FOCUS: Japan PM fails to shine enough at G-20 summit to revive fortunes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appears to have failed to make the diplomatic impact he was hoping for at the just-ended Group of 20 summit to help turn around his declining political fortunes at home.Kishida had envisioned pitching his vision of a "world without nuclear weapons" at the G-20 gathering in Indonesia, a theme behind his choice of Hiroshima as the venue for the Group of Seven summit that Japan is to host next year.Russian President Vladimir Putin was expected to attend the two-day G-20 event until just days before it started Tuesday, and Kishida viewed the opportunity to …READ FULL ARTICLE