Ishiba skipping NATO summit exposes gaps in Japan's Europe engagement
TOKYO, JAPAN, JUL 17 – Ishiba's absence reflects Japan's fragile politics and growing reliance on European partners amid U.S. unpredictability, with three Indo-Pacific leaders skipping the summit, analysts say.
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Ishiba skipping NATO summit exposes gaps in Japan's Europe engagement
Since a Japanese prime minister first attended a NATO summit in 2022, Japan has sent its highest-level representative to the event for three consecutive years. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was a key catalyst for Tokyo's decision to attend that year, and the 2025 summit in The Hague would have marked the fourth consecutive appearance by a Japanese leader. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was expected to meet with like-min…
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