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Japan PM Kishida to reshuffle cabinet as early as Aug 10 -NHK

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to reshuffle his cabinet as early as Aug. 10, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday.

Reuters · Aug 5, 2022

Work stoppages and no chatting at lunch: Japan Inc grapples with COVID

Japanese companies are temporarily shutting offices or suspending production as they battle a record wave of COVID-19, disrupting businesses in a country that has until now weathered the pandemic better than most advanced economies. 

Reuters · Aug 5, 2022

China missile drills around Taiwan a threat to regional security, says Japan PM

Fumio Kishida welcomes Nancy Pelosi in Tokyo and urges Beijing to halt planned four days of military exercises sparked by US House speaker’s visit

The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2022

Analysis-As inflation bites, Japan's PM finds unlikely ally in labour unions

As Japan faces its first major battle with inflation in decades, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is extending a rare olive branch to labour unions, who he sees as crucial to his wider push to boost household wealth.

Reuters · Aug 4, 2022

South Korean president accused of avoiding Nancy Pelosi in bid to placate China

Yoon Suk-yeol will not meet US House speaker in move critics say aims to avoid antagonising China as tensions in the Taiwan strait simmer

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022

Kishida calls on global community to unite on nuclear disarmament

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed the importance of unity in the international community to realize a world without nuclear weapons in his speech at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York on Monday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 3, 2022

Why the U.N. chief says we are 'one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation'

It's not the first time for such a dire warning. Here's a brief look at why Guterres and others are raising the alarm now.

WEKU · Aug 2, 2022

Seeking realistic approach between nuke-free world, U.S. nuclear umbrella Kishida and nuclear disarmament /

As the world faces a growing nuclear threat exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, among other factors, this series explores the strategy and prospects of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's nuclear disarmament-related diplomacy. This is the second installment in a three-part series.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 2, 2022

Kishida promotes 'Hiroshima Action Plan' for nuke-free world

NEW YORK -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday presented an action plan for a world without nuclear weapons during a speech at a Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 2, 2022

US ambassador to Japan warns of Chinese economic coercion

The U.S. ambassador in Tokyo says his government is working with Japan and other likeminded countries to counter Chinese attempts to use its economic might to force political change around the world

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022