"Sanctions without defense enhancements are dangerous."
I would like tentatively to share the insights and analysis by Mr. Hiroshi Yuasa, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals Planning Committee Member and Senior Fellow.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's rhetorical statement "Ukraine is the Asia of tomorrow" at the concluding press conference of his recent six-nation visit was a statement demonstrating solidarity with the United States and Europe against the status-change forces of China and Russia.
This is a reasonable assessment given the reality that for Russia, its neighbor to the west is Ukraine, while its neighbor to the east is Japan.