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German Chancellor Scholz Deepens Ties With Japan

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Japan for meetings with his counterpart Fumio Kishida.

  • The trip underscores a period of greater coordination between the US, the EU, and Japan, the only Asian member of the G7. The war in Ukraine, energy security, and China will be on the agenda.
  • The trip is notable as the choice of Japan as the first Asian visit from Scholz is a clear departure from the administration Angela Merkel who visited China more often than Japan.
  • German government spox Steffan Hebestreit: 'Japan and Germany face very similar challenges. We will master them together. Because we share the same values and cooperate closely. Chancellor Scholz is greeted with military honours by Japan's Prime Minister Kishida in Tokyo.

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