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🇨🇳🇰🇷🇯🇵 China, South Korea oppose Japan PM's ritual offering to Yasukuni war shrine
China has lodged representations with Japan over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry also protested Kishida’s ritual offering. “The Korean government urges responsible figures in Japan to face its history and show humble introspection and true remorse for the past with its action,” a spokesperson said.
The Japan Times reported that Kishida sent a ritual offering to the shrine in relation to the start of a spring festival on Friday.
The Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan’s former military aggression, honoring Class-A World War II criminals, who were found responsible by killing thousands of Chinese and Korean people.
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China has lodged representations with Japan over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry also protested Kishida’s ritual offering. “The Korean government urges responsible figures in Japan to face its history and show humble introspection and true remorse for the past with its action,” a spokesperson said.
The Japan Times reported that Kishida sent a ritual offering to the shrine in relation to the start of a spring festival on Friday.
The Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan’s former military aggression, honoring Class-A World War II criminals, who were found responsible by killing thousands of Chinese and Korean people.
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🇫🇷🇯🇵 France, Japan sign nuclear partnership deal
France and Japan have signed a nuclear cooperation agreement in Paris.
The joint declaration pledges to deepen and accelerate ties in the research and development of next-generation nuclear such as sodium-cooled fast reactors.
French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher met Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister of trade, economy and industry, and they discussed accelerating technical cooperation on the nuclear fuel cycle, and working to build a supply chain involving only countries sharing "common values" — a reference to Russia's outsized role in the sector.
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France and Japan have signed a nuclear cooperation agreement in Paris.
The joint declaration pledges to deepen and accelerate ties in the research and development of next-generation nuclear such as sodium-cooled fast reactors.
French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher met Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister of trade, economy and industry, and they discussed accelerating technical cooperation on the nuclear fuel cycle, and working to build a supply chain involving only countries sharing "common values" — a reference to Russia's outsized role in the sector.
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🇯🇵🇲🇿 Japan pledges to help Mozambique fight terrorism
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his country is ready to assist Mozambique in the fight against terrorism. The Japanese PM is visiting Mozambique as part of his six-day tour.
He said Japan was interested in financing the fight against terrorism in northern Cabo Delgado province, which would allow Japanese companies that are part of the consortiums exploiting natural gas in the Rovuma basin, to operate in a safe environment.
Kishida and Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi spoke of a need for Japanese private investment in “structural areas” of the economy, with a view to concrete results in bilateral co-operation.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his country is ready to assist Mozambique in the fight against terrorism. The Japanese PM is visiting Mozambique as part of his six-day tour.
He said Japan was interested in financing the fight against terrorism in northern Cabo Delgado province, which would allow Japanese companies that are part of the consortiums exploiting natural gas in the Rovuma basin, to operate in a safe environment.
Kishida and Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi spoke of a need for Japanese private investment in “structural areas” of the economy, with a view to concrete results in bilateral co-operation.
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🇯🇵🇺🇦 Zelenskiy arrives in Japan
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Japan on Saturday to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit.
Footage from Japanese broadcasters showed the Ukrainian president stepping down to the tarmac moving quickly to a waiting car.
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Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Japan on Saturday to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit.
Footage from Japanese broadcasters showed the Ukrainian president stepping down to the tarmac moving quickly to a waiting car.
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🇯🇵🇰🇷🇺🇸 Japan, US, South Korea discuss sharing of North Korea missile data
Japan, the United States and South Korea are negotiating an agreement on sharing real-time data on North Korean missile launches amid growing nuclear and missile threats from the North.
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said there has been no agreement yet, but “I understand that defense authorities are vigorously proceeding to set up an arrangement.”
Japan and South Korea are both key US allies and their cooperation is key to Washington’s security strategy in the Indo-Pacific as tensions in the region grow.
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Japan, the United States and South Korea are negotiating an agreement on sharing real-time data on North Korean missile launches amid growing nuclear and missile threats from the North.
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said there has been no agreement yet, but “I understand that defense authorities are vigorously proceeding to set up an arrangement.”
Japan and South Korea are both key US allies and their cooperation is key to Washington’s security strategy in the Indo-Pacific as tensions in the region grow.
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🇰🇷🇯🇵 Japan, South Korea partnership funds to go to chips, energy
Top business leaders from Japan and South Korea announced they will use a fund meant to underscore the two countries’ burgeoning ties to strengthen their cooperation in energy, industry and other sectors.
Japan Business Federation and the Federation of Korean Industry announced a fund of $1.5 million in March. The money comes from an initial installment of $750 000 from each side to complement efforts initiated by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s government to resolve a historical dispute over Japanese brutality.
The two groups selected specific areas of joint projects for the Future Partnership funds, focusing on youth exchanges and industrial cooperation. Areas of focus include semiconductor supply chain resiliency, energy security, maintaining the free and open international order, and climate change, among others.
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Top business leaders from Japan and South Korea announced they will use a fund meant to underscore the two countries’ burgeoning ties to strengthen their cooperation in energy, industry and other sectors.
Japan Business Federation and the Federation of Korean Industry announced a fund of $1.5 million in March. The money comes from an initial installment of $750 000 from each side to complement efforts initiated by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s government to resolve a historical dispute over Japanese brutality.
