South Korea, Japan and US to conduct joint drills next month, reports say

​South ‌Korea, Japan ​and the United States ‌will conduct joint military drills early ‌next month, South Korean ‌media reported on Friday.

The exercise comes ⁠after ​U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump scaled back ⁠a major joint ​exercise with South ⁠Korea and then the ⁠U.S. subsequently ​cancelled a joint Marine ⁠Corps drill scheduled ⁠for next ⁠month.