🇺🇸 United States President Joe Biden plans to talk about a range of regional and global issues with 🇯🇵 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in their joint meeting on January 13, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre noted in a statement. Biden plans to touch on North Korea's "unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs," Russia's military operation in Ukraine and the need for stability across the Taiwan Strait. "The leaders will celebrate the unprecedented strength of the US-Japan Alliance and will set the course for their partnership in the year ahead," Jean-Pierre stated.