Repeated missile and other provocations by North Korea were discussed in the July 20 trilateral in Karuizawa and on the agenda for the leaders' August summit.
PM Kishida is using his time to push energy alternatives with Middle East leaders, whose countries' oil generates around one-third of Japan's energy needs.
Prime Minister Kishida also hailed a "new era" in relations with South Korea when he met President Yoon at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
At the NATO meeting in Lithuania, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for closer cooperation between the Self Defense Force and friendly armies.
Antony Blinken offered no concessions and took nothing home on his visit to Beijing but he listened patiently to the views of China's leaders.
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The Japanese Ministry of Defense has issued a "destruction order" in the event a planned North Korean satellite launch threatens Japanese territory.
A G7 Hiroshima Leaders' Communique was released a day ahead of schedule, preceding a short meeting of Quad leaders and talks with President Zelenskyy.
Russia's attack on Ukraine has emboldened Kim Jong Un and destabilized Northeast Asia's security environment, realize the leaders of both Japan and South Korea.
President El-Sisi of Egypt regards himself as "great friends" with Chinese President Xi Jinping. But he also sells fuel to Japan.