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PF: JASDF JF001 and 002 777s landed at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l and CFC01 Airbus CC-150 Polaris NE from Mexico City Int'l depart heading to Ottawa

'January12th,2022

11:25 a.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida Fumio.

11:30 a.m. The Prime Minister will participate in an expanded meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida Fumio. He will be joined by the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Mary Ng, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne.

2:35 p.m. The Prime Minister will host an official luncheon with the Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida Fumio.

2:30 p.m. The Prime Minister will hold a joint media availability with the Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida Fumio.

https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/itineraries/2023/01/11/prime-ministers-itinerary-thursday-january-12-2023

Potato on Friday see above link for Blinken and Kishida afternoon visit to NASA >and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, also will be in attendance.

Blinken says U.S. applauds Japan's decision to double defense spending

The United States applauded Japan's decision to double defense spending by 2027, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, ahead of planned talks later this week between President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Speaking at a press conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as well as Japanese foreign and defense ministers, Blinken also said the United States was set to sign a new agreement with Japan later this week on cooperation in space.

https://www.reuters.com/world/blinken-says-us-applauds-japans-decision-double-defense-spending-2023-01-11/