Diplomacy
US-Japan relations

US Secretary of State Blinken meets Japanese prime minister Suga to ‘reaffirm US-Japan alliance’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo on March 16, 2021. It was the first overseas visit by members of US President Joe Biden’s cabinet. 

Video source: Reuters
 

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