Kamala Devi Harris and Suga Yoshihide

“ Japan highly praises and appreciates that the Biden-Harris administration puts high importance on cooperating with its allies and partners. There is no other time than today when the Japan-U.S. alliance needs to be strong. This is an alliance that is connected by universal values such as freedom, democracy, and the rule of law.
Today, I very much look forward to discussing with you, Vice President Harris, as well as with President Biden later on, regarding important challenges — a wide range of challenges –that both Japan and the United States face and reconfirm the bond of our alliance. ”

“ As you know, I come from California, where we have a very strong and vibrant Japanese American community who has made great contributions, obviously, to not only the state, but to the country. And it is a community which I have — with which I have worked and lived for my entire life. ”