India, April 11 -- In a sign that the anxieties over the possible return of Donald Trump extend beyond Europe, Japan's PM Kishida Fumio had a clear message for Americans during his address to the US Congress on Thursday: Don't doubt yourself and your global role, the world needs you.

On the third day of his state visit to Washington DC, after committing to the most significant upgrade to the security alliance between Japan and US, Kishida used his moment on Capitol Hill to address Republicans in the House and the increasingly isolationist constituency outside to paint a picture of a world where American leadership was "indispensable" to deal with old and new threats, including those posed by China and Russia. In this task, he assured the...