Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday renewed a pledge to build up his country’s military and deepen its alliance with the US under president-elect Donald Trump.
Mr Ishiba, who made the comments at an annual troop review held at Camp Asaka in the Tokyo suburbs, said the security environment surrounding Japan and the international community has significantly worsened due to escalating tensions with China, Russia and North Korea. He pledged to reinforce Japan’s military power.
