Asian NATO proposal by Japan's Ishiba seen as 'fantasy' in U.S.

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Shigeru Ishiba speaks at LDP headquarters on Sept. 12. Ishiba leads the latest Nikkei/TV Tokyo poll as the public's favorite for Japan's next prime minister.

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

September 17, 2024 21:45 JST

WASHINGTON -- The NATO-style collective-security arrangement in Asia proposed by former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, now in the running for prime minister, has been met with a cold reception in the U.S.