Japan PM Warns ‘Today’s Ukraine Could Be Tomorrow’s East Asia’

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers his inaugural policy address in the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on October 4, 2024. Philip FONG / AFP

Japan’s new Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, warned in his first policy speech Friday that “today’s Ukraine could be tomorrow’s East Asia” and dubbed the country’s low birth rate a “quiet emergency.”

“Many fear that today’s Ukraine could be tomorrow’s East Asia. Why did deterrence not work in Ukraine?” Ishiba told parliament.

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