Japan's defense minister meets with Thai counterpart

Japan's defense minister meets with Thai counterpart

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) meets with Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan in Bangkok on June 7, 2016. The two defense chiefs are believed to have discussed issues related to the South China Sea, including China's unilateral transformation of a reef into a military base that has escalated regional tensions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan firms promote defense gear at security exhibition in Thailand

Japan firms promote defense gear at security exhibition in Thailand

Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan (L) is briefed by a Japanese defense official about Japanese defense equipment at an international security exhibition in Bangkok on Nov. 2, 2015. Japanese companies promoted their defense equipment and technologies to buyers and military representatives there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

ASEAN defense ministers meet in Kuala Lumpur

ASEAN defense ministers meet in Kuala Lumpur

(From L) Laos' Defense Minister Sengnouane Sayalat, Malaysia's Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, Phillippines Secretary of Defense Voltaire Gazmin, Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen and Thailand's Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan pose for a group photo prior to an informal defense ministers' meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Thai gov't aims for reconciliation with new constitution

Thai gov't aims for reconciliation with new constitution

Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Bangkok on May 28, 2015. He said that reconciliation between the country's opposing political forces requires the drafting of a new constitution that both sides agree to. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

ASEAN defense ministers meet in Kuala Lumpur

ASEAN defense ministers meet in Kuala Lumpur

(From L) Laos' Defense Minister Sengnouane Sayalat, Malaysia's Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, Phillippines Secretary of Defense Voltaire Gazmin, Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen and Thailand's Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan pose for a group photo prior to an informal defense ministers' meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo