Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has said that Japan will urge U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to focus on foreign as well as domestic issues, including maintaining rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, as the new U.S. leader prepares to take office in January.
Motegi said Monday he believes Biden will concentrate on domestic issues at the beginning of his presidency, adding that he expects the result of the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election "not to be reversed" despite President Donald Trump's refusal to concede defeat and his filing of lawsuits in several battleground states.
Former U.S. Vice President Biden set up a coronavirus task force a few days after declaring victory in the election, as the No. 1 economy grapples with the most infections in the world.