Kishida to visit U.S., Germany for summit talks next week

overproduction

This is the made-up word applied for the circumstances of demonizing a competitor in a free market. And typical of the collective west: move the goalposts to suit themselves - this is what they call an our-rules-based-order.

No surprise here both countries have an automotive industry that is highly protected by the respective governments and both have dropped the ball when it comes to electric cars and seek to insulate those industries from fair competition.

And this couldn't have taken place at the G7 summit several weeks ago? This man's junkets are a burden to our tax money.

Overproduction of EVs and solar panels? Oh, I guess combatting climate change really isn't that important to the west then.

overproduction

This is the made-up word applied for the circumstances of demonizing a competitor 

No doubt you are correct. But the summit is important for at least several reasons.

Practically every major ally of Japan and the U.S. has taken a big step toward authoritarian government

Kishida's popularity is as low as it gets

When he is eventually replaced, will Japan follow the rightward trend, and, if so, what will this do to organizations like NATO that hold these alliances together?

And, yes, we want to sell more cars.

Pukey2Today  07:36 am JST

Overproduction of EVs and solar panels? Oh, I guess combatting climate change really isn't that important to the west then.

Not when the EVs and solar panels are made with dirty stinking coal.

As a political strategist to a slick talking former governor of Arkansas once said, "it's the economy, stupid". Kishida clearly did not get this message.

Stop doing stupid things..

Focus in your OWN country !!,,

Do they even know a minimum of what NATO is about? They should discuss at that summit China's overproduction in the military sector, not electric vehicles or solar panels.

Off we go again, I think Mr. Kishida should open a Satellite office may be in Hawaii for shorter trips across the pacific.

Chinese overproduction? How could that be possible when the USA alone outspends China 3 to 1 on the military?

Sometime today, the yen would have sunk to 162 to the dollar and the cost of a drink in a bar to a car tire will be on the rise for the ordinary Japanese person to rail against.

Meanwhile, Fumio Kishida’s planes (2) will have their aviation fuel ordered, on board provisions tallied and pilots’ rosters decided.

The reason is to attend a NATO meeting, of which Japan is not a member, halfway away, on the other side of the world.

What will be Japan’s contribution?

It is truly suspect.

"The Globetrotter"

He should bringing some souvenirs back to Japanese people !

Although Japan is not a member of NATO, Kishida is set to join its summit for the third straight year

So, he is going to be somewhere that no one asked for or needed him to actually be there?

Sounds exactly like his situation in Japan.

He should be right at home, then.

IDK how Kish does it, week in and week out.

Doesn't he ever get tired of going to so many different places, and saying so many things, yet accomplishing absolutely nothing in the process?

Sounds like he deserves a rais....................wait a minute.

Didn't the entire Diet just give themselves self declared raises?

Well...........mission accomplished.

Japan's connection with NATO goes back to PM Abe. Because both NATO and Pacific nations share agreements with the US it makes perfect sense.

Oh what a surprise, Kashida of to yet another country for more pathetic talks. More waste of tax payers money, but then, that is the last thing he cares about.

I wish Japan would get over this hang-up of wanting to be a Western country.

G7 or NATO, Japan is the odd man out. Look at any of the group photos.

A whopping 2.7% of Japan's trade is with Germany, Europe's economic powerhouse. Over 50% is within Asia where Japan can and should be taking a much more prominent role. How about going to a BRICS+ meeting Kish?