Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to visit the United Kingdom on Wednesday as part of a tour to allied Western countries.

Kishida is scheduled to meet with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to sign a reciprocal access agreement that would facilitate holding joint military drills in both countries.

On Monday, the Japanese prime minister began a five-country tour during which he will visit France, Italy, the UK, Canada, and the US to discuss cooperation for security in the Indo-Pacific and the G7 summit coming up in Hiroshima in May.

(With UNI/Sputnik inputs)