U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Friday and said the United States remained strongly committed to its alliance with Japan, while hailing a 'historic increase' in Japanese defense spending.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend the Japan-U.S.-Australia-India Fellowship Founding Celebration event, in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2022. Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Jan 13 - U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Friday and said the United States remained strongly committed to its alliance with Japan, while hailing a "historic increase" in Japanese defense spending.
In an Oval Office meeting, Biden called it a "remarkable moment" in the U.S.-Japan alliance and said the two nations had never been closer. Kishida thanked Biden for U.S. work on regional security and said, "Japan and the United States are currently facing the most challenging and complex security environment in recent history." He said Tokyo had formulated its new defense strategy released last month "to ensure peace and prosperity in the region."
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