Tag: Kishida
Japan's PM Fumio Kishida meets Ukraine's President Zelensky in Kyiv – BBC News
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making a surprise trip to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymr Zelensky. The visit is the first time a Japanese PM has visited a country with ongoing fighting since World War II. It comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin begin a second day of talks as part of a state visit to Moscow. Please subscribe…
Kishida issues urgent warning on Japan’s shrinking population, saying it poses serious societal risk
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on January 23, 2023, that the country must take urgent steps to address the country’s shrinking population. Plagued by low birth rates and a rapidly ageing society, Japan’s population has been in continuous decline for 14 years. Kishida’s pledge came after his government approved the country’s biggest military build-up in…
Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Kishida of Japan Before Bilateral Meeting
Vice President’s ResidenceWashington, D.C. 9:59 A.M. ESTVICE PRESIDENT HARRIS: Well, I’m very happy to welcome you to my home, Prime Minister. You and I have spent a good deal of time together in Tokyo, in Bangkok, and — and now here. And as we have discussed many times, the relationship between the United States and Japan is ironclad. You and I have talked about, certainly,…
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida of Japan Before Bilateral Meeting
Oval Office 11:27 A.M. EST PRESIDENT BIDEN: Fumio, they like you. (Laughs.) PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA: Thank you. PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, Mr. Prime Minister, it’s great to see you again. Welcome. To be able to welc- — welcome such a close friend to the Oval Office again. And, you know, we meet at a remarkable moment in our alliance. I can honestly say — more as…
WATCH LIVE: Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida press conference
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a news conference following their May 23 talks which were expected to focus on ways to counter China as well on firming up the US-Japan military alliance. Source: AP