Japan PM Takaichi heads to Washington for summit with Trump

Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has left Tokyo for the United States to hold talks with US President Donald Trump. How to deal with the situation in Iran and strengthening cooperation on a wide range of issues, including economic cooperation and through investments in the United States, are on the agenda in the talks that will be held Thursday in Washington.

She stressed the need to maximize Japan's national interests, warning that if the current instability continues it will seriously affect the economies of Japan, the United States and countries around the world. She added that economic security could also be impacted, and said those issues should be included in the talks.