By Jess Jones The UK and Japan today signed a new defence agreement with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak saying that relations between the two nations are “stronger than ever.” Sunak signed the deal alongside Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Tower of London this evening. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) allows both nations to deploy military forces in each other’s country. Described by the government as a “landmark” agreement, the UK is the first European country to have a RAA with Japan, which was agreed in principle last May. “This Reciprocal Access Agreement is hugely significant…