CNA
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday (May 4) he could not accept Moscow's decision to ban him and 62 other Japanese citizens from entry into Russia, and that Russia bore full responsibility for driving bilateral ties to where they are now.
Russia's foreign ministry earlie...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Russia said Wednesday it will ban the entry of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and many high-ranking officials for an indefinite period in a fresh round of sanctions against Japan, amid rising tensions between the two countries over the crisis in Ukraine.
The entry ban, announced by Ru...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Nearly 80 percent of people in Japan think the burden on Okinawa in hosting the bulk of U.S. forces in the country is not fair compared with other prefectures, according to the results of a Kyodo News survey.
The nationwide mail survey, conducted ahead of the 50th anniversary of Oki...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A panel of experts set up by the central government will begin discussions shortly to review its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a report expected as early as June.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said he plans to use the outcome of the review by the the eight-member panel ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Minh Chinh, agreed on Sunday on the importance of respecting the sovereignty of states while warning against the use of weapons of mass destruction as the war in Ukraine continues.
In a meeting held in Hanoi on the se...

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THE STRAITS TIMES
 
When the ill-fated sightseeing boat Kazu I sailed out to sea off Hokkaido with 26 people - 24 passengers and two crew - on board on April 23, it had not just ignored warnings of gusts and choppy waves but also lacked a working satellite phone.
To make matters worse, the radio ...

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DW
 
On a visit to Japan, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lauded Tokyo's support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's attack. He also stressed close German-Japanese ties.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday stressed the unity within the G7 group of leading democratic economies over the con...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Bank of Japan sparked a sharp slide in the yen against the dollar Thursday, with the exchange rate hitting the ¥130 mark, after it held its ground amid a global wave of interest-rate hikes by leaving its monetary stimulus unchanged and indicating that faster price growth in the ...

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CNN
 
President Joe Biden will make his first trip to Asia as president next month, visiting South Korea and Japan from May 20 to May 24, White House officials told CNN, underscoring his commitment to the region even as international attention is directed toward the crisis in Ukraine.
Biden, the ...

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NHK
 
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Japan will provide additional supplies to Ukraine, including food and medicine.
Kishida conveyed the pledge to Zelenskyy by telephone on Tuesday evening, Japan time. This is their fourth such convers...

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