BBC
 
With reporting in Hiroshima from Tessa Wong, Shaimaa Khalil, Laura Bicker, Chris Mason, Nick Marsh, Sakiko Shiraishi and Eri Okazaki
The G7 leaders are behind closed doors while they feast on fresh seafood, so we are going to take that as a cue to pause our live coverage for the day.
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AP NEWS
 
Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies vowed Friday to tighten punishments on Russia for its 15-month invasion of Ukraine, days before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins the Group of Seven summit in person on Sunday.
“Our support for Ukraine will not waver,” the G7 leaders sa...

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TEMPO
 
Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi was invited to the G7 Summit slated to be held in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21. Indonesia was invited due to its status as the host of the 42th ASEAN Summit this year.
"Mr. President is indeed invited by Japan," said Foreign Affairs Ministry spokespe...

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FINANCIAL POST
 
Japanese shares ended higher on Monday, with the Nikkei notching its highest close in 1-1/2 years as investors sought stocks with robust earnings, while the yen’s weakness also boosted sentiment.
The Nikkei share average rose 0.8% to 29,626.34, its highest close November 2021. Th...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's top government spokesperson on Monday avoided commenting on a video by 15 diplomatic missions from mostly Western nations urging Tokyo to take concrete action toward protecting LGBT rights ahead of the Group of Seven summit starting later this week in Hiroshima.
While acknowl...

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GOV.UK
 
UK and Japan today signed a renewed science and technology deal, building on decades of close cooperation.
 UK and Japan today signed a renewed science and technology deal, building on decades of close cooperationdeepening relationship on science and technology follows initial joint UK-J...

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CNA
 
Japan's top three banks said on Monday they expect solid lending income at home and aboard to boost net profits this business year, with biggest lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) forecasting a record annual profit.
MUFG forecast a 16 per cent increase in net profit to 1.3 tri...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Johnny Kitagawa’s niece issues apology to men who have made abuse claims while not commenting on veracity of allegations
The president of one of Japan’s most powerful talent agencies has apologised over allegations that the firm’s late founder and pop impresario, Johnny Kitagawa, s...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Osaka prefectural police on Sunday appealed to the public for any information that might help them find out what happened to a nine-year-old girl who went missing on May 20, 2003, in the town of Kumatori near Osaka Bay.
Usually, each year, police and support groups of Yuri Yoshikawa...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Thursday, the first such event in four and a half years.
It was the first garden party to be held since the emperor ascended the throne in 2019.
About 1,000 guests attended, includi...

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