{"id":2115,"date":"2026-04-06T23:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2026-04-06T23:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:08:18","slug":"japan-preparing-for-summit-talks-with-iran-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=2115","title":{"rendered":"Japan preparing for summit talks with Iran: PM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"313\" data-id=\"2116\" src=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/International-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/International-1.png 449w, https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/International-1-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tokyo, The Japanese government is arranging summit talks with Iran, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday, local media reported.<br>&#8220;We are preparing dialogues at the leadership level at an appropriate time,&#8221; Takaichi told a parliamentary committee in response to a question from an opposition lawmaker about Japan&#8217;s diplomatic efforts amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict, according to Kyodo News.<br>Earlier on March 30, Prime Minister Takaichi said that she would consider holding talks with the Iranian leadership at an &#8216;appropriate&#8217; time if it serves Japan&#8217;s national interest, as tensions in West Asia remain high, local media reported.<br>&#8220;I will judge the appropriate timing for holding talks based on the national interest from a comprehensive standpoint,&#8221; Takaichi told a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, according to Kyodo News.<br>Stability in West Asia is of critical importance to Japan, which relies on the region for over 90 per cent of its crude oil imports, Xinhua news agency reported.<br>Earlier on March 19, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi told President Donald Trump that she believed he alone could deliver peace in a world facing a severe security crisis, as the two leaders met at the White House against the backdrop of tensions in West Asia and growing fears over the global economy.<br>Takaichi made the remark during an Oval Office appearance, placing Japan firmly alongside Washington&#8217;s push for regional stability while also stressing the risks to energy supplies and navigation.<br>Trump also praised Takaichi for her leadership and electoral victory, saying she had &#8220;won a tremendous election in a record-setting fashion.&#8221; He added, &#8220;We have a very popular, powerful woman and she&#8217;s a great woman,&#8221; and said the two countries shared &#8220;a very fine relationship.&#8221;<br>Sanae Takaichi told US President Donald Trump at the White House that she believed &#8220;it is only you, Donald, who can achieve peace across the world,&#8221; offering strong public backing as the two leaders discussed Iran, energy security, and turmoil in West Asia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokyo, The Japanese government is arranging summit talks with Iran, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday, local media reported.&#8220;We are preparing dialogues at the leadership level at an appropriate time,&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-display","category-international","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2117,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115\/revisions\/2117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}