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The Yomiuri Shimbun Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, fifth from left, attends a cultural activity related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Lima on Friday.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:45 JST, November 19, 2024
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba departed for his tour of Peru and Brazil on Thursday after being reelected as prime minister at a special Diet session on Nov. 11. The trip is viewed as an opportunity for Ishiba to demonstrate his diplomatic skills after first taking office in October.
Yomiuri Shimbun photos Left: A government aircraft leaves Haneda Airport in Tokyo with Ishiba on board on Thursday. Right: Ishiba, second from right, arrives in Peru on Friday.
The Yomiuri Shimbun Ishiba waves upon arrival at a dinner venue for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Lima on Friday.
Ishiba arrived in Lima in the early hours of Friday to attend an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting. On its sidelines, he held bilateral meetings with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, among other leaders.
The leaders of Japan, the United States and South Korea also held a trilateral meeting and released a joint statement in which they said they had agreed to set up a trilateral secretariat to advance cooperation.
The Yomiuri Shimbun Ishiba, right, U.S. President Joe Biden, center, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, second from left, attend a trilateral meeting in Lima on Friday.
The Yomiuri Shimbun Ishiba, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, hold a meeting in Lima on Friday.
The Yomiuri Shimbun Ishiba, right, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, hold a meeting in Lima on Saturday.
Ishiba was scheduled to be in Brazil on Monday and Tuesday to attend a Group of 20 summit before returning to Japan.
He initially tried to organize a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after his visit to Peru and Brazil, but those plans fell through. The Japanese government was told that, in principle, Trump will not meet with foreign leaders until he takes office in January.
AFP-Jiji Ishiba, center left, bows to children waving Japanese and Peruvian national flags upon arrival for a meeting with members of the Peruvian-Japanese community in Lima on Sunday.The Yomiuri Shimbun Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba offers flowers at the grave of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori in the suburbs of Lima on Saturday.
