Prime Minister Kishida has been making adjustments by visiting the United States by the end of the year to attend a Japan-US summit meeting with President Biden. In light of the political situation in the United States, it is highly likely that the visit will be postponed within the year.
Prime Minister Kishida, when attending COP26, the UN conference on climate change measures held in the United Kingdom last month, will have a brief talk with President Biden of the United States and provide a place where he can meet as soon as possible. It matched.
In response to this, Prime Minister Kishida visited the United States within the year and made adjustments to attend the Japan-US summit meeting with President Biden, but was infected with the new mutant virus "Omicron strain" of the new corona. Due to the expansion and the political situation in the United States, it is highly likely that the visit will be postponed within the year.
Prime Minister Kishida wants to promptly pass the supplementary budget for this year at the extraordinary Diet session convened on the 6th, work on the preparation of the budget for next year, and coordinate the visit to the United States after the beginning of the year.