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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

New US envoy to Japan meets Kishida, vows to deepen alliance

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The new U.S. ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel pledged to work “wholeheartedly” to deepen Washington s alliance with Tokyo as he met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday.

The two discussed China's increasingly assertive military actions and North Korea's escalating missile tests, among other regional concerns, and agreed to closely cooperate, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

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