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Prime Ministers Rishi Sunak and Fumio Kishida signed ‘the most significant security agreement between the two countries in more than a century’. Source link

Japan lodges formal protest over the sailings, reportedly the 32nd this year, that came days after talks to set up a bilateral mechanism for maritime affairs. Source link

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kishida will be at Bali G20 summit and Apec talks in Bangkok, but no meeting has been officially confirmed yet. Source link

Tokyo and Beijing were looking to arrange the meeting on the sidelines of the diplomatic gatherings in mid- November, the Sankei reported Source link

Japan has been deepening defence cooperation beyond US, its key ally, in face of China’s increasing assertiveness and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; it also has intelligence-sharing agreements with Nato and with other nations. Source link

The system has opened for applications in Japan’s capital, a symbolic step for a nation behind its G7 peers on embracing diversity. Source link

Remarks, which come after US President Joe Biden returns from a trip to both nations, reflect White House drive to fortify US alliances throughout the Asia-Pacific. Source link

US President Joe Biden and his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan began discussions in Tokyo on Tuesday at a meeting that could affect the geopolitics and security of the entire region. Source link

Biden is in Tokyo to meet with leaders of the ‘Quad’ group of nations, another cornerstone of his strategy to push back against China’s expanding influence, and launch his long-awaited Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). Source link

This handout photo taken and released on May 4, 2022, by Vatican Media, the Vatican press office, shows Pope Francis (R) shaking hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a private audience at the Vatican. (Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT …