.