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India and Japan on Saturday launched a Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) for cooperation to achieve sustainable economic growth, combat climate change and ensure energy…

Today I am visiting India, my first bilateral visit since my appointment as Prime Minister. Bound by universal values ​​such as freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law, which have been shared over a long history of trade,…

Like the impending catastrophe in our future, the tragedies unfolding in Ukraine are rooted in oil. One of the lesser known aspects of the First World War was Britain's effort to corner the then nascent oil market of the Middle East. "Oil…

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday urged other countries to join forces to end attempts to forcibly change the status quo in Asia, targeting China's asserted territorial claims in the region.During a visit to Malaysia, the…

Hello,Patrick Brown, the former leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, has settled a lawsuit with CTV News and says he is now set to decide whether he will run for the leadership of the federal Conservatives.At issue is a 2018…

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi plans to visit the United Arab Emirates and Turkey this month, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday, as Tokyo steps up diplomacy following the escalation of the attack. of…

SINGAPORE — Much of the world has united against Russia following its foray into Ukraine. The emissaries left the meetings rather than listen to a senior Russian diplomat speak. Western nations have been pretty much on board with…

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Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday that Japan should break a long-standing taboo and hold an active debate on nuclear weapons - including a possible NATO-like "nuclear sharing" program - at the following Russia's invasion…

Japan is considering imposing economic sanctions on Belarus, in line with the United States, for its support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, two government officials with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Saturday. It was not…

TOKYO (AP) — Twenty million dollars in UN humanitarian funds for Ukraine. A series of tougher new sanctions against Russia from Japan, Australia, Taiwan and others. And a cascade of convictions at the highest level.As Russian bombs and…

TV talk show host Amer Ayad expected a backlash after using his platform to cast Tunisia's president as an aspiring dictator. But even he was stunned by her severity.Police seized him from his home in his pajamas, picked him up at…

Prime Minister Hun Sen sent a condolence letter to Michiko Kanzaki on February 18 for the loss of her husband Koji Kanzaki, a prominent Japanese philanthropist living in Cambodia, who has contributed greatly to promoting mutual…

TOKYO — Women have never found a welcoming home in Japanese unions. Sexism is entrenched. Issues such as wage discrimination and sexual harassment at work are often overlooked. Many women, speechless, have abandoned the movement.So when…

In a development that would further delay the rejuvenation of the Nag River, the report of the project to reduce its pollution was rejected by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). This was revealed by Union Minister Nitin…

Myanmar will not attend this week's meetings in Cambodia of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, rejecting an invitation to send an apolitical representative in place of its chief diplomat, his…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programsThrough AUDREY McAVOY Associated PressFebruary 13, 2022, 02:23•…

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Russia could invade Ukraine during the Beijing Winter Olympics, so Americans would have to leave the…

A mystery swirls around the world's third-largest economy: why haven't wages risen in Japan over the past two decades as they have elsewhere?Since Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took office, he has made it clear that raising wages is…

Hours after one of Boris Johnson's oldest allies quit - with a scathing rebuke of his judgment - Britain's Prime Minister gathered shocked staffers in Downing Street to tell them 'change is good ".But as Johnson has tried to put his…

The United States has urged Japan to consider imposing economic sanctions on Moscow if Russian troops invade Ukraine, diplomatic sources said on Saturday. Japan, however, has postponed its response to the US request,…

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Author and former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, who left his mark on Japanese politics as a staunch hawk and whose nationalist views often ruffled the feathers of Japan's neighbors, has died. said a source close to him…

Londonderry, Northern Ireland – The Northern Irish city of Londonderry commemorates one of the darkest days in modern UK history on Sunday when, 50 years ago, British troops opened fire without provocation on civil rights…

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government said Friday it would monitor the World Health Organization's…

Will Japan raise taxes again? The IMF may have provided the Japanese…

Yanita Antoko has been waiting for more than a year in Indonesia to join her husband in Japan. She has her papers and has closed her business selling homemade spice mixes, but remains excluded.The 30-year-old is one of more than 370,000…

