And obviously we continue to work together very closely in terms of security in East Asia, whether that's issues of how North Korea operates and making sure that they actually implement a denuclearization process, or thinking about the long-term security structures in East Asia.
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Russia has important security interests in East Asia but its economic interests are tiny.
With the increasing severity of the security environment in East Asia, the importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance is increasing evermore.
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"With the increasing severity of the security environment in East Asia, the importance of the Japan-US alliance is increasing, " Mr Noda said.
Air dominance is even more important to U.S. security goals in East Asia than it is in the Middle East because of the great distances involved and the difficulty of employing ground forces effectively.
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Ending the rift with Japan will also help the Americans to overhaul their security strategy in East Asia, giving them more flexibility to deal with the threats posed by terrorism, by a nuclear-armed North Korea, by the military muscle of a rising China and, with that, the potential for conflict over Taiwan.
Diverse observers of the scene -- from Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland to the editorial boards of the London Economist and Wall Street Journal -- have increasingly embraced a view long held by the Center for Security Policy (1): Communist China is fast becoming a threat to vital U.S. security interests in East Asia and beyond.
America has long considered Indonesia an important pillar of its security arrangements in South-East Asia.
The Pentagon was equally surprised at how quickly its security arrangements in the South-East Asia could get into a mess.
But the important changes affecting security now taking place in North-East Asia are of more concern.
Moreover, the Japanese government should promote regional security, cooperating closely with other democratic countries in East Asia.
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We should take a long and hard look at our involvement in security throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Not to mention a varied and unpredictable portfolio of international challenges -- from a volatile Middle East to evolving economic and security challenges in an Asia increasingly defined by China.
Closer EU contacts with Iran are seen in European capitals as crucial for bolstering security in and around the Middle East, the Gulf and Central Asia including Afghanistan.
And, of course, we will be working together on the situation in East Asia, which deeply relates to the security of Japan.
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Those who care for their own security cannot ignore the danger of an arms race in the Middle East or East Asia.
"It would be a grave provocation threatening the peace and security of the Korean peninsula and north-east Asia, " the ministry said in a statement.
North Korea's test-firing of a less powerful Taepodong 1 rocket over Japan into the Pacific in August 1998 had alarmed its neighbours and sent seismic shudders through North-East Asia's delicate security balance.
And I especially want to thank our Thai friends for being so supportive of our role in the East Asia Summit, which should be the premier forum for discussing regional challenges, including maritime security.
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