Kishida: Japan ready to step up as U.S. 'global partner' ahead of Biden summit
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to meet U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on April 11. Kishida aims to become the eighth Japanese Prime Minister to serve for 1,000 days. He dismissed rumors of an early general election. The U.S. election season awaits him in Washington, with Biden and Donald Trump in a dead heat. Kishida plans to focus on deeper defense integration and economic ties with the U.S.

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