Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left for New York on Tuesday to deliver an address at the U.N. General Assembly, with Japan calling for a rules-based international order amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's growing maritime assertiveness.

During the trip, Kishida is also arranging to meet other leaders gathering for the assembly's one-week general debate session starting the same day, including U.S. President Joe Biden, diplomatic sources said.

"As the international order has been shaken by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, I will convey Japan's positions, such as strengthening the role of the United Nations," Kishida said at the Prime Minister's Office before his departure from Tokyo.