Nuclear disarmament is expected to be a key agenda item during an upcoming meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers in central Japan, according to government sources, as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hopes to use the G-7 summit to pitch his idea of a world free of nuclear weapons.
As the Ukraine war drags on, Japan, which will chair the Group of Seven industrialized nations in 2023, should increase efforts to urge more nations to impose sanctions on Russia and add pressure on Moscow to enter negotiations with Ukraine for a cease-fire, international relations experts say.
As the Ukraine war drags on, Japan, which will chair the Group of Seven industrialized nations in 2023, should increase efforts to urge more nations to impose sanctions on Russia and add pressure on Moscow to enter negotiations with Ukraine for a cease-fire, international relations experts say.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seems hopeful that his ruling party's wins in a spate of local elections in April and a successful Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May will help improve his battered political strength.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seems hopeful that his ruling party's wins in a spate of local elections in April and a successful Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May will help improve his battered political strength.