TOKYO, Nov. 23 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information:

On November 23, commencing at 11:50 local time (November 23, 18:50 JST) for approximately 20 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, who was visiting Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, to attend the G20 Summit, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. The overview of the meeting is as follows. 1. At the beginning, Prime Minister Takaichi stressed the increasing importance of cooperation with Germany, which plays a leading role in Europe as a member of the G7. She also stated that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific is inseparable, and that she hopes to work with Chance...