The appeals court could take three months to a year to decide whether the case against retired Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will proceed.
The U.S. and Japan are close to signing a new five-year pact for Japan to support U.S. military forces in the country and a new agreement to research and develop new defense technologies.
The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command held talks with top Japanese officials and reaffirmed their alliance amid China’s increasingly assertive claims.