21 March 2026, Japan, Tokyo: Boris Pistorius (C), German Minister of Defense, is greeted at the airport by Petra Sigmund, German Ambassador, and Colonel Ralf Persicke, Defense Attaché at the German Embassy in Tokyo, at the start of his trip to Asia. Pistorius is visiting several partner states in the world region in order to intensify military and defense industry cooperation. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa