Donald Trump meets Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, focusing on key issues like trade and regional security. The meeting highlights efforts to strengthen U.S.-Japan relations, enhance economic cooperation, and address strategic challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.

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<p>Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to pay a visit to US President Joe Biden on January 13, the White House said in a statement Tuesday.</p>

<p>"President Biden looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan to the White House on Friday, January 13th to further deepen ties between our governments, economies, and our people," the statement said.</p>

<p>On top of agenda will be security issues regarding North Korea, Ukraine and China, and a "free and open Indo-Pacific".</p>

<p>The two leaders will discuss "a range of regional and global issues including the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine, and maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," the White House said.</p>

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<p>Tokyo recently unveiled a new defence policy and Kishida will be discussing it with Biden. It is Japan's biggest military build-up since World War II, according to Japan's Yomiuri daily newspaper, citing multiple unidentified Japanese government sources. The $320 billion defence plan includes the purchase of missiles capable of striking China.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tokyo also aims to prepare to defend itself amid ongoing crisis in Ukraine over Russian invasion which it fear might lead China to move against Taiwan, a neighbour of Japan. Besides, the multiple missile tests by North Korea has also led Tokyo to prepare its defences.</p>

<p>The White House said Biden will reiterate his full support for Japan’s new National Security Strategy.</p>

<p>"The leaders will celebrate the unprecedented strength of the U.S.-Japan Alliance and will set the course for their partnership in the year ahead," said the statement from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.</p>

<p>Biden has been trying to strengthen US alliances in order to counter threats from China, Russia and others. Japan is hosting the Group of 7 nations this year, including a leaders' summit in May in Hiroshima that Biden plans to attend. Other members of the G7 include United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Canada.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Japan also took up a two-year term on the UN Security Council on January 1 and holds the rotating monthly presidency of the 15-member body for January.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to pay a visit to US President Joe Biden on January 13, the White House said in a statement Tuesday. "President Biden looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan to the White House on Friday, January 13th to further deepen ties between our governments, economies, and our people," the statement said.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to pay a visit to US President Joe Biden on January 13, the White House said in a statement Tuesday. "President Biden looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan to the White House on Friday, January 13th to further deepen ties between our governments, economies, and our people," the statement said. On top of agenda will be security issues regarding North Korea, Ukraine and China, and a "free and open Indo-Pacific". The two leaders will discuss "a range of regional and global issues including the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine, and maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," the White House said. × Tokyo recently unveiled a new defence policy and Kishida will be discussing it with Biden. It is Japan's biggest military build-up since World War II, according to Japan's Yomiuri daily newspaper, citing multiple unidentified Japanese government sources. The $320 billion defence plan includes the purchase of missiles capable of striking China. Tokyo also aims to prepare to defend itself amid ongoing crisis in Ukraine over Russian invasion which it fear might lead China to move against Taiwan, a neighbour of Japan. Besides, the multiple missile tests by North Korea has also led Tokyo to prepare its defences. The White House said Biden will reiterate his full support for Japan’s new National Security Strategy. "The leaders will celebrate the unprecedented strength of the U.S.-Japan Alliance and will set the course for their partnership in the year ahead," said the statement from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Biden has been trying to strengthen US alliances in order to counter threats from China, Russia and others. Japan is hosting the Group of 7 nations this year, including a leaders' summit in May in Hiroshima that Biden plans to attend. Other members of the G7 include United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Canada. Japan also took up a two-year term on the UN Security Council on January 1 and holds the rotating monthly presidency of the 15-member body for January. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Japan PM Kishida to meet Biden at the White House on January 13

<p>China on Wednesday slammed the United States and Japan, saying the two countries are working in "collusion to interfere in China's internal affairs".&nbsp;</p>

<p>The remarks came after Washington and Tokyo in a joint statement on Tuesday warned China against "coercion and destabilising behaviour" as Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off Biden administration's first leg of a visit to the ally nations.</p>

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<p>Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Wednesday said that the joint statement "maliciously attacks China's foreign policy" and attempts to "harm China's interests". &nbsp;</p>

<p>He also said that the two nations had no "no right to unilaterally define international relations" or press their own standards.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"This is just another clear example of the US and Japan working in collusion to interfere in China's internal affairs," the spokesperson said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Top US officials are currently in South Korea as Washington focuses on working with Asian allies, including India to counter China.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The US-China relations hit a new low during the term of last US president Donald Trump and Washington has continued to slam Beijing's policies on Uighurs, Tibet and Hong Kong.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Blinken and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan will soon meet senior Chinese official Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Alaska in a visit that will give a sense of the future of ties between both countries.&nbsp;</p>


China on Wednesday slammed the United States and Japan, saying the two countries are working in "collusion to interfere in China's internal affairs". The remarks came after Washington and Tokyo in a joint statement on Tuesday warned China against "coercion and destabilising behaviour" as Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off Biden administration's first leg of a visit to the ally nations.

China on Wednesday slammed the United States and Japan, saying the two countries are working in "collusion to interfere in China's internal affairs". The remarks came after Washington and Tokyo in a joint statement on Tuesday warned China against "coercion and destabilising behaviour" as Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off Biden administration's first leg of a visit to the ally nations. Watch | Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Wednesday said that the joint statement "maliciously attacks China's foreign policy" and attempts to "harm China's interests". He also said that the two nations had no "no right to unilaterally define international relations" or press their own standards. "This is just another clear example of the US and Japan working in collusion to interfere in China's internal affairs," the spokesperson said. Also read | Taiwan strengthens deployments in South China Sea, gets US submarine parts approval Top US officials are currently in South Korea as Washington focuses on working with Asian allies, including India to counter China. The US-China relations hit a new low during the term of last US president Donald Trump and Washington has continued to slam Beijing's policies on Uighurs, Tibet and Hong Kong. Blinken and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan will soon meet senior Chinese official Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Alaska in a visit that will give a sense of the future of ties between both countries.

China lashes out at US, Japan, says both colluding 'to interfere in internal affairs'