TOKYO - Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Wednesday he has no intention of broaching his idea of an Asian version of NATO during regional meetings in Laos that will mark his first overseas trip as Japan's new leader, with the vision having met skepticism from in and outside the country.
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