Ditch ‘enemy state’ label, Japanese PM tells UN

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called on the United Nations to scrap references to former Axis powers as “enemy states” in its Charter — a World War II-era designation that China and Russia have recently used to attack Tokyo. Takaichi, in her first appearance before the UN General Assembly in New York, described Japan as a “peace-loving nation” and said the references “must be deleted”. “I would like to strongly emphasise this position as Japan has the pride and honour of its significant contributions to the efforts of the United Nations over the last 70 years,” she said. The…