Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday that Japan supports the decision by the United States, Britain and France to launch strikes on Syria targeting sites associated with chemical weapons capabilities.
"The Japanese government supports the resolve of the United States, Britain and France not to allow the proliferation or use of chemical weapons," Abe told reporters in Tokyo after a meeting of the National Security Council.
"We understand this action to be a measure taken to prevent the situation worsening further," he said.