President Joe Biden faces his fellow world leaders Friday in Japan under the shadow of a looming default on US debt, a scenario his advisers said risks subverting American leadership and sending the global economy into tailspin. ( read original story ...)
Biden to join fellow G7 leaders in Japan as China’s aggression pushes Tokyo past pacifism
Tokyo — President Biden was in Japan Thursday to join fellow G7 leaders in Hiroshima for a Friday summit that will see the world's biggest economic powers grapple with global issues, including China's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s inflation stays above BOJ’s target, key gauge hits four-decade high
Japan's core consumer inflation stayed well above the central bank's 2% target in April and a key index stripping away the effects of fuel hit a fresh four-decade high, keeping alive expectations of a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s consumer inflation stays above central bank target as price hikes broaden
Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.4% in April from a year earlier as price hikes broadened, data showed on Friday, casting doubt on the central bank's view inflation will slow back below its 2% ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pushes for ‘realistic’ approach to hitting net zero
Tokyo says Asia’s circumstances require a different speed of energy transition — but critics dismiss its argument as self-serving ... ( read original story ...)
As Biden Visits Hiroshima, U.S. Stands Behind Japan’s Military Resurgence
An official says "Japan's acquisition and development of new capabilities...contributes significantly to U.S.-Japan collective security and regional stability." ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kore-eda: sexual identity not the focus in film ‘Monster’
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda said he did not want to focus on sexual identity in portraying the relationship between the two schoolboys at the centre of his latest film, "Monster." ( read original story ...)
‘Big money never buys cheap’: Why investors are waiting on Japan
As Japan's stock market roars to multi-decade highs, large investors with long memories say they are staying out, wary of sagging momentum and the prospect the central bank will unwind its massive monetary stimulus. ( read original story ...)
Consadole Sapporo vs Kyoto Sanga Prediction: Hosts Need this Win More than the Visitors
The J1 League starts again with Consadole Sapporo clashing with Kyoto Sanga in another enthralling league contest. The hosts who possess a determined victory rate, look to demonstrate new tactics and ... ( read original story ...)
Has China’s aggression convinced Japan to abandon its pacifist roots?
As Biden heads for a G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Japan looks poised to put its WWII history behind and become a modern military power, but are its people ready? ( read original story ...)
Chipmakers look to Japan as worries about China grow
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he welcomed and expected more investment from global chipmakers, after meeting top executives on Thursday before a Group of Seven summit. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Britain strike ‘historic accord’ on cooperation in defense, clean energy, semiconductors
Japan and Britain have struck what they are calling a historic accord on cooperation in defense, clean energy and semiconductors. The pact was announced as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Meeting Highlights Democracies’ Push to Secure Chip Supplies
Executives from Intel, TSMC and Samsung meet Japan’s prime minister ahead of the G-7 summit in Hiroshima. ( read original story ...)
Bear attack suspected after fisherman vanishes, human head found near lake in Japan
Police said a fisherman went missing at Lake Shumarinai in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. Toshihiro Nishikawa, 54, reportedly went to fish by himself on the lake and a boat operator later saw a bear with waders — long rubber boots often worn by anglers — in its mouth. ( ...
First Thing: Japan PM prepares push for nuclear weapons pledge in Hiroshima
Ukraine war and China’s Taiwan ambitions are expected to dominate G7 discussions, but Fumio Kishida will have a powerful backdrop. Plus, the rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani ( read original story ...)
Leaders Begin Arriving in Japan for Meeting of G-7 Nations, With War in Ukraine High on the Agenda
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Hiroshima on Thursday as he prepared to welcome world leaders to the Group of Seven meeting in the western Japanese city that was the site of the world ( read original story ...)