Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Oct. 20 stopped short of promising a Liberal Democratic Party investigation into members who signed pre-election “policy pacts” with groups affiliated with the Unification Church.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on March 22 strongly protested Russia’s announcement that it does not intend to continue negotiations for a peace treaty with Japan and is taking restrictive steps in the disputed Northern Territories.
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe floated the idea of Japan “sharing” in the possession of nuclear weapons, as is practiced by some NATO members, a possibility flatly rejected by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party aims to make progress on constitutional debate in the Diet, hoping to focus on creating an emergency situation clause.