Japanese prime minister addresses ‘undercurrent of self-doubt’ about US role abroad

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasized the importance of the alliance between the United States and Japan and urged lawmakers not to retreat from their role on the world stage during what he called an “inflection point” in history during a joint address to Congress on Thursday.

“As we meet here today, I detect an undercurrent of self-doubt among some Americans about what your role in the world should be,” Kishida told Congress. “This self-doubt is arising at a time when our world is at history’s turning point.”