Mainichi wrote on Sunday that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Milley is likely to visit Japan and South Korea in mid-November with the goal of affirming bilateral and trilateral defense coordination in dealing with North Korea’s nuclear and missile development. This will be the general’s first tour of the region since he was sworn in as the U.S. military’s top official about a month ago. The daily added that he will visit the two Asian allies right before Seoul’s planned non-extension of the bilateral GSOMIA with Tokyo beyond Nov. 22.