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El Rata
What a waste of taxpayer money, Japan is not a part of NATO, it doesn't have an army, it's under both Russian (Northern Territories) and American occupation, it does not have any valuable resources and on top of that he can't even communicate well as he doesn't even speak English. What is he going for?
kennyG
NATO should replace UN
OssanAmerica
People need to look things up fisrt before posting nonsense.
Japan's SFD is rated number 6 in the world.
The 4 Northern islands are under illegal occupation by Russia.
The US occupation of Japan ended in 1952. It would have ended in 1947 if not for the USSR.
"NATO and Japan have been engaged in dialogue and cooperation since initial contacts in the early 1990s. Japan is one of a number of countries beyond the Euro-Atlantic area – often referred to as “partners across the globe” – with which NATO is developing relations."
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_50336.htm
Kishida speaks English sufficiently enough to attend international forums and meetings which all have translators available. Neither Vladimir Putin nor Xi Jing Ping are fluent in English either.
Yrral
Worthless trip
OssanAmerica
NATO in Japanese is ナトー which is how they would read it in Romaji.
The fermented soybeans are not a ”snack" and it is pronounced ナット― Nattou.
I hope you are learning some Japanese while you're "teaching " English. Please get them to pronounce Pizza as Pizza, not Pisa like the city.
Hello Kitty 321
NATO should have disbanded when the Warsaw Pact did.
Peter14
It is time for NATO to evolve into a world wide defense alliance. There would be many nations that would immediately line up to join. A sensible move by Japan's PM.
karlrb
I think it is a good idea.
Andy
Isn't NATO causing enough problems without Japan, with it's alliance with the rogue state of the USA pretending to be of any significance.
Meiyouwenti
No need to attend, Mr Kishida. Japan should stay away from the war being fought between goons and thugs.
Yrral
Peter14,US is NATO,the US is having problems with the Summit de Americas,maybe Kishida can attend it to make it respectable Google Summit Of Americas No Shows
Peter14
YrralToday 08:45 pm JST
No, it isn't. NATO is more Western Europe. The US has one vote among many. It is the largest single member but that is all.
Bobo
So we’re joining Nato? Good
Kyo wa heiwa dayo ne
Japan isnt an official member of NATO primarily due to its pacifist constitution (if you can still call it that) which is rapidly changing soon.
However because of Japan's security agreement with the USA Japan is part of the NATO extended family.
So the USA wants Japan to stand on its head and bend over to attend the meeting as a non official member and put a feather in its cap !
With Biden at the helm we can expect some sort of useless woopie cushion announcement that the white house will backpeddle .
Kyo wa heiwa dayo ne
@peter14
That's ridiculous and completely not possible because the whole world aren't allies.
Besides it's completely obvious to observe that NATO has instigated more conflicts than solved any through diplomacy .
Yrral
PT,US has the most troops and weapon ,on Nato soil as a whole,do you think Russian fear Bulguria, Estonia,Latina ,you figure
FizzBit
Maybe Japan will join NATO too. It’ll give NATO an excuse to circle the globe with their warped sense of protection.
Yrral
Correction Bulgaria,Lativa
Kyo wa heiwa dayo ne
@OssanAmerica
Unfortunately what you researched and the ratings you so eagerly believe are only one viewpoint so i wouldn't be too exacting because you know how to research with Google and Wikipedia.
The proof is in the pudding .
Yrral
Ask not how the US is gonna protect you,Ask how your leaders are gonna protect their flexless selves
itsonlyrocknroll
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida must have a clear defence policy, a plan of action beyond self preservation when the government of china has hostile intent.
Ministry of Defence
https://www.mod.go.jp/en/
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida must present at the NATO summit a clear political agenda, not as a spectator, but as a force to be reckoned with.
quercetum
Russia is occupying Japan illegally, yet the SDF, rated number 6 in the world, is not fulfilling its duty of defending Japan.
What good is being number 6 if you don’t even try to defend your country.
itsonlyrocknroll
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, must push for full support across the board for APAC.
Russia government is committing the most appalling war crimes.
it is only a matter of time for the government of China, it's genocide against its Uyghur population, to threaten the people of Japan, its territory, East China Sea.
If Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends this NATO summit, the weasel words and platitudes have to stop and solid commitments of action forthcoming.
TokyoLiving
The language thing is solved with translators, the rest is all the truth...
Better to continue with globalists than change them for terrorists, no thanks..
So how do we say to occupy a territory without anyone's permission and in the middle of a war?..
Pathetic..
kurisupisu
Nice to know that Japan is concerned about what happens on the other side of the world around the Atlantic Ocean!
What next?
Perhaps, he will be attending the next SELA meeting as well or FIFA?
Kishida will be taking the two jetliners to Europe as usual - no virtue signaling there for sure…
Desert Tortoise
US forces in Europe are a small fraction of the NATO total. There are currently 105,000 US service members from all branches, Army, Navy and Air Force in Europe. The Italian Army alone has 260,000 troops and the French Army has another 205,000. Their air forces and navies are likewise substantial. The US brings with it certain capabilities other NATO nations do not possess such as E-8 and EC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft and big long range bombers but in terms of manpower the US is not the biggest player in NATO.
Desert Tortoise
FYI, Japan is sitting on enough rare earth metals to supply the world's needs for centuries. They are on the seafloor inside Japan's EEZ off the coast of the Ogasawara Islands
OssanAmerica
The USSR/Russia invaded and occupied the 4 islands in 1945.
The JSDF wasn't even created until 1950,
The J-Constitution First Paragraph of Article 9 prohibits the use of military force to resolve territorial disputes.
You could look all this up very easily.
Peter14
Kyo wa heiwa dayo neJune 4 09:59 pm JST
@peter14
It is time for NATO to evolve into a world wide defense alliance
I did not suggest the whole world would join it. It needs to be open to nations around the world to join it rather than just a regional defense alliance.
I call total BS on that statement.