Japan Prime Minister Ishiba Will Consider Visiting US to Meet President-Elect: Yomiuri News

“As prime minister of Japan, an ally of the US, it is necessary for me to have a relationship (with the president-elect) before I officially take office in January next year,” he said, according to Yomiuri, in an interview held on Saturday

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October 13, 2024, 1:20 pm

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, participates in the debate with other political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan, on October 12, 2024. Photo: Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba intends to consider visiting the United States to meet the president-elect before his inauguration in January next year, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.

“As prime minister of Japan, an ally of the US, it is necessary for me to have a relationship (with the president-elect) before I officially take office in January next year,” he said, according to Yomiuri, in an interview held on Saturday .

The prime minister also said he “will not deny the possibility” of visiting the US before or after his planned visits to South America in the middle of next month, the Yomiuri said.