Experts tell Stuti Mishra that climate action measures at the G7 summit might be coming in too late as Japan’s own track record on climate action is pushed into the spotlight ( read original story ...)
Ukraine’s Zelensky caps frenetic week of diplomacy with plans to appear in person at Japan’s G7 summit
Volodymyr Zelensky will travel in person to Japan for the Group of Seven (G7) summit, according to an official familiar with the planning, a stark display of confidence and Western solidarity as the Ukraine’s wartime leader tries to keep crucial support from allied nations flowing. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Hitachi Astemo flags lapses in quality tests over decades
Japanese automotive supplier Hitachi Astemo said on Friday it found misconduct over testing and other procedures for components had lasted as long as four decades, affecting a much wider range of plants and customers than previously disclosed. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Trading Is Heading for the Fringes After Flirting With Mainstream
As Jane Street Group, Jump Trading and other major firms pull back from crypto trading in the US amid heightened regulatory scrutiny, the market is quickly becoming less liquid, less mainstream and less attractive to institutional investors.
Japan, US defense chiefs to hold talks on June 1 in Tokyo
The Japanese and U.S. defense ministers are arranging talks for June 1 in Tokyo to discuss the allocation of responsibilities in the ... ( read original story ...)
Major Japan firms offer 3.91% pay hike, sharpest rise in 31 years
Major Japanese companies raised wages by an average 3.91 percent in this year's spring wage talks, marking the biggest increase in 31 years in the face of repeated calls by Prime Minister Fumio ... ( read original story ...)
As Biden Visits Hiroshima Peace Museum, Japan Counts His Minutes Inside
President Barack Obama’s visit to the museum in 2016 was too short. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s G7 Refugee Balancing Act: Door Open for Ukrainians, but Not Many Others
Last week, Japan pledged $1 billion in Ukrainian aid, including for its neighbours to take in refugees, and on the eve of the summit said it would accept wounded Ukrainian soldiers at a military hospital in Tokyo, an unprecedented step. ( read original story ...)
Zelensky Will Travel to Japan for the G7, Seeking Arms and Aid, Officials Say
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was preparing to make the audacious trip halfway around the world as his country moves toward a counteroffensive against Russian forces. ( read original story ...)
South Korea to send 21-member team to Japan to review discharge plans at Fukushima nuclear plant
South Korea will send a 21-member team of government experts to Japan next week to visit the Fukushima nuclear power plant where they will review contentious Japanese plans to release treated but slig ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Perfect Economic Wave Cresting Nicely
The Japanese economy is booming, wages are surging, the stockmarket is at levels not seen in three decades and the outlook is its most upbeat in years.
Japan Stocks Extend Rally as Nikkei 225 Hovers at 1990 High
Japanese stocks rose, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average trading at the highest in nearly 33 years, as optimism the US will avoid default added to bullish sentiment that has fueled one of the world’s best rallies of 2023.
‘Defenders’ mark Police Week at Air Force base in Tokyo with challenges, memorials
Police Week is organized on most Air Force installations worldwide as an avenue to interact with on-base communities and recognize security forces airme. ( read original story ...)
Wife of U.S. sailor jailed in Japan pleads for Biden to bring up case at G7 summit
The wife of a U.S. sailor jailed in Japan wants President Biden to press for his release when he meets with Japan's prime minister at the G7 summit. ( read original story ...)
Casualty actors add realism to earthquake-response drill at Navy base in Japan
Actors with gory mock injuries co-starred in a three-day drill that simulated a large-magnitude earthquake that inflicted mass casualties at the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet south of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of 7.7 magnitude hits New Caledonia, triggers tsunami warning in South Pacific
Watch | Japan to join India's UPI payment system, says Kono Taro, Japan's Digital Minister The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of roughly 24 ... ( read original story ...)