Kei Ishinabe

Kei Ishinabe is a staff writer of the Political News Department, The Sankei Shimbun.

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Kishida Asks Scholz to Intervene in Berlin on ‘Comfort Women’ Statue

Kei Ishinabe May 23, 2022

If the statue in Germany, a major European country, is allowed to stay,...

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First Talks: PM Suga tells Vladimir Putin: ‘I Want Closure on the Northern Territories

Kei Ishinabe October 1, 2020

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first...

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Japan Ramps Up Defense Capabilities in Response to China Threat

Kei Ishinabe December 24, 2018

The Japanese government endorsed new National Defense Program Guidelines in a Cabinet...

Japan to Hoist ‘Rising Sun Flag’ in International Fleet Review Despite South Korea’s Protests

Japan Firm on Flying Rising Sun Flag, to Skip South Korean Naval Review

Kei Ishinabe October 8, 2018

Japan’s Defense Ministry has announced that Japan would forgo sending a Maritime...

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Resilience in Disasters: Japan Offers the World Lessons From Experience

Kei Ishinabe August 1, 2017

Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, addressed last...