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US ‘fully committed’ to Japan alliance, Biden tells Kishida

'Japan and the United States are currently facing the most challenging and complex security environment in recent history,' Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tells US President Joe Biden ahead of their bilateral meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, January 13, 2023 [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

US President Joe Biden is hosting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House, as Kishida ends a week-long, diplomatic push to bolster partnerships with allies in Europe and North America in the face of growing pressure from China.

The high-level, bilateral talks in Washington, DC, on Friday come just days after the defence and foreign ministers of both countries met to discuss ways to deepen the “US-Japan alliance”, particularly on matters of security.

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