Boris Johnson is set to agree a “landmark” defence agreement with the Japanese prime minister in London which will allow for the two armed forces to work together.
Fumio Kishida’s first official visit is to be marked with a guard of honour and an RAF flypast over central London today.
Downing Street said the leaders are expected to agree in principle a “landmark” reciprocal access agreement (RAA), paving the way for Japanese and British forces to work together on training, joint exercises and disaster relief activities.
It follows a “tilt” towards the Indo-Pacific announced in the Government’s defence and foreign policy integrated review, published last year.
Mr Johnson said: “As two great island democracies, and the third and fifth largest economies in the world, the UK and Japan are focused on driving growth, creating highly skilled jobs and ensuring we remain technology superpowers.
