On 10 April 2024, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met U.S. President Joe
Biden at the White House, marking the first state visit by a Japanese Prime Minister
since 2015.1 The joint statement issued following their summit meeting highlighted
the dawn of a “new era of strategic cooperation” between the U.S. and Japan.2 The
statement heralded the elevation of the U.S.-Japan alliance to unprecedented
levels, with both countries aspiring to broaden their partnership on a global scale.