Japan, ASEAN committed to promoting free, open Indo-Pacific

Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Sunday to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law as ASEAN leaders welcomed the country's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, at their summit in Malaysia.During the summit, Takaichi, who took office last Tuesday, also said Japan will expand ASEAN recipients of official security aid, while pledging to build a reliable artificial intelligence framework with the regional group.READ FULL ARTICLE