岸田首相、年明け訪米を調整　バイデン氏と会談、安保連携強化へ

　岸田文雄首相は、来年１月の通常国会前に米ワシントンを訪問し、バイデン大統領と会談する方向で調整に入った。覇権主義的な動きを強める中国や、弾道ミサイル発射を繰り返す北朝鮮を念頭に、安全保障分野の連携強化を確認する。複数の政府関係者が２４日、明らかにした。
　会談ではまた、ウクライナ侵攻を続けるロシアへの対応を協議。核兵器による威嚇を許さず、先進７カ国（Ｇ７）が結束して対ロ制裁やウクライナ支援を継続する重要性で一致する見通しだ。首相は、来年５月に広島市で開催する先進７カ国首脳会議（Ｇ７サミット）に向けた協力も求める。（2022/11/24-21:04）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering making his first visit to the White House since he took office last year ahead of an ordinary session of the Diet, Japan's parliament, in January for talks with U.S. President Joe Biden, government sources said Thursday.
   Through the talks, Kishida hopes to reinforce Japan-U.S. security ties at a time when China is stepping up its hegemonic moves and North Korea is repeatedly firing ballistic missiles, the sources said.
   The two leaders are also expected to discuss how to deal with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and share the stance of never allowing Moscow to make nuclear threats. In addition, they are likely to agree on the importance of the Group of Seven major countries getting united to support Ukraine.
   Besides, Kishida will ask for Biden's cooperation over a G-7 summit to be held in the western Japan city of Hiroshima in May next year.
   To bring the Kishida-chaired summit to a successful end, he is also considering visiting other G-7 nations.