TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae
Takaichi plans to visit Britain and Italy before attending a
Group of Seven leaders’ summit in France in mid-June,
broadcaster NTV reported on Wednesday, citing multiple unnamed
government officials.
Takaichi is arranging trips to London and Rome for summit
meetings, but one of the officials said her visit to the United
Kingdom remains fluid depending on British Prime Minister Keir
Starmer’s political future, NTV said.
Japan is developing a next-generation fighter jet with
Britain and Italy for deployment in the mid-2030s as part of its
biggest post-World War Two defence buildup.
(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
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