It was an eventful weekend for Japanese security.
While the country gears up for a national election, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi traveled to Singapore to engage in what has become the most notable venue for security discourse in Asia: the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore.
Officials and experts from over forty countries convened to discuss the pressing security issues of the day. It was there that Japanese delegates provided insights into developments in the Kishida administration’s security policies. While those developments will be articulated in Japan’s forthcoming national strategy documents, the speeches and statements from the past weekend offered a sneak peek into how Japan’s security policy is set to evolve.