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Japanese PM plans to visit South Korea from Sunday, Kyodo says

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to visit South Korea on May 7 and 8 for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol, Japan's Kyodo news agency quoted the premier as telling reporters on Tuesday.

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Markets Today: Stock Indexes Modestly Higher as JPMorgan Acquires First Republic

Morning Markets The S&P 500 Index ( $SPX ) ( SPY ) today is up +0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ( $DOWI ) ( DIA ) is up +0.31%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ( $IUXX ) ( QQQ ) is up +0.06%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are...

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Markets Today: Stock Index Futures Modestly Lower as JPMorgan Acquires First Republic

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are down -0.10%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are down -0.20%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are modestly lower. The markets are awaiting quarterly earnings results this week from Apple, Advanced Micro Devices, and Ford...

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Mikel Arteta hints at Takehiro Tomiyasu injury timeline that affects Arsenal summer plans

Arsenal news: Takehiro Tomiyasu could be out with a knee injury longer than initially expected with the Japan international facing up to six months on the sidelines

Football London

U.S., Japan, South Korea leaders to meet at G7 Hiroshima Summit - U.S. officials

Leaders from the United States, Japan and South Korea will hold a meeting at the time of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima this month, senior U.S. administration officials said.

Reuters

Alibaba's Jack Ma turns up in Japan as college professor

Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma will be a visiting professor at Tokyo College, a research institute run by the prestigious University of Tokyo

The Independent UK

The tiny town with hundreds of UFO sightings which has become the ‘home of aliens’

Japan has a little 'UFO village' in the Date District of Fukushima, a region which has risen from the ashes of a devastating tsunami and nuclear meltdown 12 years ago

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G7 Should Adopt ‘Risk-Based’ AI Regulation, Ministers Say

Group of Seven advanced nations should adopt "risk-based" regulation on artificial intelligence, their digital ministers agreed on Sunday, as European lawmakers hurry to introduce an AI Act to enforce rules on emerging tools such as ChatGPT. But such regulation should also "preserve an open and enabling environment" for the development…

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 should adopt 'risk-based' AI regulation, ministers say

Reuters

The Montevideo Maru has been found but the wrecks of other 'hell ships' like the Rakuyo Maru are still missing

The discovery last week of the wreck of the Montevideo Maru has prompted renewed focus on the Japanese prison ships of World War II. Many were sunk by Allied submarines, sending thousands of their comrades to their deaths.

ABC News

Easy Escapes: Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve

Nestled in the alpine mountains of southern Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, you’ll find keen skiers - and beginners, too - taking on the powdery pistes at Niseko Village. Often touted as the ‘Aspen of Asia’, it’s a resort famed for its breathtaking views, quality snow and luxury hotels.

Marie Claire

Ron DeSantis critics gloat over ‘brutal’ reviews of his UK trip: ‘Horrendous, low-wattage, bored’

The Florida governor and his wife travelled this week to Israel, Japan, Korea and the UK on an economic trade mission

The Independent UK

Abdulla strikes gold in World Athletics Continental Tour meet in Japan

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Abdulla Aboobacker, who had been struggling in national meets this season, wins gold at the Oda Mikio memorial athletics meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour event, in Japan on Saturday.

The Hindu

Japanese PM to Visit Egypt

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to visit Egypt on Saturday as part of an African tour to discuss regional developments. The Prime Minister will discuss with senior Egyptian officials ways to promote cooperation between the two countries in various fields, namely renewable energy, food, agriculture, education, and tourism.…

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Japan PM Kishida to visit South Korea for summit with Yoon - Kyodo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit South Korea early next month and hold a meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol, around May 7-8, Kyodo reported, citing multiple unnamed Japanese and South Korean diplomatic sources.

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Dollar Gains on Strength in U.S. Economic News and Yen Weakness

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.18% and posted a 1-week high. The dollar found support Friday on the stronger-than-expected U.S. Q1 employment cost index report, which bolsters the case for the Fed to keep raising interest rates. The dollar also found support on weakness in the...

Foreign Policy

Biden Is Rewriting the Rules on Trade—and Americans Should Be Worried

The administration is doing a sneaky end run around the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Stocks Push Higher on Strength in Corporate Earnings

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.53%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.40%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are moderately higher, with...

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‘Wolf warrior’ or entertainer? Outspoken Japanese envoy Shingo Yamagami has no regrets as he departs Australia

The ambassador has been seen variously as giving Australia a ‘shake-up’ and ‘kicking own-goals’ during his Canberra posting

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Markets Today: Stocks Continue Their Rally

Morning Markets The S&P 500 Index ( $SPX ) ( SPY ) today is up +0.46%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ( $DOWI ) ( DIA ) is up +0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ( $IUXX ) ( QQQ ) is up +0.30%. U.S. stock indexes are moderately higher,...

The Independent UK

Japan to lift COVID-19 border controls before holiday week

Japan will lift most of its coronavirus border controls, including a requirement that entrants show proof of three vaccinations or a pre-departure negative test, beginning Saturday as the country’s Golden Week holiday season begins and a large influx of foreign tourists is expected

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Markets Today: Weakness in Tech Stocks Weighs on Stock Index Futures

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are down -0.29%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are down -0.22%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately lower. Weakness in technology stocks is weighing on the overall market after Amazon.com gave up a +12%...

Daily Record

Oh set for Celtic homecoming as South Korea 'added' to Japan for Far East pre-season tour

Ange Postecoglou is set to lead the champions-elect back to Asia where he enjoyed success with the Yokohama F Marinos.

Inverse

25 Years Ago, a Classic Sci-Fi Franchise Unleashed Its Most Controversial Movie

'Godzilla vs. King Ghidora' sparked controversy in the West. Then, it got a U.S. release.

The Independent UK

Japan to restore preferred trade status for South Korea

Japan’s trade ministry says it has begun procedures to restore preferential trade status for South Korea, days after Seoul took a similar step for Tokyo and requested reciprocity, and more than three years after the countries downgraded each other during a bitter historical dispute

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