TOKYO, 22 January 2022, (TON): Face-to-face talks between the leaders of Japan, the United States, India and Australia are planned to be held on Japanese territory in the first half of this year.

the head of the Japanese government, Fumio Kishida said “following the results of negotiations with US President Joe Biden, held in the format of a videoconference.”

He said “the Quad summit is planned to be held in Japan in the first half of this year.”

According to the head of government, during the talks with Biden, they discussed, in particular, issues of Japanese-American cooperation aimed at implementing the concept of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the situation in the East China and South China seas, the state of affairs in Hong Kong, the problem with human rights in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the PRC, as well as the nuclear missile program of the DPRK.

Kishida added “I also spoke about our new national security strategy and expressed my intention to greatly enhance Japan’s defense capabilities.”