Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has postponed a planned four-day trip to Japan due to concerns about the king’s health, Japanese government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said.
The trip, which was due to start on Monday, would be the crown prince’s first visit to Japan since 2019. Hayashi said at a regular news briefing in Tokyo that the two countries would reschedule the visit, without specifying when.
According to the Japanese government, the kingdom’s de facto ruler would meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the trip. MBS, as the Saudi Crown Prince is known, was also expected to meet with Japanese companies and sign an agreement to strengthen liquid hydrogen supply chains, Japanese media reported.
