US emboldens Suga in hope for stable Indo-Pacific partner

Biden's focus on Japan reflects high hopes for contribution to region's security

KEN MORIYASU and YUKIO TAJIMA, Nikkei staff writers

NEW YORK/TOKYO -- U.S. President Joe Biden has chosen Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as the first foreign leader to visit to the White House in his term. The trip is expected to be in the first half of April, after Suga and his entire delegation receive two shots -- three weeks apart -- of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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