Tag: Kishida Fumio

Advocating a world without nuclear weapons and moving forward with this action plan would not eliminate, but rather increase, the nuclear threat facing Japan.

Kishida and his government must confirm that America’s nuclear umbrella will function in the event of any crisis.

Statements calling for an abolition of nuclear arms is all well and good, but what’s needed most is a way to make the United States act.

[T]he significance of Taiwan to the Western world is comparatively far beyond that of Ukraine’s in Europe, and also shows that the Western world’s evaluation of the threat from China is far greater than that of Russia.

It is essential that the principle be clarified: unilateral change of the status quo by force will never be tolerated.

At a time of growing tension with not just Moscow but also Beijing, Kishida could be a pivotal foreign figure during Biden’s presidency.

Washington should understand that for a great power, the decline of ideas is more dangerous than that of strength.

As the only country to have suffered the detonation of nuclear weapons, Japan has the duty to take whatever diplomatic measures are necessary toward abolishing them.

The world has entered an era where Japan must cooperate with its allies ... to check Chinese hegemony and preserve global peace.

One can say that the futures of Japan and Germany, the third- and fourth-largest economies after America and China, are essentially being entrusted to these two men.