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Panasonic To Build New Battery Plants In North America

By March 2031, Panasonic intends to increase its total EV battery production capacity from about 50 gigawatt-hours (GWh) per year to 200 GWh per year.

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Markets Today: Stocks Climb as Sentiment Improves for a Debt Ceiling Deal

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.31% at a 9-month nearest-futures high, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +0.05% at a 13-month high. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately higher. The broader market is garnering support on...

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Handrolls and highball bar opens today

The Japanese Highball Bar 1923 opens today at 5pm at theCommons Saladaeng, marking Being Beyond Borders’ flagship outlet.

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Japan PM Kishida wants to abolish nuclear arms but build military

Kishida may become the leader most singularly responsible for cementing Japan’s turn away from decades of pacifism.

Al Jazeera

Rishi Sunak lost for words as he’s asked how it feels to be a LOSER in awkward TV clip

The PM, who is in Japan for the G7 summit, was grilled on how it feels to have lost more than 1,000 Tory seats in his first test at the ballot box in local elections earlier this month

Daily Mirror

Watch: World leaders visit Itsukushima shrine during G7 summit

World leaders visited the Itsukushima shrine in Hiroshima as they gathered for the G7 summit in Japan on Friday, 19 May.

The Independent UK

South Korea's Yoon meets Hiroshima survivors for the first time

President Yoon Suk Yeol met some South Korean survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on the sidelines of a G7 summit on Friday.

Reuters

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“We must send a clear message to Putin,” Russia will pay the price for Ukraine war: Japan Envoy to India

On eve of G-7 Summit, Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki stresses on Ukraine focus, also aligning G7-G20 agendas with “key partner” India.

The Hindu

Zelenskyy arrives at G-7 summit in Japan as leaders ramp up pressure on Russia

On his arrival, Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram: "Japan. G7. Important meetings with partners and friends of Ukraine. Security and increased cooperation for our victory. Today, peace will be closer."

WEKU

Martin Schram: Another master plan run amok

As President Joe Biden’s Air Force One landed in Japan Wednesday for a carefully planned G7 summit, he had a world of problems on his mind:

Tribune News Service

Atomic bomb survivors look to G7 summit in Hiroshima as a 'sliver of hope' for nuclear disarmament

Holding this week’s Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, is an attempt by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to promote an anti-nuclear message

The Independent UK

G7 countries seek to bolster front against Russia and China

G7 leaders arrived in Hiroshima, Japan, on Thursday to mull tighter sanctions on Russia and counter measures against China's "economic coercion".

Radio France Internationale

PM Modi leaves for Japan in first leg of three-nation visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left for Japan to attend the G7 Summit in Hiroshima in the first leg of his three-nation visit during which he will also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

G7 leaders confront spectre of nuclear conflict on visit to Hiroshima memorial

At a ceremony opening the G7 summit in Japan, leaders laid wreaths and visited the museum commemorating the 1945 attack

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s troops redeployed to Bakhmut as Kyiv makes ‘tactical gains’

Redeployment to Bakhmut region comes amid doubts about commitment of Wagner forces there

The Hindu

Japan “seriously thinking” about joining UPI payments system: Minister

Japan is “seriously thinking” about joining the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) network to allow cross-border payments between Japanese residents and those in India, according to Taro Kono, the country’s Minister of Digital Affairs.

The Independent UK

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 slightly radioactive water into the sea

Reuters

G7 signals long-term Ukraine support to Russia, woos 'Global South'

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday drew a parallel between the destruction of Bakhmut and the horror of Hiroshima, evoking the symbolism of mass destruction as he wrapped up a surprise appearance at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Japan.

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G7 summit gets underway in Hiroshima as Japan warns world leaders on nuclear weapons

The leaders of the world's wealthiest democracies are meeting in Hiroshima, the site of the world's first nuclear attack, as they discuss the dangers of Russia and China.

The New Daily

Watch: Albanese heads to Japan, Air pollution link, Kidnapped Australian released

Watch: A 95-year-old woman is fighting for life in hospital after she was tasered by police in an aged care facility in the NSW Snowy Mountains. Prime

Reuters

South Korean experts to visit Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan says

A team of around 30 South Korean experts will visit Japan during May 22-25 to inspect facilities related to water release from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, Japan's foreign ministry said on Friday.

Reuters

Japan, France leaders vow to strengthen ties as Paris eyes more access

Japan and France on Friday said they wanted to deepen bilateral cooperation after agreeing earlier this month to accelerate discussions for a joint military exercise framework with Paris hoping to push for reciprocal access agreements.

France 24

G7 leaders discuss China 'economic coercion' threat

Leaders from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expected to join the group in person on Sunday.

The Independent UK

G7 stance on China complicated by huge stakes in economic ties, cooperation on global issues

Leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies are generally united in voicing concern about China

Al Jazeera

Why Japan’s sleepy city of Hiroshima was chosen to host the G7

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to ‘send a strong message’ for a world without nuclear weapons.

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