Prime Minister Kishida emphasizes stance on taking responsibility for maintaining international order in speech to US Congress. The international order, which is based on freedom and democracy, is being threatened by authoritarian moves by countries such as Russia and China.
He will be the first Japanese prime minister in nine years to address a joint session of both houses of Congress. He said that the U.S. is currently facing self-doubt and fatigue, and that the responsibility to protect order from authoritarianism is not solely the responsibility of the United States.