Biden and Japan's Kishida Discuss Ukraine Ahead of Quad Meeting

US President Joe Biden thanked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for Japan’s support of Ukraine and its people during a meeting in Tokyo. A Quad leaders meeting is set for Tuesday with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australia’s new PM Anthony Albanese.

“Japan is also a key global leader working with our G-7 partners to hold Putin accountable for his war in Ukraine," said Biden.

Biden will launch a long-awaited economic initiative for increasing US involvement in Asia during his trip to the region, according to one of the cabinet officials leading the initiative.

Before Biden touched down in South Korea on Friday, many officials in the region have struggled to understand the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework -- the main policy initiative he plans to unveil on the five-day trip. The US ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, said that some governments were asking “What is it we’re signing up to?”

The Commerce Department is leading negotiation of pillars of the framework focused on supply-chain resilience; clean energy, decarbonization and infrastructure; and taxation and anti-corruption. The US Trade Representative’s office is leading the work on fair and resilient trade. The administration also has been working to include digital issues like data localization and cross-border data flows.

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[brandonpowell]

I don’t know who’s holding the camera but I’ll take the job for that salary

[AstroGremlinAmerican]

A significant achievement. Biden did not wet himself. Now resting, awaiting instructions.

[johndoran]

It’s funny that I understand what Kashida is saying more than what Brandon is saying and I don’t speak a word of Japanese.

[jancoley]

You need to be held accountable. Criminal

[liztyler]

I hope he speaks Japanese better than he does English

[susanneemilieceline]

Japan has no dog in this fight. They have their own issues to deal with. They don't have to get involved.

[AstronautAaron]

How do you say "old as shit" in japanese

[charliecharlie]

Biden had no idea where he was and who he was talking to.
"Yes, waiter. I am ready to order, Can I get Dim Sum and a double chocolate ice cream cone?"

[viciousvictortee]

Japan is an Island. Thank You.Thank You .Thank You. Sincerely Joe.

[mikek]

Can you imagine. Hi I’m Joey but friends call me Brandon. 30
Seconds later he says. Im pretty sure I’m
President

[SamLu]

Setting up business partners for Hunter

[BigtimeAL]

“Your sushi gives me really bad gas”—joe Biden

[dq]

He is such a disgrace and embarrassment to our country. He cannot even carry on a simple conversation without reading the script.

[azurecliff]

The truth is, it's barely United China, not One China. In China, the areas where the Han, Tibetan, Uighur, Mongolian, Taiwanese and other ethnic groups live are clearly separated, and their politics, languages and cultures are quite different. Of course, non-Han people do not belong to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Nevertheless, the CCP has used force to suppress non-Han people in brutal way. Fortunately, Taiwan, an island nation, has established its own free democratic nation, apart from the crackdown of the CCP. ★★★ Taiwan is an independent nation that has nothing to do with CCP ❢❢❢

[rogersilver]

if Hunter was making excellent money before can you imagine now

[Javservice]

Joe probably thinks he’s somewhere in NY’s China town… the man is lost😂😂😂😂

[MackNcD]

I really hope he is representing us well. I pray we have a wonderful representative of America in 2024. Trump, Biden, they’re not who I want out there being our face. We used to do so much better.

[theophrastus.]

PM Kishida learns about a criminal & con-man as they discuss the Ukraine situation. He also learns a bit about Putin.

[wandenreiche]

If this is how much fear a world war can bring, I dread what an extraterrestrial threat would do

[crispinjulius]

Can he NOT read everything? Is he NOT capable of saying some platitudes about an ally without reading from a notebook/teleprompter? It’s embarrassing.