Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince to Visit Japan Later This Month

  • Trade ties between the two totaled $42 billion last year
  • The kingdom is Japan’s biggest supplier of crude oil

Mohammed bin Salman

Photographer: Evelyn Hockstein/AFP/Getty Images
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will travel to Japan later this month on a rare trip outside of the Middle East.

The kingdom’s de facto ruler will meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a trip from May 20 to May 23, the Japanese government said on Friday.