The two groups selected specific areas of joint projects for the Future Partnership funds, focusing on youth exchanges and industrial cooperation. Areas of focus include semiconductor supply chain resiliency, energy security, maintaining the free and open international order, and climate change, among others.
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🇰🇷🇯🇵🇺🇸 South Korea-US-Japan to hold summit in Hiroshima
President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold a meeting with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the upcoming Group of Seven summit to be held in Hiroshima, Japan, to discuss ways to cooperate on North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.
The summit is anticipated to be hold on May 21, the last day of the G7 meetings.
The trilateral summit comes six months since the three leaders' meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in November last year. It marks the third such meeting since Yoon took office in May last year.
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President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold a meeting with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the upcoming Group of Seven summit to be held in Hiroshima, Japan, to discuss ways to cooperate on North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.
The summit is anticipated to be hold on May 21, the last day of the G7 meetings.
The trilateral summit comes six months since the three leaders' meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in November last year. It marks the third such meeting since Yoon took office in May last year.
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🇯🇵🇺🇸🇦🇺🇵🇭 Japan, US, Australia eye ship deployment to Philippines for drill
Japan, the United States and Australia are considering sending their vessels carrying aircraft to the Philippines to conduct a trilateral naval drill next week in the South China Sea.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has decided to send its largest destroyer, the Izumo, which is set to become a de facto aircraft carrier after undergoing additional renovation slated to begin next year or 2025.
The Royal Australian Navy will deploy its amphibious assault ship Canberra, while the US Navy is expected to send its amphibious assault ship America.
The exercise comes amid tensions between China and the Philippines after a Chinese coast guard vessel fired a water cannon at a Philippine military-chartered boat.
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Japan, the United States and Australia are considering sending their vessels carrying aircraft to the Philippines to conduct a trilateral naval drill next week in the South China Sea.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has decided to send its largest destroyer, the Izumo, which is set to become a de facto aircraft carrier after undergoing additional renovation slated to begin next year or 2025.
The Royal Australian Navy will deploy its amphibious assault ship Canberra, while the US Navy is expected to send its amphibious assault ship America.
The exercise comes amid tensions between China and the Philippines after a Chinese coast guard vessel fired a water cannon at a Philippine military-chartered boat.
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🇵🇭🇨🇳 Philippines condemns Chinese coastguard’s use of water cannons
The Philippines condemned the China coastguard on Sunday for allegedly firing water cannon at its vessels in the disputed South China Sea, describing the actions as “illegal” and “dangerous”.…
The Philippines condemned the China coastguard on Sunday for allegedly firing water cannon at its vessels in the disputed South China Sea, describing the actions as “illegal” and “dangerous”.…
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🇨🇳🇺🇸🇯🇵🇰🇷 China blasts US-Japan-South Korea summit
China is renewing its criticism of this weekend’s summit among the leaders of the US, Japan and South Korea, saying no country should “seek its own security at the expense of the security interests of others and of regional peace and stability.”
“The international community has its own judgment as to who is creating contradictions and increasing tensions,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters.
Beijing has made clear the current rapprochement between South Korea and Japan was something it very much did not want to see and its top diplomat, Wang Yi, last month made an appeal to racial-cultural similarities between Chinese, Japanese and Koreans as an alternative to partnering with the West.
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China is renewing its criticism of this weekend’s summit among the leaders of the US, Japan and South Korea, saying no country should “seek its own security at the expense of the security interests of others and of regional peace and stability.”
“The international community has its own judgment as to who is creating contradictions and increasing tensions,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters.
Beijing has made clear the current rapprochement between South Korea and Japan was something it very much did not want to see and its top diplomat, Wang Yi, last month made an appeal to racial-cultural similarities between Chinese, Japanese and Koreans as an alternative to partnering with the West.
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🇺🇸🇰🇷🇯🇵 US, South Korea and Japan condemn China, agree to deepen military ties
US President Joe Biden and the leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed at Camp David to deepen military and economic cooperation and made their strongest joint condemnation yet…
US President Joe Biden and the leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed at Camp David to deepen military and economic cooperation and made their strongest joint condemnation yet…
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🌑🇯🇵 Japan next to shoot for moon after Russia and India missions
Japan will be the latest country to aim for the moon this weekend, just days after a Russian spacecraft collided with the lunar surface and India’s Chandrayaan-3 landed near its south pole.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) H2-A rocket is scheduled to take off on Sunday morning from Tanegashima Space Centre in southern Japan.
Success could provide the thrust JAXA badly needs to begin rebuilding its battered reputation after a series of costly setbacks over the past year. They include several launch failures that derailed both the introduction of a next-generation rocket and the agency’s first attempt to launch commercial satellites.
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Japan will be the latest country to aim for the moon this weekend, just days after a Russian spacecraft collided with the lunar surface and India’s Chandrayaan-3 landed near its south pole.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) H2-A rocket is scheduled to take off on Sunday morning from Tanegashima Space Centre in southern Japan.
Success could provide the thrust JAXA badly needs to begin rebuilding its battered reputation after a series of costly setbacks over the past year. They include several launch failures that derailed both the introduction of a next-generation rocket and the agency’s first attempt to launch commercial satellites.
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