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet approval rating stood at 55.9%, down 4.1 points from the previous survey in December, a Kyodo News survey showed on Sunday, as the Japan is grappling with recent outbreaks of COVID-19 infections…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The United States has become increasingly involved in the investigation into the murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, with the main suspects facing the prospect of a trial in American courts as an…

TOKYO, January 22. /TASS/. Japan's attempts to threaten Russia in the context of the situation around Ukraine with "decisive actions in close coordination with the United States and other allies" are unacceptable, senseless and…

Amid growing tensions with China over Taiwan and Japan's worst Covid spike, President Joe Biden is expected to meet Japan's new prime minister virtually on Friday. The virtual meeting, which will be the first between the two leaders, also…

Greater security cooperation between the United States and Japan is expected to be the focus of the first substantive talks between their leaders since Fumio Kishida became Japanese prime minister last year, amid growing concern over…

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BISHKEK – Protests that erupted across Kazakhstan on January 2 quickly turned into riots in all major cities across the country. What did the protesters want and what will be the outcome of the country's worst civil unrest since…

In the first of several elections in Okinawa this year with national political and defense implications, voters in Nago will head to the polls on Jan. 23 to choose a mayor. Their choice boils down to a candidate who is broadly in…

The United States has agreed to impose stricter COVID-19 measures on US military bases in Japan, a joint US-Japan statement said on Sunday, fearing that outbreaks at the bases could fuel infection in communities local. For two weeks…

(Bloomberg) - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi urged the United States to impose restrictions on troops stationed in Japan amid outbreaks of viruses believed to originate from bases, which have strained allied ties.In a phone…

CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN It's been an interesting year for just about everything including art and fashion. The Biggest Cultural Moments of 2021 spans iconic award moments, jaw-dropping digital art sales and more. Here's…

Fumio Kishida was appointed Prime Minister of Japan on October 4, 2021, and the Kishida administration was formed on the same day. They target the "new capitalism" based on the concept of a "virtuous cycle of growth and distribution" and…

The Japanese and US armed forces have drawn up a draft joint operation plan for a possible emergency in Taiwan, Japanese news agency Kyodo said Thursday, citing unnamed Japanese government sources, amid mounting tensions between the…

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The Japanese prime minister said the government had overestimated the value of some construction orders received from builders for years, undermining the credibility of official statistics widely used by investors and economists.Officials…

OSAKA - The Japanese government said on Wednesday it had agreed to pay damages to the wife of a former finance ministry bureaucrat who alleges her husband committed suicide after being ordered to falsify related documents allegations…

The health ministry on Wednesday presented a proposal for public health insurance coverage for fertility treatments from April 2022, including a plan to limit coverage for women to under 43.The proposal was submitted at a meeting of…

A slew of countries from West Asia to Europe will be on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's overseas travel list in 2022, all of which depend on the COVID-19 situation around the world. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, few VVIP…

Tokyo report | Security | East Asia It is essential that the national security strategy review announced by Prime Minister Kishida includes policies aimed at…

Energy giant Woodside and Australian governments are betting against the success of the Paris climate agreement by supporting gas development that would dramatically increase greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report.Woodside…

New Delhi | Jagran Press Office: In today's blog “Breaking News, Latest Updates” on Jagran English, we will focus on the Omicron strain of COVID-19, first detected in South Africa, which has been…

Foreign Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the 18th Russia-India-China Foreign Minister Meeting in New Delhi on Friday. ANI…

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at his press conference after parliament re-elected him prime minister following an election victory last month for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Kantei, Japan , November 10, 2021.…

Nadda urges the pit presidents to redouble their efforts for the victory of the saffron party, as they did in 2014, 2019 and 2017 GORAKHPUR Bharatiya Janata (BJP) party chairman JP Nadda on Monday denounced opposition parties, saying the…

