Defense Minister Minoru Kihara was supportive of the Philippines and South Korea while also warning of many security concerns between Japan and China.
The Japan-US-Philippine trilateral focused on deterring China, which had trampled on international law in the South and East China Seas and the Taiwan Strait.
Japan, G7 countries, Australia, and EU call for respecting international law after China's Coast Guard and militia fire water cannons at a Philippines vessel.
