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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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

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...

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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

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

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

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

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.

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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

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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

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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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

The Independent UK

Japan prosecutors make first arrest in the political fundraising scandal sweeping the ruling party

Japanese prosecutors have made their first arrest in connection with a major political slush funds scandal that has rocked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s already unpopular government

International Business Times

Woman In 90s Pulled From Rubble Five Days After Japan Quake

A woman in her 90s trapped for five days under the rubble by a huge earthquake in central Japan was rescued against the odds, but snow and storms were expected to complicate relief efforts on Sunday.

The Hindu

Japan earthquake: PM Modi writes to Japanese counterpart

PM Modi wrote to his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida expressing India’s solidarity with Japan and its people affected by the devastating earthquake on January 1

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