Japan's PM Kishida meets US President Biden

US President Joe Biden met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before the start of the 2023 G7 Summit, held in Hiroshima, Japan. The G7 Hiroshima Summit will be held for three days, starting on Friday.

Biden's delicate diplomatic offensive in Asia hit a bump even before Air Force One left the United States: a domestic budget row forced him to cancel stops in Papua New Guinea and Australia. The US will have a package of sanctions associated with the G7 statement that will centre on this enforcement issue.