TOKYO, Sept. 23 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight:

On September 23, commencing at 3:30 p.m. local time (On 24, 4:30 a.m JST) for approximately 25 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, who was visiting New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. The overview is as follows:

1. At the outset, Prime Minister ISHIBA expressed his gratitude to Secretary-General Guterres for his visit to Japan in August this year and expressed his pleasure at meeting with him again. In response, Secretary-General Guterres conveyed his gratitude for Japan's cooperation.

2. Prime Minister ISHIBA then...