Japan's Kishida says U.S. not alone in upholding world order

Prime minister tells Congress that now is not the time for self-doubt

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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.

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