Biden backs Japan joining ‘reformed’ UN Security Council, Japanese PM says

President Biden indicated Monday that he supports Japan becoming a permanent member of a “reformed” United Nations Security Council.Biden met one-on-one with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, where the two discussed the Japan-U.S. alliance and ways to ensure security and cooperation on the international stage.Kishida said in opening remarks at a press conference he detailed the “necessity to reform and strengthen the United Nations, including the security council,