Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that at the moment the country does not want to join NATO. This was reported by Reuters.
According to him, at the same time, Japan plans to develop cooperation with countries that are members of the North Atlantic Alliance.
“The Japanese prime minister commented on the intention of the country's authorities after the information about NATO's plans to open the first office in Tokyo,» the newspaper notes.
Recall that the opening of the alliance's first office in Asia was previously announced by the Japanese Ambassador to the United States of America. He specified that the office was needed to facilitate the consultation process in the region.