Japan pledges extra $10bn of overseas climate financing

In international debut at COP26, Kishida stresses green assistance for Asia

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the United Nations' COP26 climate conference in Scotland on Nov. 2. © Reuters

AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan will commit an additional $10 billion over the next five years to overseas climate financing, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced in a speech Tuesday at the COP26 conference in Scotland.

Making his first trip abroad since becoming Japan's leader in October -- and fresh off his party's election victory on Sunday -- Kishida vowed to play a leading role in Asia's fight against global warming.

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