00:00Britain and Japan's leaders have agreed to deepen the two countries' security and economic ties.
00:06UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Japanese Prime Minister Takahichi Sanae in Tokyo.
00:11The two agreed to work more on issues around cybersecurity, technology and defense.
00:17A meeting between the country's foreign and defense minister is likely to take place later in the year.
00:22The two leaders also agreed to work with like-minded countries on strengthening supply chains for critical minerals.
00:28The visit comes after Starmer's four-day trip to China where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
00:34It also comes at a tense time for Japan-China relations after Takahichi said Japan could respond militarily if China used force against Taiwan.
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