17/04/2026 (Agence Europe) – At the first meeting of the EU-Japan Defence Industry Dialogue in Brussels on Friday 17 April, the European Union and Japan confirmed their shared priority of consolidating their industrial bases and establishing a framework for closer cooperation between their defence sectors. Initiated by defence industries and associations, this dialogue, held in the presence of the European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, and the Japanese Minister...