Taoiseach and Japanese prime minister agree expanded working relationship

Micheál Martin said that Ireland and Japan are committed to "rules-based order" and that Russia's war threatened not only European security, but that of Asia, too.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend the Japan-Ireland Summit Meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Picture: Philip Fong / AFP / Pool/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The Taoiseach has invited the Japanese Prime Minister to Ireland as the two world leaders agreed on a new and expanded working relationship between the countries.

Micheál Martin met with Fumio Kishida on Wednesday morning for a bilateral summit in the Japanese capital, agreeing on a new framework for how the two will collaborate on new business opportunities for Irish companies in the region.