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Japan To Provide 100 Military Vehicles To Ukraine

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CNA
 
Japan held a ceremony on Wednesday (May 24) marking its planned donation of about 100 military vehicles to Ukraine, as Tokyo seeks to provide equipment that can be of broader military use than its earlier shipments of helmets and hazmat suits.
In a ceremony at the Defense Ministry at which ...

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Japan Considering ¥10,000 Monthly Benefit For High-School Age Children

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is considering expanding its child benefits program in order to begin giving ¥10,000 per month per head to high-school age children up to 18 years old, sources said Wednesday.
As part of its efforts to combat the country's falling birthrate, the government is also preparing to...

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Japan Seeking 2032-33 Nonpermanent Membership Of U.N. Security Council

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has filed its candidacy for a vote to join the U.N. Security Council as a nonpermanent member for a two-year term starting 2032, the top government spokesman said Tuesday.
In January this year, the country began its current stint as a nonpermanent member of the 15-member counc...

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Japan's Ruling Party Oks Plan To Expand Scope Of Skilled Worker Visa

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan's ruling party on Tuesday approved a government proposal to expand the scope of a blue-collar skilled worker visa that effectively allows holders to live in the country indefinitely.
In a possible major shift in the country's foreign labor policy, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's...

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Japan Ambassador Rebuts Chinese Minister’s Criticism of G7 Communique

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi, who was summoned by vice foreign minister Sun Weidong on Sunday, rebutted China’s criticism of the Group of Seven leaders’ communique according to an announcement from the Japanese Embassy in Beijing.
Sun registered protest of the communique...

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PM Kishida Denies Early Dissolution of Lower House

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida denied on Sunday that he would dissolve the House of Representatives early and call a general election.
Asked at a press conference in Hiroshima whether he would dissolve the lower house if opposition parties submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabi...

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China Summons Japan Envoy To Protest G-7 Statement, Tokyo Counters

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KYODO NEWS
 
Beijing summoned Hideo Tarumi, Japan's ambassador to China, on Sunday to lodge a "solemn" protest over references to Taiwan and other issues related to the nation in Group of Seven statements made at a summit in Hiroshima, while the envoy offered a counterargument, the two countries ...

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G7 Agree To 'Starve The Russian War Machine'

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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.
Today'...

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Zelenskyy To Attend G7 Summit Sunday As World Leaders Tighten Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine

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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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Japan's Hitachi Sets Up New Organization To Promote Generative AI

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TECHNODE.GLOBAL
 
Japan-based conglomerate Hitachi, Ltd. has on Monday announced that it has established a new organization called “Generative AI Center” to promote the safe and effective use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Hitachi said in a statement that the Center will accelerate H...

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