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Explainer-G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023: when is it, who will attend and what's on agenda?

Leaders of seven of the world's richest nations meet next week at the G7 summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima to discuss geopolitical, economic and climate issues as the war in Ukraine drags on and tensions rise between China and the United States.

Reuters

Toyota's profits rise as global chips supply crunch subsides

Toyota’s January-March profit has edged up 3% from the previous year on robust sales as a chips supply crunch gradually eased

The Independent UK

Plan 75 review – life is terminated at 75 in melancholy anti-euthanasia drama

To combat an ageing population, a future Japan passes a law to pay older citizens to sign up for an easeful death, in this weird and poignant film

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Yellen heads to G7 with debt ceiling, bank crisis and tax woes in tow

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen lands at Japan's G7 finance meeting this week, with her ambitious economic agenda hijacked by a bitter partisan fight over the U.S. debt ceiling that threatens a new financial crisis, and a signature tax deal blocked by Republicans.

Reuters

The lasting changes of Japan’s post-war economic reforms

Japan’s industrial policy has been a blueprint for Asian nations, but many skip over the important context that made it all become a reality.

360info

Japan, US, S. Korea discuss sharing of N. Korea missile data

Japan, the United States and South Korea are negotiating an agreement on sharing real-time data on North Korean missile launches, as cooperation among the three nations becomes increasingly important amid growing nuclear and missile threats from the North

The Independent UK

AI Drug Discovery Is a $50 Billion Opportunity for Big Pharma

Artificial intelligence can shave years off the development process, and companies like Japan’s Takeda are making large investments.

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Viz Manga app aims to release same-day English translations of Japanese manga

Viz Media has a new app designed to bring English translations of Japanese media to print on day one

GamesRadar

Japan working towards opening of NATO liaison office in Tokyo

Japan is working towards the opening of a NATO liaison office in Tokyo, Japan's ambassador to the U.S. Koji Tomita said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Biden to visit Papua New Guinea in a presidential first after G7

U.S. President Joe Biden will become the first U.S. sitting president to visit Papua New Guinea this month with a trip following the G7 in Japan, marking the administration's investment in the Pacific region to counter China.

Reuters

Emily Ratajowski makes light of Harry Styles rumours as she jokes about picking out a husband at Miami F1

Her latest TikTok post comes several weeks after she was spotted kissing Harry Styles on the streets of Tokyo, Japan

Evening Standard

Celtic's first Japan pre-season tour friendly confirmed as Ange Postecoglou faces old club

The Hoops will face Yokohama F. Marinos at the Nissan Stadium on Wednesday, July 19 as the back-to-back Scottish Premiership champions finalise plans ahead of the new season.

Glasgow Live

Dusit opens two Bangkok hotels this month, debuts in Japan on June 1

Dusit Hotels and Resorts under Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, is opening three hotels within the next 30 days. Two new properties in Bangkok and another in Japan.

Bangkok Post

Ange Postecoglou set for special reunion as Celtic confirm Japan tour match

The Premiership champions confirmed last week that they'd be heading to Japan during the off-season, with a trip to South Korea also on the cards.

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Japan MOF Kanda: Ukrainian finance minister to join G7 debate online

The Group of Seven finance ministers will invite their counterpart from Ukraine, Serhiy Marchenko, to participate in a session on the global economy, Japan's top financial diplomat Masato Kanda said on Tuesday.

The Hindu

CM Stalin to visit Japan, Singapore this month to invite industries to invest in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will visit Japan and Singapore later this month to invite industries there to invest in Tamil Nadu.

Reuters

Ukraine's envoy to Japan urges G7 to condemn any threat to use nuclear weapons

The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations must condemn any threat to use nuclear weapons and vow "decisive action" against such a move when they hold a summit next week in the city of Hiroshima, Ukraine's envoy to Japan said.

Reuters

Japan, South Korea to link radar systems to track N.Korea missiles -source

Japan and South Korea are set to agree early next month to link their radars via a U.S. system to share real-time information on North Korea's ballistic missiles, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.

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Motor1

Chevrolet Camaro Vivid Orange Edition Debuts In Limited Run Of 20 Units

The special edition is exclusively for Japan.

Motorsport

The power behind Honda’s American dreams

In the rolling hills north of Los Angeles, next door to a movie lot, Honda’s American motorsport division HPD has produced some of the most potent engines in US motorsport; powerplants that have claimed 18 IndyCar championships and 15 Indianapolis 500 wins, along with a surfeit of sportscar titles and…

The Hindu

Areas around high-speed rail stations to be developed along the Japanese line

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and Ministry of Railways have jointly signed a MoU with Japan International Cooperation Agency for ‘Station Area Development along Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project’

Fortune

Warren Buffett 'feels better' about investing in Japan than Taiwan

The legendary investor is losing confidence in Taiwan amid geopolitical tensions, but still sees big opportunity in the region.

The Guardian - UK

When 75 is time to die: the horrifically plausible film imagining state-run euthanasia in Japan

Japan’s ageing and lonely population is reaching crisis point. What’s the solution? The director of Plan 75, about a programme of voluntary suicide, explains why her film is ‘far from impossible’

Al Jazeera

‘Brutal interference’: China tabloid rounds on S Korea criticism

Global Times lashes out at Seoul after its embassy complained about the tabloid’s coverage of president’s US visit.

WEKU

Leaders from Japan and South Korea vow better ties following summit

Japan's prime minister expressed sympathy toward Koreans forced into industrial slavery during Japan's colonial rule as the leaders from the two countries vowed to strengthen cooperation.

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