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Japan Princess Aiko's visit in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at a hotel in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2025, as she begins her first official overseas trip on which she will mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun (R) and his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani shake hands before talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Japan defense chief in Laos

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani meets the press in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 22, 2024.

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Japan-India defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh ahead of their talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 22, 2024.

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Japan-Philippines defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (2nd from front, L row) and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro (3rd from front, R row) hold talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 22, 2024.

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Japan-China defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) and his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun shake hands before talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Japan-Laos summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) attends a welcoming ceremony along with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (L) in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024.

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Japan-Laos summit

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (C) holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Laos summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from L) holds talks with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Laos summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from L) holds talks with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (3rd from R) in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Ishiba leaves Laos

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves as he leaves Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024, after winding up his schedule related to Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings.

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Japan PM Ishiba leaves Laos

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves as he leaves Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024, after winding up his schedule related to Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Laos

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a press conference in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024, after winding up his schedule related to Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Laos

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a press conference in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024, after winding up his schedule related to Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Laos

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a press conference in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024, after winding up his schedule related to Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings.

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Japan-Australia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far L) holds talks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (far R) in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before their talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024.

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Japan-Vietnam summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far R) holds talks Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (far L) in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Vietnam summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) shakes hands with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh before their talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prime Minister Ishiba at East Asia Summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends the East Asia Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-China summit

Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-China summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang before their talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-China summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-China summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far L) holds talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang (far R) in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-India summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) holds talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024.

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Japan-India summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024.

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Japan-India summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024.

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Japan-South Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) shakes hands with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol before their talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-South Korea summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far L) holds talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (3rd from R) in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-China summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang before their talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Pool photo)

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ASEAN-South Korea summit

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a summit with his counterparts from Association of Southeast Asian Nations members in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024.

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ASEAN-South Korea summit

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (6th from L) and his counterparts from Association of Southeast Asian Nations members hold hands for a group photo during their summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024.

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Summit of ASEAN plus Japan, China and South Korea

Association of Southeast Asian Nations members hold a summit with Japan, China and South Korea in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Summit of ASEAN plus Japan, China and South Korea

(from R) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attend a summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations members plus Japan, China and South Korea in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Summit of ASEAN plus Japan, China and South Korea

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (2nd from L), Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (3rd from L), Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (3rd from R) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang (2nd from R) hold hands for a group photo as Association of Southeast Asian Nations members hold a summit with Japan, South Korea and China in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Pool photo)

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ASEAN-Japan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a summit between Japan and Association of Southeast Asian Nations members in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024.

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ASEAN-Japan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a summit between Japan and Association of Southeast Asian Nations members in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024.

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ASEAN-Japan summit

Japan and Association of Southeast Asian Nations members hold a summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024.

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ASEAN-Japan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (4th from L) poses for a photo with leaders or representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as they hold a summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024.

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ASEAN-Japan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (6th from L) poses for a photo with leaders or representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as they hold a summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10, 2024.

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China-Philippines diplomatic talks

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi meets the press following talks with his Philippine counterpart, Enrique Manalo, on July 26, 2024, in Vientiane, Laos.

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China-Philippines diplomatic talks

Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo meets the press following his talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on July 26, 2024, in Vientiane, Laos.

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ASEAN-related meeting in Laos

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (front, L) attends an ASEAN-China foreign ministerial meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on July 26, 2024.

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ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting in Laos

An ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting is held in Vientiane, Laos, on July 25, 2024.

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ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting in Laos

Participants in an ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting pose for photos in Vientiane, Laos, on July 25, 2024.

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Japan-Laos foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (far L) holds talks with her Laotian counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith (far R) in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2023.

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Kishida explains Japan's view of S. China Sea disputes to Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos, July 24 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) meets with his Laotian counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith in Vientiane on July 24, 2016, on the sidelines of a series of regional meetings. Kishida conveyed Japan's stance and view of South China Sea disputes, calling for a peaceful resolution to rival territorial disputes in the area in compliance with international law.

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Japanese prime minister in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves as he leaves an airport in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2013. Abe visited the country on the second and final leg of a two-day trip to Southeast Asia that took him to Cambodia the previous day.

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Japanese prime minister in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong hold a joint press conference in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2013.

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Japanese prime minister in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong shake hands after a joint press conference in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 17, 2013.