WASHINGTON -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday held his first diplomatic talks since taking office with U.S. President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, affirming continued cooperation with two Quad leaders in the Indo-Pacific region.
Kishida's first call was with Biden. The leaders agreed to bolster the Japan-U.S. alliance and to continue working together for a free and open Indo-Pacific, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
