LONDON -- When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sat across from Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Saturday, it looked more like a full-on meeting of their two cabinets than a typical summit.
Scholz and Kishida inaugurate intergovernmental talks with eye to economic security

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, brought along his top cabinet ministers to Tokyo to launch a new format for talks with Japan. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
LONDON -- When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sat across from Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Saturday, it looked more like a full-on meeting of their two cabinets than a typical summit.