"A turning point": Japan's Prime Minister says the country is changing its defense posture
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that Russia's attack on Ukraine, as well as the situation in the Middle East and East Asia, requires changes in the country's policy. Geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a "historic turning point" and forced Japan to change its defense strategy.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said that events in the international arena are pushing the world and his country to take decisive and unexpected actions. In particular, Japan has decided to change its defense posture. This was reported by CNN, according to UNN.
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In a statement ahead of his meeting with US President Joe Biden next week, Kishida Fumio said that Japan would change its defense posture.
As we witness Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the ongoing situation in the Middle East, and the situation in East Asia, we are facing a historic turning point. That is why Japan has decided to fundamentally strengthen its defense capabilities, and we have significantly changed Japan's security policy on these fronts,
The Prime Minister noted that in the face of growing security challenges, the Japan-U.S. alliance is becoming "increasingly important.
The publication notes that the Kishida-Biden summit was characterized by Washington as a historic opportunity for the two countries to modernize their alliance, as both countries see regional threats ranging from North Korea's weapons tests and growing relations with Russia to China's aggression in the South China Sea and against Taiwan.
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