Japan's Kishida aims to keep Indo-Pacific on radar at G7 summit

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to draw attention to security concerns involving China at this week's Group of Seven summit, tying the discussion to economic issues in order to keep the grouping focused on developments in East Asia.

Kishida departed Wednesday from Tokyo's Haneda Airport to attend the G7 summit, which starts Thursday in Puglia in southern Italy. On Saturday, he will also participate in a global summit in Switzerland to discuss peace in Ukraine.