Japan, U.S. leaders affirm efforts for free, open Indo-Pacific

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed in a meeting Friday to strengthen the security alliance between their countries and continue efforts to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region, Japanese officials said.The two met in Washington on the sidelines of the first in-person leaders' summit among the "Quad," a group of countries also including Australia and India."We were able to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance and deepen ties between our countries under my relationship of trust with President Biden," Suga told reporters afterward.The meeting…READ FULL ARTICLE