Kishida demands UNSC reform as Russia undercuts 'credibility'

Japan PM seeks to bolster functions, including nuclear nonproliferation

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York, on Sept. 20.  © Reuters

HIROYUKI AKIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

UNITED NATIONS -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday called for discussing specific steps toward reforming the chronically deadlocked Security Council as part of his push to strengthen the United Nations in a speech at the General Assembly.

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