Indo-PacificJapan's Kishida says U.S. not alone in upholding world order
Prime minister tells Congress that now is not the time for self-doubt
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in Washington on April 11. © Reuters
KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent
WASHINGTON -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told U.S. legislators Thursday that Washington does not have to single-handedly shoulder the responsibility of upholding the international order -- and that Japan is ready to be a "shipmate" in that endeavor.