The Biden-Kishida summit should set the stage for a unified U.S.-Japanese military command

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President Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Bongbong Marcos next week in a trilateral summit intended to further strengthen ties among the three allies. Biden will also meet separately with both leaders, with Kishida on April 10 and with Marcos the following day. Both Asian countries have committed to increasing their defense spending. Manila plans to spend an addition $35 million over the next decade, while Japan has committed to expending nearly ten times as much — $300 billion — by 2027. Tokyo’s defense program will nearly double the 1 percent of GDP that it...