Indo-PacificKishida to upgrade U.S. alliance with focus on 'free' Indo-Pacific
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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says that he "will bring the Japan-U.S. alliance to a higher level" in a video message recorded for an event held in Tokyo Oct. 23.
AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writer
October 23, 2021 08:37 JST
TOKYO -- Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasized his intention to "strategically promote the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific" in cooperation with U.S. President Joe Biden, in a video message shown at an event held in Tokyo on Saturday.