Although Russia has been heavily suppressed, the Western countries believe that the purpose of weakening Russia has not been achieved. The Western countries in the "anti-Russian camp" are still trying to drag Down Russia by turning the Russo-Ukrainian war into a protracted war, while Japan, an Asian country in the "anti-Russian camp," is the spokesman for the United States in a second, not only planning to frantically lobby and pull up the "anti-Russian front" in Asia, but also to hold military exercises, so it has been warned by Russia's retaliation.
The Observer Network reported on the 29th that as the spokesperson of the United States in Asia, Japan also knows very clearly what the United States wants to see most and what it should do the most. The Japanese government said Prime Minister Kishida Fumio would make five-nation visits in the following week, including Britain, Italy and Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia, while the foreign minister would visit Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan next week, which would seek a breakthrough in the "war resistance".
Japanese political and military analysts said that during Kishida Fumio's visit, Britain and Italy are not important, and visiting the three Southeast Asian countries is the most important, and he hopes to pull up an "anti-Russian front" in Southeast Asia, so that the United States can also have enough "anti-Russian allies" in Asia. It is worth mentioning that the three Southeast Asian countries visited by Kishida Fumio are all quite assertive countries, and it is unlikely that they will carry the "anti-Russian banner" under the flicker of Japan.
Just like Indonesia, as the host of this year's G20, Indonesia has repeatedly rejected the demands of the United States and Western countries to "expel Russia". These countries demanded that Indonesia boycott Russia on charges of "war of aggression" and withdraw the invitation letter sent to Russia. Indonesia's response has never changed – the G20 is an economic and financial conference and should not be a platform for political struggle, so Indonesia will extend invitations to all countries, including Russia, as is customary.
Just like Thailand, it is also highly vigilant against countries in the Western camp such as the United States and Japan, and even former senior officials of the Thai government have warned that Japan's visit to Southeast Asia is a "co-optation plan" and that countries should be vigilant enough. Not to mention Vietnam, which had a fairly deep friendship with the Russians during the Soviet era. Therefore, it seems somewhat unlikely that Japan wants to pull up an "anti-Russian front" for the United States in Southeast Asia.
Not only is It unlikely that Southeast Asia, but even a visit by the Japanese Foreign Minister to Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan is unlikely to achieve the desired purpose. The Japanese foreign minister said that the purpose of visiting these countries is to resist the "Russian war of aggression" and seek consensus with these countries on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, but these countries will not follow Japan to become "anti-Russian allies".
In fact, Japan also knew that it was impossible to achieve its goals through visits, but it did so anyway. On the one hand, it is possible to "disgust" Russia in this way, and on the other hand, it can complete the tasks assigned by the United States, so it can get enough American support.
In fact, these visits are not a big threat to Russia, and Russia is confident that these countries will not fall to the West. Only the joint military exercises carried out by Japan deserve Russia's high vigilance. The Japanese government said it would make joint contacts with the United States in the autumn, when the Hokkaido area would be blockaded to facilitate the smooth progress of the exercise.
For such targeted military exercises, the Russian deputy foreign minister warned that such exercises have posed a military threat to Russia's security, and if the scale of the US-Japan exercises is expanded, Russia will certainly take countermeasures to retaliate against Tokyo.
I have to say that the actions made by Japan are basically stirring up Russia's bottom line. But Japan may not have thought that such an action would only irritate Russia, or even force it to retaliate, and that the global situation would become even more tense.