Fumio Kishida Archives - Maritime Shipping News

Japan and Other G7 Nations Step Up Russian Sanctions

27 February 2023

Credits: Tina Hartung Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other Group of Seven leaders adopted a set of additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine at an online G-7 summit Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the invasion, reports the Economic Times.

The leaders renewed their commitment to “intensifying our diplomatic, financial and military support for Ukraine, to increasing the costs to Russia and those supporting its war effort,” and countering...

https://mfame.guru/japan-and-other-g7-nations-step-up-russian-sanctions/

Japanese PM Kishida Renews Calls for Expanded Defense Spending

9 November 2022

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tours the hangar, led by Capt. Michael Sweeny, commander, Carrier Air Wing 5, aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), during the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Review 2022, in the Sagami Wan, Nov. 6, 2022. US Navy Photo

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reiterated his country’s commitment to expanding Japan’s defense capabilities to deal with those who would jeopardize the peace and security of other countries, in a speech this week aboard destroyer...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/08/japanese-pm-kishisda-renews-calls-for-expanded-defense-spending-in-speech-on-warship

Japanese PM Kishida Lays Out Indo-Pacific Strategy in Shangri-La Speech

10 June 2022

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida in Japan on May 23, 2022. Office of Prime Minister Photo

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled his strategy for Japan’s role in the Indo-Pacific region during a Friday address at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue forum in Singapore.

Referring to it as the ‘Kishida vision for peace’, he said it would comprise five pillars of initiatives: maintaining and strengthening the rules-based free and open...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/10/japanese-pm-kishida-lays-out-indo-pacific-strategy-in-shangri-la-speech