After Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida finished his trip to India, he visited Kiev on the 21st and made a surprise visit to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, which attracted international attention. During his talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, he expressed Japan’s determination to stand firmly in the camp of freedom and democracy, support Ukraine, and oppose wars of aggression. Akio Yabata, a senior Japanese media person, believes that Kishida took a great risk to visit Kiev this time to prove that Japan does not fall behind in supporting Ukraine, and also declares Japan’s determination not to bow to power.

Akio Yata posted on Facebook that Kishida’s lightning diplomacy has attracted the attention of the whole world. Kishida only brought less than 10 followers. According to the current Japanese law, Japanese self-defense personnel cannot carry guns to perform tasks abroad. Unarmed and without armed protection, the group secretly set off from a hotel in New Delhi at around 11:00 p.m. on the 20th, boarded a plane, went straight to Poland, and then changed to a train to enter Ukraine. This is the first time a Japanese prime minister has stepped into a country at war since World War II.

Yaba Akio mentioned that according to the original schedule, the 20th will be the last day of Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to India, and he should board the plane to return to Japan early in the morning on the 21st. As a result, the prime minister disappeared suddenly in the middle of the night, terrifying Japanese officials and journalists who did not know. According to Japanese media friends, on the morning of the 21st, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who accompanied Kishida to visit New Delhi were surrounded by reporters, asking where the prime minister had gone. The official replied in a low voice while wiping his sweat: “We are confirming the whereabouts of the prime minister.”

Yaban Akio pointed out, why should Kishida’s visit be kept so secret? That’s because Japan has a “peaceful constitution” and there is no way to use force overseas. In other words, if the prime minister is shot dead, Japan has no way to retaliate; if the prime minister is captured, there is no way to rescue it. Therefore, this visit is extremely risky. The Japanese government did not dare to release the news until Kishida entered Ukraine and was protected by the Ukrainian military and police.

Yaba Akio continued to point out that Kishida chose to visit Ukraine at this time for two reasons. One is that in May this year, Japan will hold the G7 summit in Kishida’s hometown, Hiroshima. As speaker, Kishida wants to show both at home and abroad that Japan is not lagging behind in supporting Ukraine. Another reason is that Chinese President Xi Jinping is currently visiting Russia. The combination of these two evil neighbors of Japan will put a lot of pressure on Japan.

Yaba Akio emphasized: “Prime Minister Kishida wants to prove through his own actions that Japan will not give in, will not bow to power, and firmly opposes aggression that uses force to unilaterally change the status quo. Prime Minister Kishida has been positioned as a “dove” in Japan for many years. Home. Unexpectedly, after the death of his ally, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he would resolutely carry the banner of “protecting freedom and democracy”. This visit will undoubtedly make him famous in history. I am very glad that there is another famous Japanese Courageous statesman.”