Japan PM leaves for South America to attend APEC, G20 summits

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba embarked Thursday on his first trip to South America since taking office, where he will attend summits of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru and the Group of 20 economies in Brazil. On the fringes of the gatherings, Ishiba, who became prime minister on Oct. 1,... read full story

"Former Prime Minister (Fumio) Kishida charted a clear path for trilateral cooperation with the United States and South Korea, so I will discuss further developing it"