Prime Minister Kishida will arrive in America soon. The two leaders are scheduled to hold a Japan-U.S. summit meeting in the early hours of the 11th, Japan time, where they are expected to deepen cooperation in the field of defense and confirm the strengthening of cooperation in a wide range of areas, including economic security and space.
Prime Minister Kishida departed from Haneda Airport on a government plane on the evening of the 8th and will arrive in the United States shortly.
This is the first state visit by a prime minister in nine years, and on the 10th (Japan time), he laid flowers at Arlington National Cemetery, where American war dead are buried, and attended business meetings including Microsoft President Brad Smith. exchange opinions with others.
In the early hours of the 11th, he will hold a Japan-U.S. summit meeting with President Biden, and amid the increasingly severe international situation, the plan is to deepen cooperation on the defense front, including facilitating coordination between the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Forces in Japan. .
In addition, the two countries are expected to strengthen cooperation in a wide range of fields, including the economic security field, such as the development of cutting-edge technologies such as AI, and the space field, including the U.S.-led lunar exploration program Artemis.
In the early hours of the next day, the 12th, Japan will give a speech at a joint session of both houses of Congress, demonstrating Japan's commitment to shouldering a major responsibility to protect the international order based on freedom and democracy. , we want to further strengthen the bond between Japan and the United States.