Stronger Japan alliance needed for deterrence: Senior US official

PM Takaichi stresses partnership is cornerstone in time of regional instability Christopher Landau, U.S. deputy secretary of state, speaks on the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance to deterrence via video message at Mt. Fuji Dialogue on Oct. 24. (Photo by Shintaro Ino) TOKYO -- The U.S. and Japan need to keep building on their alliance to deter China and North Korea, given the two countries' advancing nuclear programs, a senior U.S. diplomat said Saturday.