Indonesian President-Elect Seeks Stronger Ties With Japan Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto strengthens ties with Japan and China, focusing on defense, trade, and regional security cooperation. Top News · Apr 3, 2024
Japan Offers Support To Taiwan After 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Japan expresses readiness to assist Taiwan after earthquake, highlighting mutual support and friendship. Top News · Apr 3, 2024
North Korea Says Japan PM Requested Summit With Kim Jong Un North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has requested a summit with her brother, adding a meeting was unlikely without a policy shift by Tokyo. International Business Times · Mar 25, 2024
North Korea Considers Japanese Summit Proposal Amid Growing Tensions North Korea proposes summit with Japan, cautioning against focus on abductions. Analysts view move as strategic to weaken trilateral security partnership. Top News · Mar 25, 2024
Biden, Kishida, Marcos To Hold White House Summit Upcoming summit between USA, Japan, and the Philippines to strengthen trilateral cooperation and address key regional and global issues. Top News · Mar 19, 2024
Biden To Host U.S.-Japan-Philippines Summit Amid Regional Tensions President Biden to host U.S.-Japan-Philippines summit addressing regional security, economic ties, and democratic values in the Indo-Pacific region. Top News · Mar 19, 2024
Japan raises interest rates for first time since 2007 Shift makes Bank of Japan the last central bank to end negative rates in move that has ‘a lot of symbolic significance’ according to analysts The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2024
Eyes On Bank Of Japan As Unions Announce Wage Hikes The results of key wage hike negotiations in Japan will be announced Friday, with a win for workers expected to set the stage for a hotly anticipated shift away from the central bank's ultra-loose monetary policy. International Business Times · Mar 15, 2024
Japan’s bid to cancel residency of foreigners who dodge taxes stirs unease Tokyo’s plans to give authorities more power to revoke permanent residency prompts cries of xenophobia. Al Jazeera · Mar 15, 2024
US Congress Invites Japanese PM To Address Joint Meeting Learn about the invitation extended to Japanese Prime Minister Kishida to address Congress and the significance of the U.S.-Japan relationship amidst globa... Top News · Mar 5, 2024
Japan's Birth Rate Declines By 5.1%, PM Kishida Says It's Their 'Biggest Crisis' Economic pressures, including high living costs and a demanding work culture, often deter young couples from starting families. International Business Times UK · Mar 3, 2024
Zuckerberg Discusses AI Risks With Japan PM During Asia Tour Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg met Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a visit to Japan, discussing the risks of generative AI, a government spokesman said Wednesday. International Business Times · Feb 28, 2024
Zuckerberg Discusses AI Risks With Japan PM Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while on a visit to Japan, with reports saying they discussed the risks of generative AI. "We had a good, productive conversation about AI and the future of technology," local media quoted Zuckerberg as saying after the 30-minute meeting on… International Business Times · Feb 28, 2024
Ukraine PM calls for long-range missiles to fight back Russia Shmyhal says delays in providing long-range artillery, missile equipment is ‘main danger for us on the battlefield’. Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2024
Top News · Feb 19, 2024 Japan Commits Long-Term Support for Ukraine's Reconstruction Efforts Japanese PM pledges long-term support for Ukraine's reconstruction, emphasizing investments in humanitarian, tech, and knowledge sectors.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2024 Japan’s Noto earthquake: thousands of survivors struggle as accusations of neglect grow The lives of 14,000 people affected by the New Year’s day disaster remain in limbo, living in evacuation shelters, and surviving hand to mouth
Al Jazeera · Feb 8, 2024 Japan’s stock market barely grew for decades. Now it’s booming Japan’s Nikkei is at a 34-high as a cheap yen and corporate governance reforms lure international investors.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2024 Japan’s former PM, 83-year-old Aso, piles insults on female foreign minister Taro Aso, vice-president of ruling LDP, said Yoko Kamikawa ‘not that good looking’, got her name wrong, used ageist jibe and mixed up her place in history
Top News · Jan 30, 2024 Kishida Vows Reforms, Breaks from Corruption Scandal in Japan Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vows to break from money politics amid major corruption scandal, while prioritizing military strengthening and Japan-U...
International Business Times · Jan 26, 2024 Japan Stock Markets Make Major Gains Amid China's Decline Asian investments are undergoing a seismic shift as Japan's stock markets surge and China's make a steady retreat.
The Hindu · Jan 21, 2024 PM Modi congratulates Japan on successful lunar landing ISRO is looking forward to cooperating with Japanese agency JAXA in the field of space exploration, PM Modi has said.
TechRadar · Jan 19, 2024 AWS unveils multi-billion dollar investment to expand Japan cloud computing capabilities One of Amazon’s biggest cloud investments will head for Japan as the company prepares for more AI.
The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024 Some schools reopen and garbage collection resumes in Japan's areas hardest-hit by New Year's quake Some schools have reopened and limited garbage collection has resumed in Japan’s northcentral region of Noto that was hit by the deadly New Year’s Day earthquake
The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2024 Japan's Kishida visits quake-hit region as concerns rise about diseases in evacuation centers Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is visiting the country’s north-central region of Noto for the first time since the deadly Jan. 1 earthquakes to alleviate growing concern about slow relief work and the spread of diseases in evacuation centers
The Guardian - AU · Jan 8, 2024 Japan prosecutors make first arrest in financial scandal engulfing ruling party Tokyo district public prosecutors’ office says it has arrested Yoshitaka Ikeda, a former vice-education minister