TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday promised to strengthen Japan's defenses amid rising regional and global threats, including from China, while also vowing to work for mutually beneficial ties with the regional giant.
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Japan's Ishiba calls for beefed-up defenses in face of regional threats
New PM also vows to seek 'constructive and stable' ties with China in policy speech
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers his first policy speech at the Diet in Tokyo on Oct. 4. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
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