Delayed confirmation of US presidential election results Concerns about the impact of “political gap” Japanese government November 7, 5:14

Concerning the US presidential election, there are voices within the Japanese government concerned about the impact of the delay in finalizing the results.

The Government of Japan plans to strengthen cooperation by closely sharing information between Japanese and US and other officials so that the security environment in East Asia will not become unstable.

In the U.S. presidential election, where ballot counting continues, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden of the Democratic Party are in conflict due to the handling of postal voting, and there are voices within the Japanese government concerned about the impact of the political gap due to the delay in finalizing the results. I am.



Under these circumstances, on the 6th, security policy officials from Japan, the United States, and South Korea exchanged opinions online on the situation in North Korea, confirming the importance of close cooperation among the three countries.



In order to prevent the security environment in East Asia from becoming unstable, the government will closely share information between Japan and the United States and other officials regarding the trends in China and North Korea, where the conflict with the United States is becoming more serious. , The policy is to strengthen cooperation.



Then, after carefully observing the timing of both camps accepting the election results and the trends of other countries, we will congratulate the winning candidates.