Prime Minister Kishida will depart for the United States on the 8th to attend the Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting and other events. As the international situation becomes increasingly severe, the two countries are expected to deepen cooperation in the field of defense and confirm further strengthening of cooperation in a wide range of fields, including economic security and space.
Prime Minister Kishida will depart from Haneda Airport on a government plane in the afternoon of the 8th for a seven-day visit to the United States as a state guest.
This is the first time in nine years that a prime minister has visited the United States as a state guest, and during the Japan-U.S. summit meeting with President Biden, he discussed defense issues such as smoothing coordination between the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Forces in Japan amid the increasingly severe international situation. We plan to deepen our cooperation.
In addition to the economic security field, such as the development of cutting-edge technologies such as AI and the construction of supply networks for semiconductors, we are also working in a wide range of fields, including the space field, including the U.S.-led lunar exploration program "Artemis Project." We expect to confirm further strengthening of cooperation between the two parties.
Additionally, Prime Minister Kishida will address a joint session of both houses of Congress, demonstrating Japan's stance of taking on a major responsibility to protect the international order based on freedom and democracy. .
Furthermore, he will attend a trilateral summit meeting between Japan, the United States, and the Philippines, and will also visit North Carolina to inspect Japanese companies.