Japan's Kishida to meet Biden, visit G7 allies

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he would hold talks with US President Joe Biden at the White House on January 13, and would also visit other G7 allies this month. The visit will be Kishida's first trip to the US capital since taking office in October 2021, though he has held talks with Biden several times, including in Japan. Japan is assuming the presidency of the G7 grouping and Kishida said he also planned to visit members France, Italy, Canada, and Britain this month. He said the meeting with Biden would be "extremely important" and demonstrate "the strengthening…