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan kicked off its presidential campaign on Friday, with four candidates vying to reinvigorate the country's largest opposition party after its poor general election results last month.The…

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, in a telephone interview Thursday with his Chinese counterpart, stressed the importance of peace and stability between China and Taiwan and expressed "serious concern" over the situation in…

Amid global uncertainties, it is vital to strengthen the bonds of like-minded nations to face these challenges. In the Indo-Pacific region, cooperation between Australia and Japan has been where the action is. These key allies of the…

As Thursday marked a month since taking office, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's international debut was behind him, but a series of domestic issues awaited him.Kishida produced results in his diplomatic debut in Scotland, analysts…

Two Asian leaders made net neutrality pledges to the COP26 summit in Glasgow while the Chinese president was remarkable in his absence. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised domestic observers by announcing his intention to reduce…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has chosen Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi for the ruling party's No.2 position, a powerful role that includes policy making and campaign finance. Motegi will replace Akira Amari who has…

(Repeat October 28 story, no change to text)By Rikako Maruyama and Elaine LiesTOKYO, October 28 (Reuters) - Momoko Nojo's campaign for the upcoming elections in Japan revolves around social media and T-shirts, but she is not running for…

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose ruling coalition according to media polls is expected to remain in power in Sunday's general election, appears poised to differentiate himself from his predecessor Yoshihide Suga in order to avoid…

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese voters vote in national elections on Sunday, a first big test for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to determine if he has a mandate broad enough to tackle a coronavirus-battered economy, a population and aging and…

Rich country leaders to meet ahead of climate summitChinese and Russian presidents to follow events remotelyG20 countries could make or break global warming talksCOVID-19 crisis, economic recovery should also featureROME, October 28…

Scott Morrison says the world is reaching a critical point in the health and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.The Prime Minister is on his way to Rome for the G20 summit, which has the theme "People, Planet and Prosperity".The…

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan is likely to lose a few seats in the October 31 lower house election, but the ruling coalition it forms with the Komeito Party is expected to retain a majority, several newspapers said Thursday,…

Almost overnight, Japan became an astonishing and somewhat mysterious coronavirus achievement.New daily COVID-19 cases have fallen from a peak of nearly 6,000 in mid-August in Tokyo, with the number of cases in the densely populated…

TOKYO - Japan's new prime minister said on Sunday that the planned mass disposal of wastewater stored at the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant could not be delayed, despite concerns from local residents.…

New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for the War Dead for the Fall Festival, Kyodo News Agency reported on Sunday, prompting the South Korean government to voice its…

Leigh-on-Sea, England - The assailant who fatally stabbed UK lawmaker David Amess has been referred to an official counterterrorism program for those at risk of radicalization, media reported.Police said on Saturday night that…

Documentary "I Am Greta", about Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, opens in Japan later this month, about a year after its theatrical release and on streaming services in much of the rest of the world .Given that the…

The main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, pledged Wednesday to revive Japan as a nation "of the whole middle class" by promoting the redistribution of wealth.In its political pledges for the October 31…

The political leaders of the ruling and opposition parties, in a television broadcast on Sunday, stressed the need to promote the distribution of wealth in order to revive the economy, which has been damaged by the coronavirus…

NEW YORK / TOKYO - When Japanese meteorologist Syukuro Manabe spoke about his troubles with Japan, laughter could be heard among the audience gathered at Princeton University to hear this year's Nobel Prize winner in physics 'Express."In…

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to two journalists, Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, comes at a time of growing assaults on an independent press around the world, as authoritarian governments expand their reach and the slogan of…

Thanks to global coverage of the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential race last month, the coalition of opposition parties that have formed in anticipation of the upcoming Lower House elections has so far attracted few people.…

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Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is applauded after being chosen as the new Prime Minister at the Lower House of Parliament in Tokyo, Japan on October 4, 2021. REUTERS / Kim Kyung-HoonTOKYO, October 7 (Reuters) - Japan's…

