TOKYO -- A military crisis over Taiwan would be "an emergency for the Japan-U.S. alliance," former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Nikkei on Wednesday, adding that his country needs to strengthen its own defenses to make the partnership a solid deterrent against threats in Indo-Pacific region.
Abe -- a kingmaker in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party who took over leadership of its largest faction in November -- called for more flexibility in updating Japan's security strategy to adapt to the fast-changing environment in East Asia.
