Vice Pres. Kamala Harris held a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida in Tokyo. The vice president, who is set to attend former PM Shinzo Abe's funeral, said Abe's leadership strengthened 'an enduring friendship' between the two nations.
FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris waits outside the Vice President's Sept. 16, 2022, in Washington. Harris is leading a U.S. delegation to Tokyo for the funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July.
In a reflection of deep divisions, an elderly man reportedly set himself on fire to protest the funeral, and more demonstrations are expected in the coming days. The controversy has politically weakened Japan's current prime minister, Fumio Kishida, at a time when his government is planning to further Abe's goal of strengthening the country's military.
Relations between South Korea and Japan remain strained because of the legacy of Japan's aggression during World War II. Koreans are seeking compensation over forced labor and sex slavery that occurred when Japan occupied their country. China also fired missiles into waters near some of Japan's southern islands, a reminder that any conflict over Taiwan would be a threat to other countries as well.
“It is ambiguous," said Ja-Ian Chong, an associate professor of political science at the National University of Singapore. "But whether it’s strategically ambiguous, I don’t know.”
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