Editorial

16:17 JST, January 12, 2025

At a time when the international situation is increasingly fluid, it is significant if Japan has demonstrated its commitment to the stability and prosperity of Asia. It is hoped that Japan will continue to deepen multilayered cooperation.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has visited Malaysia and Indonesia.

Malaysia is this year’s chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Indonesia boasts the largest population and economy among ASEAN member states, and hopes are pinned on its future growth.

Ishiba initially planned to visit South Korea at the beginning of this year, but he gave up on the trip due to the political turmoil in that country. The change in the destination of his overseas trip was sudden, but it was appropriate that Asian countries were still........

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