Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit the United Kingdom on Wednesday as part of a tour to allied Western countries.
Kishida is scheduled to meet with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to sign a reciprocal access agreement that would facilitate holding joint military drills in both country.
On Monday, the Japanese prime minister began a five-country tour during which he will visit France, Italy, the UK, Canada, and the US to discuss cooperation for security in the Indo-Pacific and the G7 summit coming up in Hiroshima in May.