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Fumio Kishida may no longer be prime minister, but in the last few days he has quietly stepped back into the spotlight as the elder statesman who wants to define how Japan faces a much darker world. In an exclusive interview with The Sankei Shimbun, published by Japan Forward on December 15, Kishida gave a remarkably blunt warning about Chinas growing information warfare campaign, saying Beijing is actively shaping global opinion through diplomatic channels and social media and that Japan must answer at the ministerial and political level, not just with bureaucrats. According to Japan Forward, he tied this directly to his own legacy, stressing that the three national security documents his administration approved in 2022 including the National Security Strategy and the controversial decision to give Japan counterstrike capabilities now sit at the heart of Japans defense posture, and must not be treated as a mere budgeting exercise but as a long term framework for deterrence and survival.
In the same interview, Kishida assessed the current Takaichi administration from a distance, praising high support rates but warning that Japans new multi party Diet makes decision making harder and demands steady results. Japan Forward reports that he also voiced unease that, even as tensions with China rise, U.S. President Donald Trump has stayed largely silent, and he urged Tokyo to work to keep its only ally fully engaged. That comment is already being picked up in Japanese political chatter as a sign Kishida still sees foreign and security policy as his biographical calling card, not just a past chapter.
Recent coverage of the historic Central Asia plus Japan summit in Tokyo this weekend has also pulled Kishidas name back into the news cycle. Dunyo Information Agency and The Japan Times both note that back in 2024, then Prime Minister Kishida had planned his own summit style trip to Kazakhstan with the five Central Asian leaders but was forced to cancel. That missed opportunity is now being contrasted with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichis successful launch of the leaders level dialogue in Tokyo, a reminder that Kishidas long running interest in Central Asia as a strategic corridor between Europe and Asia is part of his broader biography as a diplomacy first leader.
As for social media, there have been no credible reports in the last 24 hours of major new posts or viral moments from Kishida himself; most mentions simply recycle his China comments and his role in designing Japans current security line. Any talk of a political comeback or factional maneuvering remains pure speculation at this stage and is not backed by hard reporting.
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