林外相、国際秩序維持へ連携　真珠湾攻撃から８０年

　林芳正外相は７日の記者会見で、太平洋戦争の戦端を開いた真珠湾攻撃から８日で８０年を迎えることに関し、「当時の日本は国際秩序への挑戦者となった」と振り返った上で、「自由で開かれた秩序の維持、強化に向けて同志国との連携を一層強化していきたい」と述べた。
　現在の日米関係については「安全保障環境が一層厳しさを増す中、日米同盟の対処力、抑止力強化がますます重要だ」と指摘。一方、覇権主義的な動きを強める中国を念頭に「国際社会の平和と繁栄を支えてきた普遍的価値や国際秩序に対する挑戦に直面している」と語った。（2021/12/07-12:58）

Japan is resolved to work with other countries to maintain the international order, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Navy's attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Hawaii time.
   "At the time, Japan became a challenger to the international order," Hayashi said of the attack, which triggered the war between Japan and the United States as part of World War II.
   "We want to further strengthen cooperation with like-minded countries to maintain and strengthen a free and open order," he said.
   "It's more and more important to strengthen the coping and deterrent capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance as the security environment is even more severe," he said.
   Apparently with China's increasingly hegemonic moves in mind, Hayashi said, "We are facing a challenge to the universal values and international order that have supported the peace and prosperity of the international community."