James Cleverly in Japan for G7 as UK tilts towards Pacific post-Brexit

Foreign secretary says free and open Indo-Pacific' is critical to UK' and releases manga-style cartoons to mark his visit

James Cleverly has arrived in Japan for a G7 foreign ministers' summit to promote a free and open" Indo-Pacific, as the UK government steps up its focus on the region after Brexit.

The foreign secretary and his counterparts from countries including the US and France will hold high-level talks on closer security and defence ties in the face of China's growing assertiveness in the Pacific.