FOCUS:Asia experts seek Japan's lead in rules-based order after Kishida win

Asian security experts have welcomed the victory by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling coalition in Sunday's House of Councillors election, saying Japan's political stability and leadership are vital for shoring up a rules-based international order being challenged by countries such as China and Russia.Citing Russia's aggression in Ukraine, China's increased assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific and North Korea's nuclear and missile development, the experts expressed support for, or at least did not oppose, Kishida's calls for boosting Japan's defense capabilities and amending the Constituti…READ FULL ARTICLE