Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday promised to restore trust in politics following a series of scandals and tried to reassure the public amid security threats from Japan's neighbors and higher living costs.The former defense minister called the security environment facing Japan "the most severe and complex since World War II," in his first speech in parliament after being elected prime minister earlier this week.Noting recent airspace breaches by Russia and China, and missile development by North Korea, he underscored the urgency of fundamentally bolstering the country's defenses and e…READ FULL ARTICLE
