Time magazine published on its website on the 5th local time the content of the May 22/29 issue with Kishida as the cover character. The magazine cover was titled "Japan's Choice," saying that "Kishida wants to abandon decades of pacifism and make his country a true military power" A number of Japanese media reported on the cover of Time magazine in the second half of the sentence.

Japanese netizens sarcastically: the United States told him to "keep up the effort"