Recent efforts have been made by Japan to collaborate with like-minded nations to combat Chinese dreams in the Western Pacific and to resist the proper alignment of the Russo-North Koreans.
Both US supporters signed the Reciprocal Access Agreement on July 8, 2024, at the next Japan-Philippines Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting, and they also confirmed that they would continue to strengthen their cooperation in capacity tower, including security equipment and technical assistance, as well as agreeing to Official Security Assistance.
Kishida, following in the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s feet, continues to enhance Japan’s relations with the Philippines.
To combat Chinese imperial aspirations in the Western Pacific, both Japan and the US are positively boosting bilateral and multilateral security assistance.  ,
Second, on the sidelines of the NATO Washington summit ( July 9–11, 2024 ), Kishida repeated his mantra that the security of Europe and that of the Indo-Pacific are inseparable.
Along with the US and the other IP4 places ( Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea ), he expressed concern over Russo-North Asian military assistance, which violates a number of UN Security Council commitments.
Kishida, in individual sessions with Yoon and Biden, pledged to improve their multilateral cooperation, aiming to secure peace in East Asia. China’s continued support for the Soviet anger in Ukraine was criticized in addition to Russia and North Korea.
Both China and North Korea, as expected, blasted up in their normal fashion at NATO. China Daily stated that the declaration’s speech is provocative and is based on the “false statement” that China bears role for the protracted conflict. The declaration was described as a” aggressive plan” that stokes a global military conflict, according to the North Korean foreign government.
Second, Chancellor Scholz and Kishida agreed to create a new model for discussing problems relating to financial security during his visit to Germany on July 12, 2024. This model will contain developing and producing electronics, developing supply chains for crucial minerals, and establishing supply chains for them.
Also, an accord on the delivery of materials and services between Japan’s and Germany’s military forces took impact. Following on their inter-governmental discussions next year involving their top leaders and cabinet ministers, the visit more deepened Japanese-German ties. The next round of those discussions may be held in Germany next year, according to Kissida and Scholz.
Trouble at home
As he did for Japan worldwide in April during his White House visit, Kishida gained valuable items in July. His private recognition, however, hovering around 20 %, shows little sign of recovery.
His Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP ) presidency and his administration have been plagued by scandals from the beginning. The most recent major controversy involving the Defense Ministry centers on 113 cases of inappropriate use of designated state strategies. The presence of LDP members with the Unification Church and the mud fund scandal involving the majority of LDP factions are two notable scandals that are still relevant in common memory.
The LDP, its coalition partner, Tomin First no Kai, and the former governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, won a third straight victory on July 7, but the LDP’s performance in the Tokyo municipal council by-elections, securing just two of nine votes, was overshadowed by the LDP’s performance. The by-election of the legislature can hardly be interpreted as an LDP harbinger for the forthcoming political votes in 2025, despite Kishida’s potential problems.  ,
The Chinese criticism is still divided and ineffective. Renho, a former top house senator, came in third place out of three leftist events in the opposition station in national politicians: the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Japanese Communist Party, and the Social Democratic Party.
Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan’s most powerful opposition right-wing party, did n’t back any of the three front-runners for mayor of Tokyo. The independent member Shinji Ishimaru, a former governor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, took second place. The rise in popularity of personable politicians like Shinji Ishimaru may present a greater concern to the LDP on a geographical and ultimately federal level.
By separating the LDP groups, Kishida’s ties with LDP Vice President Taro Aso and Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi strained. His father, Yoshihide Suga, who is affiliated with any LDP party and has distanced himself from Kishida’s leadership, shows more signs of social activity as the LDP presidential vote, scheduled for September, gets closer.
The water in Kishida may soon immediately boil as Tokyo’s summer temperatures rise. Who will assist LDP candidates in the upcoming presidential election, according to LDP officials like Suga, Motegi, and Aso? One thing is clear: Kishida’s success will depend a lot on his ability to win support from the LDP and serve as Japan’s president and prime minister.  ,