In a message to the new Japanese Prime Minister, Raisi, on behalf of the Iranian government and nation, congratulated Kishida Fumio on taking office.He hoped that during Kishida's tenure as prime minister, a new chapter would begin in the…

TOKYO - Imagine you are a policy maker looking to increase your country's low birth rate, what should you do? An important step is to encourage men to take more care of children and do housework, according to a Nikkei analysis.Japan's…

BREAKTHROUGH - Elfren S. Cruz - The Filipino StarOctober 7, 2021 | 00h00 In stable and functioning democracies, the common finding is…

Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has called parliamentary elections for October 31 and vowed to strengthen the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic, shortly after being officially confirmed by lawmakers as head of…

AdvertisingChina announced last month that it would apply to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trade and Peaceful Partnership Agreement (CPTPP). It was quickly followed by Taiwan. With the UK already applying for membership, the…

TOKYO, October 2 (Reuters) - Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to keep current Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and current Education Minister Koichi Hagiuda in his cabinet, the Mainichi newspaper reported.Kishi, 62, and…

TOKYO - Who will Fumio Kishida turn to for expertise as he tries to form a government capable of achieving his political goals?The elite Tokyo boys school that Kishida attended will likely prove to be an asset in her quest for talent.…

Then came the Delta variant. Despite keeping their countries largely closed, the virus has found its way. And when it did, it spread quickly. In the summer, South Korea battled its worst wave of infections; hospitals in Indonesia ran…

Liberal Democratic Party (PLD) presidential candidate former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a campaign speech in Tokyo, Japan on September 17, 2021. Yoshikazu Tsuno / Pool via REUTERSTOKYO, Sept. 29 (Reuters) - Former Japanese…

By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business WriterTOKYO (AP) - Japanese prosecutors accused former Nissan executive Greg Kelly of joining a "plot" to illegally pay his former boss Carlos Ghosn, as they finished their pleadings in a lawsuit on Wednesday.…

Sanofi recently expanded testing of this recombinant protein vaccine as a booster dose to expand the immunity of people inoculated with a variety of other vaccines. The results of this study are expected later this year.Messenger RNA…

TOKYO, Sept.28 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks ended lower on Tuesday, as heavy losses by chipmakers and shippers overshadowed investors' hopes for sustained economic growth under new political leadership as they approached ruling party…

TOKYO (Reuters) - A group of young lawmakers have become a force to be reckoned with in the leadership race of Japan's ruling party, facing party barons in the big vote race on Wednesday, which will also determine the post of Prime…

US President Joe Biden hosts a Quad Leaders Summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide in the East Room of the White House on September 24, 2021 in…

Welcome to your week in Asia.China enters the Golden Week holiday on Friday, just as new regulations require data from electric and autonomous vehicles to be stored in the country. Japan will know midweek who will be its next prime…

The United States has responded to one of China's main demands for better relations with the release of a top executive from Huawei Technologies Co., paving the way for better relations at the cost of appearing to reward Beijing for…

Baghdad - War-scarred Iraq will hold parliamentary elections next month, but Sajad, a 23-year-old man sitting with his friends in a Baghdad cafe, doesn't care."I see the posters of politicians in the street, but I do not know the…

Scott Morrison is not getting ahead but wants to bring people together in the coalition to fight climate change with the goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.The Prime Minister spent the last week in the United States where he met…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia, India and Japan on Friday vowed to work together for a stable, open and democratic Indo-Pacific in a veiled dig in China during their first in-person summit together.…

LARGE AGENDA: Quad leaders said they stand up for freedom of navigation and overflight, and presented plans to tackle…

In a culmination of a 1,030-day standoff, China prepared to welcome home a business executive whose arrest in Canada and possible extradition to the United States made her a hotbed of friction between the superpowers. To recover it,…

