Ex-adviser to Abe sees opportunities for Japan in Singapore's openness and diversity

Former Japanese politician Kotaro Tamura (centre) at the National University of Singapore, in a photo taken before the onset of Covid-19. - KOTARO TAMURA

TOKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore, with its unique place in the world in its understanding of both Western and Eastern cultures, can play a key role in helping countries navigate tensions between the United States and China, a former Japanese politician has said.

This will be important as the world traverses the geopolitical and economic minefield of expanding Chinese influence amid doubts over whether US foreign policy will shift course under the next president, Kotaro Tamura told The Straits Times recently.