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World leaders land in Hiroshima for G7 meet, Ukraine war high on agenda

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 18 May 2023 12:03:38 +0000

World leaders landed in Hiroshima on Thursday for a Group of Seven meeting, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with Russia’s war in Ukraine expected to be high on the agenda. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kicked off his summit diplomacy by meeting with US President Joe Biden after his arrival at [...]

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Yoon Suk Yeol, Fumio Kishida vow better Seoul-Tokyo ties following summit

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 08 May 2023 16:34:38 +0000

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called for officials to map out specific steps to hasten security and economic cooperation with Japan following his weekend summit in Seoul with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Kishida during Sunday’s meeting expressed sympathy toward Koreans forced into industrial slavery during Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule of the [...]

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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sacks 3rd minister in a month

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 21:51:31 +0000

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sacked his internal affairs minister on Sunday over funding irregularities, NHK television said, in a blow to his scandal-prone Cabinet that already lost two ministers in one month. Internal Affairs Minister Minoru Terada has been under fire over several accounting and funding irregularities. In one, he acknowledged that one of [...]

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Joe Biden, Japan’s Kishida Hold Phone Talks After Abe’s Assassination

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 21:00:26 +0000

US President Joe Biden had a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and discussed how Abe Shinzo’s legacy will live on as they continue the important task of defending peace and democracy, the White House has said. During the conversation, Joe Biden expressed his outrage, sadness and deep condolences after former Japanese [...]

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Japan Aiming To Drastically Strengthen Military Capability: Report

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 27 May 2022 18:05:36 +0000

Japan aims to “drastically strengthen” its military capabilities, according to an economic policy draft seen by Reuters, as officials worry that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could prompt instability in East Asia. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, meeting U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday, pledged to “substantially increase” Japan’s defence budget. The draft, a long-term economic outline [...]

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Japan, EU Agree To Step Up Sanctions On Russia, Seek To Counter China

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 12 May 2022 17:56:06 +0000

Japan and the European Union on Thursday agreed to step up their sanctions against Russia as leaders from the two sides raised concerns about the war’s impact in the Indo-Pacific, where they seek to strengthen their partnership and increase engagement amid China’s growing assertiveness. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who held talks in Tokyo with [...]

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Japan’s PM Kishida Warns Ukraine-like Invasion Of Taiwan By China

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 07 May 2022 13:00:28 +0000

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned that the invasion of Ukraine could be replicated in Taiwan by China if leading powers do not respond as one. Speaking through a translator at a meeting in London, Kishida said that the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has raised concerns that China might take advantage of the West’s [...]

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Japanese PM Hopes To Host In-person Quad Summit In First Half Of 2022

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:56:02 +0000

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday expressed his willingness to host an in-person summit of the Quad countries in the first half of the year in Japan during his virtual talks with US President Joe Biden. In a conversation that lasted for approximately 80 minutes, the two leaders shared the intention to coordinate closely [...]

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Australia, Japan Sign Landmark Defense Pact As China Concerns Loom

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:55:17 +0000

The leaders of Japan and Australia signed a landmark defense agreement Thursday that allows closer cooperation between their militaries and stands as a rebuke to China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in a virtual summit to sign the Reciprocal Access Agreement, the [...]

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