THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 31, 2026 at 07:00 JST
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, fifth from right, Nippon Ishin co-leader Fumitake Fujita, fourth from right, and Keishi Abe, a Nippon Ishin lawmaker, far right, at the Defense Ministry on Nov. 20 (Mizuki Sato)
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