Potential US presidential candidate Ron DeSantis met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and lauded bilateral ties, especially the idea of a ‘strong Japan’
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as he pays a courtesy call to Kishida at the latter's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, 24 April 2023. KIMIMASA MAYAMA/Pool via REUTERSTOKYO, April 24 - Potential U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Monday met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and lauded bilateral ties, especially the idea of a "strong Japan".
"We really appreciate what a great ally Japan has been to the U.S. for many, many decades," DeSantis told Kishida at the start of their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo.
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