The biggest issue facing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is how best to work with the next U.S. president on security issues in the Indo-Pacific region.
With the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s defeat in the Oct. 27 general election in Japan, and just ahead of the U.S. presidential election, Nikkei spoke with Professor Kent Calder of Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies about the future of U.S.-Japan relations in face of political uncertainty.
Q: Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida developed a strong relationship with the U.S., and President Joe Biden approved of Japan’s plan for increased military spending and aid for Ukraine. How can Prime Minister Ishiba deepen relations with the U.S.?
