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Mary M. McCarthy, Professor of Political Science, Drake University

China looms large as President Biden and Japan's PM Kishida sit down to discuss defense shift, regional tensions

Biden and Kishida: A relationship far from flagging. Eugene Hoshiko/Getty Images

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to sit down with President Joe Biden at the White House on Jan. 13, 2023.

The bilateral meeting in the U.S. is the final stop for Kishida in a five-day tour of allies that has also seen him visit France, Italy, the U.K. and Canada. It comes as Japan takes over the presidency of the G-7, with leaders of the seven largest economies due to meet in Hiroshima in May.

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