Japan

G7 vows economic coercion will ‘face consequences’

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 20, 2023 (AFP) - G7 leaders vowed Saturday that attempts to "weaponise" trade and supply chains would…

G7 calls for ‘responsible’ use of generative AI

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 20, 2023 (AFP) - The world must urgently assess the impact of generative artificial intelligence, G7 leaders…

‘Could be your city’: a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor’s warning

  By Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 18, 2023 (AFP) - On August 6, 1945, four-year-old Masao Ito…

Japan to push disarmament in Hiroshima, with modest hopes

  By Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse   HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 16, 2023 (AFP) - Japan hosts G7 leaders in Hiroshima…

G7 finance chiefs move to diversify supply chains

NIIGATA, Japan, May 13, 2023 (AFP) - The G7 plans to launch a partnership scheme to diversify supply chains this…

Four held after failed heist in swanky Tokyo district

TOKYO, May 8, 2023 (AFP) - Four people were detained in Tokyo on Monday after they smashed their way into…

Tokyo and Seoul try to bury historical hatchet, hailing ‘new future’ for ties

SEOUL, May 7, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday his "heart aches" for Koreans who suffered…

Aftershocks shake Japan after quake kills one, destroys homes

TOKYO (AFP) - Aftershocks shook Japan a day after a powerful earthquake left at least one person dead, with officials…

Strong earthquake kills one, destroys houses in Japan

TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (AFP) - A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Friday, leaving at least one person dead…

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes central Japan

TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (AFP) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck central Japan on Friday, forcing the suspension of bullet…

Jack Ma takes up visiting professor post in Japan

TOKYO, May 1, 2023 (AFP) - Chinese billionaire Jack Ma on Monday took up a visiting professor position at a…

Bank of Japan maintains monetary easing but plans review

by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Kyoko HASEGAWA The Bank of Japan announced a review of its longstanding monetary easing measures on…

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