Japanese authorities have urged residents, particularly in coastal and northern regions, to remain vigilant and follow official updates. Emergency protocols for aviation and maritime sectors were also activated as a precaution.
Former Indian foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal said Donald Trump had effectively admitted to unprovoked aggression, the same charge historically levelled at Japan for the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
Kishida will detail the plan Monday during a speech at a review conference of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the sources said.
Addressing the NPT conference will give Kishida a concrete starting point as prime minister to continue his lifework on nuclear disarmament and abolition.
Kishida replaces outgoing party leader Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who is stepping down after serving only one year since taking office last September.
Adding to former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and former Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi, Kono is the third lawmaker to declare candidacy in the LDP's leadership race
Suga said he had originally planned to run in the Sept. 29 race but that leading Japan’s pandemic response and campaigning for the LDP job at the same time divided his energies.
The general public will be the last in line to receive their jabs.
Stating that he did not want his illness to get in the way of governance, Abe apologised to the citizens of Japan for failing to complete his term in office.
When asked about this issue at a media briefing, Japanese Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga neither confirmed or denied the information on the postponement of Abe's trip to the Middle East.