The health ministry has started reviewing Japan's healthcare system for a possible sixth wave of coronavirus infections, following numerous cases of people who died at home in the previous resurgence. In addition to…

THE DOMINANCE of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the Diet, the Japanese legislative body, means that the next party chairman will become the country's prime minister. On September 4, outgoing chairman Suga Yoshihide announced that…

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has pledged to promote the creation of sustainable systems to tackle global food insecurity, which he says has been exacerbated by the…

TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Reuters) - Miki Watanabe, managing director of Japanese pub chain Watami, has urgent advice for the next prime minister: provide fair compensation to restaurants affected by COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants.Watanabe,…

Dear ST reader, We hope you are doing well. In our Asian Insider newsletter this week, we take a look at how the Aukus Trilateral Defense Pact is affecting the region and why the reactions have been mixed. We also take a look at…

news, federal politics, The transition away from coal and fossil fuels must happen as "quickly as possible," said one of Australia's chief negotiators for the upcoming UN climate summit. But Australian Ambassador for the Environment Jamie…

TOKYO - The presidential race for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is shaping up to be a three-way contest, according to a Nikkei / TV Tokyo poll, making it increasingly likely that the winner will be decided by a second round.The two…

Narendra Modi in America "href =" https://www.news18.com/topics/narendra-modi-in-america/ "> At the first-ever Quad Leadership Summit, held virtually in March this year, the four member countries pledged to…

World leaders will return to the United Nations for the first time in two years on Tuesday with a formidable program of escalating crises to contend with, including the still raging COVID-19 pandemic and an ever-warming planet.Other…

Mr. Abe is widely seen as failing to deliver on his promises to advance women in society. Within the framework of the World Economic Forum annual gender gap analysis, Japan, which has the world's third-largest economy, ranks 120th out of…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Washington this month, September 24, to participate in the first in-person Quad Security Dialogue or Quad summit with his counterparts from Japan, the United States and Australia. The summit…

Expanding access to COVID-19 vaccines and tackling the growing dangers of climate change is expected to dominate a week-long United Nations meeting in New York that is taking place in person after going entirely virtual in 2020.More…

New International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is targeting unfair or discriminatory digital trade barriers in a bid to rocket a UK economy now free from EU rules and regulations. Ms Trevelyan, who took over from Liz Truss after…

France would have known Australia had "deep and serious concerns" that a fleet of submarines the French were building would not meet Australian needs, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday after contract cancellation…

But it's not just the French who are furious. Anti-nuclear groups in Australia and many citizens are expressing their anger at the deal, fearing it may be a Trojan horse for a nuclear power industry, which the nation has resisted for…

BEIJING / SHENYANG, China - When a siren sounded at 9:18 a.m. on Saturday to mark the 90th anniversary of a rail bombardment by the Imperial Japanese Army, a senior Chinese official was among the attendees. Zhao Leji, the number 6 of the…

TOKYO (AP) - Four candidates vying to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan - and replacing outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga - held their first main debate on Saturday, discussing plans to tackle key issues such that…

TOKYO, Sept. 18 (Reuters) - Candidates for Japan's next prime minister all said they would have better policies to tackle the pandemic and narrow the income gap during Friday's televised debates, but they were divided on diversity issues,…

Wataru Takeshita, who led a major faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has died at the age of 74, NHK reported on Saturday.Takeshita died at his home in Tokyo on Friday, the state broadcaster said, citing unidentified…

On September 17, 2021, President Biden convened the Major Economies on Energy and Climate (MEF) Forum, a continuation of the group's convening at its leaders' climate summit in April. Participants underscored the urgency to…

The problem of territorial sovereignty over the Southern Kuril Islands or the territorial dispute between Russia and Japan has not been resolved since the end of World War II and remains as it is until today, writes Alex Ivanov,…

Language is important because it is how we understand what is real and what is a scam or a lie. This is how we share the metaphors, understandings, visions and values ​​of our society. When it…