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Japan’s ruling party engulfed by political fundraising scandal

Four ministers resign amid reports that prosecutors were poised to raid offices of dozens of ruling party MPs

The Guardian - UK

Ministers quit as Japan’s PM Kishida battles for trust amid fraud scandal

Escalating scandal involving allegations of unreported kickbacks from ruling party fundraising claims key ministers.

Al Jazeera

Three Japanese Ministers Resign Over Kickbacks Scandal: Reports

Three Japanese government ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday over a major corruption scandal in the ruling party, media reports said.

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Kishida says he regrets a ruling party funds scandal and will work on partial changes to his Cabinet

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to replace some of his Cabinet ministers to address public criticism and distrust over his governing party’s widening slush funds scandal

The Independent UK

Kishida promises he'll take appropriate steps ahead of a Cabinet shuffle to tackle a party scandal

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he plans to take “appropriate steps” over his governing party’s widening slush funds scandal as speculation is rife that he may purge implicated Cabinet members in a major shuffle this week

The Independent UK

G-7 nations back strong supply chains for energy and food despite global tensions

Trade and economy officials from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have strengthened their pledge to work together to ensure smooth supply chains for essentials like energy and food despite global uncertainties

The Independent UK

Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it's safe after nuclear plant wastewater is discharged

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers have eaten Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting in an apparent effort to show that fish is safe following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

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Japan says brick thrown at Beijing embassy amid Fukushima spat

Tensions have soared since Japan began releasing Fukushima’s wastewater into the Pacific despite China’s opposition.

Al Jazeera

Japan asks China to urge citizens to stop harassment over Fukushima wastewater

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked China on Monday to urge its citizens to halt acts of harassment, including crank calls and stone throwing at Japanese diplomatic facilities and schools, in response to Japan's release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.

France 24

Japan asks China to urge citizens to halt harassment after start of Fukushima wastewater release

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has asked China to urge its citizens to halt acts of harassment, including crank calls and stone throwing at Japanese diplomatic facilities and schools, in response to Japan's release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

Japan govt makes final plea to gain fisheries' understanding for Fukushima plant water release

Japanese government officials sought understanding from fisheries groups for the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea and pledged to support their livelihoods throughout a process that will take decades

The Independent UK

Japan defends neutrality of IAEA report on Fukushima water release plan as minister visits plant

Japan’s industry minister has visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to see equipment that would be used in the planned release of treated radioactive water into the sea to ensure the safety of the controversial plan

The Independent UK

Australia resists Japan’s lobbying for NT gas export project to be given special treatment

Australian government stands by safeguard mechanism’s design and indicates it will not change in response to lobbying

The Guardian - AU

Fukushima nuclear plant begins tests of wastewater release plan; fishing officials remain opposed

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has begun tests of newly constructed facilities for discharging treated radioactive wastewater into sea, a plan strongly opposed by local fishing communities and neighboring countries

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

South Korean experts visit Fukushima nuclear plant before treated water is released to sea

South Korean experts are looking at the facilities related to slightly radioactive wastewater at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant

The Independent UK

Japan's leader welcomes investment, exchanges to strengthen computer chip supply chain

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a meeting with computer chip makers has stressed that investment and international exchanges to strengthen the supply chain were welcome

Reuters

France, Japan sign nuclear partnership deal

France and Japan have signed a nuclear cooperation agreement in Paris, the French ministry said on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

G7 nations pledge ambitious goals for fossil fuel exit, plastic pollution

The countries of the G7 group pledged on Sunday to "accelerate" their "exit" from fossil fuels in all sectors, but without setting a new deadline, and decided to jointly target zero new plastic pollution by 2040.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 Ministers Agree to Cut Gas Consumption and Speed-up Renewable Energy

The Group of Seven rich nations have agreed to call for reducing gas consumption and increasing electricity from renewable sources while phasing out fossil-fuels faster and building no new coal-fired plants, France's energy transition minister said on Saturday. G7 environment and energy ministers, however, could not agree on a specific…

Reuters

G7 ministers agree to cut gas consumption and speed-up renewable energy

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Economic minister eager to see ChatGPT used for Diet replies

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Tuesday ChatGPT could be used for the preparation of answers to Diet questions, if concerns are resolved. His remark will likely arouse controversy, given the number of issues surrounding this conversational AI model, such as the possibility of copyright infringement.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan, U.S. to focus on advancing N-energy

Japan and the United States are arranging to strengthen cooperation in the development of next-generation reactors and other areas of nuclear energy, according to sources.

Tribune News Service

Japan wants G-7 to team up against ‘economic coercion’ by China

Japan wants the Group of Seven advanced economies to take a coordinated approach this year aimed at preventing the “economic coercion” that China has applied to some of its trading partners.

Reuters

Japan minister calls for new world order to counter rise of authoritarian regimes

Japan's trade and industry minister said on Thursday post-Cold War free trade and economic inter-dependence had bolstered authoritarian regimes and the United States and like-minded democracies should counter them with a "new world order."

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Leadership contest stirs in 97-member Abe faction

A leadership grab appears to have kicked off in the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, involving LDP Policy Research Council chair Koichi Hagiuda and LDP House of Councillors Secretary General Hiroshige Seko.

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