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As the cabinet and the LDP’s approval ratings continue to hit new lows, Kishida’s intra-party cohesion is also weakening as the lawmakers are increasingly distancing themselves from Kishida and his administration.

After Sunday's launch, Kishida ordered a prompt response, including working closely with South Korea and the U.S., according to Ino, the Japanese vice defense minister.

Akira Koike, head of the secretariat of the Japanese Communist Party, also criticized Kishida, telling reporters, "The prime minister's responsibility for delaying this far is significant.

Also, with the debt ratio being the highest of any developed nation – and with Kishida wanting to double the military defense budget – where will the money come from to pay for serious financial schemes?

As for Kishida's government, 56.3 percent opposed the plan to raise social security premiums in order to help finance policy measures to fight the country's declining birthrates, with 38.8 percent approving the plan.

Did Kishida mention how they aren't cutting business ties and are still paying Russia to participate in gas projects while they "support Ukraine" and before clearly posing for his photo op?

Diplomatic relations with China are improving – if the official narrative is to be believed – though Kishida Fumio’s government has also firmly allied itself in the western camp over Ukraine and other security issues.

Due to public anger over the My Number insurance card problems, Kishida’s poll numbers this month are dismal.

During the meeting between the two heads of state, Kishida sought for strengthened cooperation between Japan, the Philippines, and the United States (US).

Earlier Wednesday, Kishida faced a no-confidence motion submitted by opposition groups led by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.

Finally, Biden travels to Australia for a summit with his fellow Quad leaders: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kishida.

Furthermore, a Japanese firm delivered a warning and control radar to the Philippine Air Force last month in order to improve Air Domain Awareness,” Kishida said.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands after summit at prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Saturday, March 18, 2023.

He is also expected to have direct engagement with Joe Biden at the summit, as well as a meeting with Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida.

He is annoying with Kishida side with Zelenskyy by visiting Kyiv.

He said he also submitted resignations of behalf of three other ministers and a Kishida aide.

However, given the dire economic situation in Japan, can Japan afford the lofty military goals of Kishida?

In a joint statement, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that the free and open rules-based international order is at stake amid changes in the power balance and intensifying geopolitical competition.

In a latest step under a new security strategy that Japan adopted a year ago, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government also allowed the export of weapons and components made in Japan under foreign licenses to the licensing nations.

In January, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration launched a programme that aims to revitalise rural areas by offering families relocating from Tokyo to the countryside 1 million yen per child.