石破首相、米大使と会談　日米同盟の強化確認

　石破茂首相は３日、エマニュエル駐日米大使と首相官邸で会談し、日米同盟のさらなる強化を確認した。日米韓や日米比など同志国の連携を推進していくことでも一致。エマニュエル氏は会談後、記者団に「日米同盟は自由で開かれたインド太平洋の基軸だ。同盟強化を進める非常にポジティブな会話を行った」と述べた。（2024/10/03-12:40）

New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel agreed Thursday to further strengthen their countries' alliance.
   Meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, they also affirmed that Japan and the United States will promote cooperation with like-minded countries such as South Korea and the Philippines.
   "(We had) a very positive and strong conversation that's keeping the forward momentum for what has been a historic period" for the U.S.-Japan alliance and the strengthening of that alliance, Emanuel told the press after the meeting. "The U.S.-Japan alliance is foundational for a free and open Indo-Pacific."
   Ishiba, who took office Tuesday, talked with U.S. President Joe Biden over the telephone Wednesday. They agreed that the Japanese and U.S. governments will facilitate work to set up an early in-person summit between the two countries.