Overview
- President Donald Trump renewed criticism that NATO members are not meeting a goal to raise defense‑related spending to about 5% of GDP by 2035 and said he will attend the alliance leaders' summit in Turkey.
- NATO Secretary General responded by defending allied cooperation, saying European bases supported thousands of U.S. aircraft in recent operations to show allies have contributed militarily.
- Japan is preparing for severe weather as the Japan Meteorological Agency warned Typhoons No.7 and No.8 could bring very heavy rain, landslides, flooding and river overflow to wide Pacific‑facing areas.
- Japan and U.S. forces carried out a joint disaster‑response drill on Miyako Island as part of the Resolute Dragon exercises, setting up a joint relief station and treating simulated casualties while V‑22 Osprey flights were postponed because of bad weather.
- Domestic and regional attention is split by governance and public‑interest developments: a Mie prefectural police accounting official was arrested on hit‑and‑run suspicion, the Japan Medical Association confirmed Yoshirō Matsumoto for a third term, and Japan advanced to the World Cup knockout round to face Brazil.