Politicians and defense experts, including from Japan, gathered in Germany to discuss Ukraine as North Korea fired another missile into the sea near Hokkaido.
"If Mr Kishida visits Ukraine in person, he will see the reality of the devastation" and encourage the world to provide more support, says the ambassador.
Russia's illegal occupation of Japan's Northern Territories should not be treated as merely a matter between two countries.
On visits to Seoul and Tokyo, Jens Stoltenbeg said "what happens in Europe matters to the Indo-Pacific - and what happens in Asia matters to NATO."
Now that the decision to send tanks to Ukraine has been made, there is no time to waste getting them there to deter the Russian offensive.
The late prime minister Shinzo Abe was an unparalleled statesman. While others averted their eyes from Japan's harsh security situation, he faced it head-on.
Western monetary policy and China's economic instability could be tremors of a global recession, while weak export demand would constrain Japan's growth.
The leaders of Iran in Tehran should also realize that their support of Russia will bring them nothing but disaster in the days to come.
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