Sec. Blinken will travel to Tokyo on Sunday to offer condolences following the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Blinken was already traveling in Southeast Asia for meetings with leaders of the Group of Seven and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. He will return to Washington after the stop in Japan, which was added Saturday to his pre-scheduled tour.
"Secretary Blinken will travel to Tokyo, Japan, to offer condolences to the Japanese people on the death of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and to meet with senior Japanese officials," the State Department wrote in a statement. "The U.S.-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and has never been stronger."
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