Japan is attending a NATO summit for the first time ever

A Japanese leader will attend a NATO summit for the first time ever in a move prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday that he plans to attend the NATO summit, which is due to take place from June 28 to June 30 in Madrid, Spain.

He said that Japan will "argue that security in Europe and the Indo-Pacific is inseparable, and that unilateral changes in the status quo by force are not allowed anywhere in the world."

Kishida said that Russia's harming world peace should not be forgiven, and that breaking international law comes "at a high price."