Japan PM Fumio Kishida Vows to Bolster Defense Amid China, North Korea Threats

Japan PM Fumio Kishida Vows to Bolster Defense Amid China, North Korea Threats
Fumio Kishida, Japan's new prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2021. Toru Hanai/Pool/Getty Images
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed to bolster Japan’s Self-Defense Forces to cope with security threats posed by China and North Korea, renewing his pledge to consider “all options,” including acquiring enemy base strike capability.

Japan’s security situation has been rapidly changing, Kishida said at his first troop review, describing the reality as more severe than ever, citing North Korea’s missile threat and China’s increasingly assertive maritime activity in the region.

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