Japan PM pledges to boost military capacity

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters about North Korea's firing of ballistic missiles in Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on November 2, 2022. - Reuters

SAGAMI BAY, Japan, Nov 6, 2022 (AFP): Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Sunday to beef up Japan's naval and military capacity, warning that nations must prepare to face aggressors.

Kishida also condemned Russia's war in Ukraine and denounced North Korea's recent blitz of missile tests, one of which flew over Japan for the first time since 2017 and prompted a rare evacuation warning.