Japan, U.S. eye summit in Washington as soon as April: sources

Japan and the United States are arranging a meeting between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and President Joe Biden in Washington as early as April, Japanese government sources said Monday.While the coronavirus situation in the United States will be a key factor in whether the summit can go ahead, if realized Suga could become the first foreign leader to meet with Biden in person under his presidency.The meeting would provide a chance for the two countries to showcase their alliance amid China's increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, including around the Japan-controlled Senkaku…READ FULL ARTICLE