“The UK is a very important partner to Japan given the deepening of ties across a wide range of fields, including security and defense,” Takaichi said as she met with Starmer in London. “Given the GCAP project, I think we have reached a level that we can call a near-alliance,” she said, adding that she hoped to elevate ties to the next level with Starmer.






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