U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken applauded Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for his efforts to enhance ties with South Korea and stressed the importance of trilateral cooperation between the three countries during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday,

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted during a visit to Tokyo on Tuesday that ties with Japan were stronger than ever, days after President Joe Biden blocked Nippon Steel's takeover of US Steel.

Blinken met Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru in Tokyo today. Secretary Blinken thanked Prime Minister Ishiba for Japan's global leadership on the most pressing issues of our time. The Secretary applauded Prime Minister Ishiba for continuing to work to advance stronger ties with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and emphasized the importance of continued U.

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