Ukraine war: Japan imposed Russia sanctions as it needs help if China invades Tokyo, Taro Kono says

Japan’s sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine are necessary, even if they squeeze energy supplies, because Tokyo one day could need allies to counter China in East Asia, former foreign minister Taro Kono said.“We need to tell the people in Japan that in order to protect ourselves we need to help others too,” Kono said. “If there is any aggression anywhere on this planet, we need to stop them,” he added.Japan counts neighbouring China as its top national security threat, followed by…