Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants new and existing cabinet members and deputy ministers to declare their affiliation with the Unification Church, the religious organization cited by the man accused of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to as reported by Bloomberg. Kishida said he plans to reshuffle the cabinet as soon as next […]
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Japan: Chinese missile launches near Taiwan ‘serious problem for our national security’
Chinese ballistic missile launches around Taiwan, some of which landed inside Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), are a “serious problem affecting our national security and that of our citizens,” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today. . “We call for an immediate halt to China’s military drills,” which began on Thursday and are expected to […]
Japan: Polls open for upper house elections
Japanese voters began voting today to renew half of the seats in the upper house, a contest overshadowed by the assassination two days ago of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign rally in Nara. Japan’s current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is seen as the favorite in the election, […]
Japan turns to ‘realistic diplomacy’
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida today unveiled what he called a shift to “realistic” diplomacy to help his country defuse the dangers it faces in a world rocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The Kishida Vision for Peace will strengthen Japan’s diplomacy and security,” he said in a keynote address at the opening of the […]
Japan: Prime Minister Kishida Considers Attending NATO Summit
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering attending a meeting of NATO heads of state in late June to boost co-ordination with the West over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, sources familiar with the matter said. Such a visit would signal an unusually aggressive stance on a Japanese leader, although Kishida has repeatedly condemned Russia […]
Japanese PM: We will reduce dependence on Russian energy with nuclear reactors
LAST UPDATE: 17:38 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today that Japan would use nuclear reactors to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, according to Reuters. Speaking in London, he said that in the next decade, investments of 150 trillion will be collected. yen to meet energy needs and promised a roadmap by 2030. Kishida […]
Japan: Promotes $ 103 billion package to tackle inflation
Japan is pushing for an emergency package of $ 103 billion to ease the economic blow caused by the spike in raw material costs, with the government planning further long-term reforms later this year, Prime Minister Fumio Kissinta said on Tuesday. According to Reuters, Kishinda is under pressure to increase budget spending in the run-up […]
Ukraine: Japanese PM to stress importance of unity at meeting with Indian counterpart
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will call for a unified approach to Ukraine when he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today, also aiming to strengthen security relations across the Indo-Pacific region. “As the Russian invasion of Ukraine coincides with this trip, I would like to stress the importance of international […]
Japan: Prime Minister Kishida pledges another $ 100 million to Ukraine
In addition to the initially approved $ 100 million bailout and another $ 100 million from Japan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made the announcement Monday afternoon after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. “I spoke with the Prime Minister of Japan, Kishinda. I thanked him for his strong support to Ukraine in repelling the […]
Japan: Kishida wants to double the rate of booster doses
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today that he was implementing plans to double the number of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to tackle the outbreak of the new coronavirus pandemic attributed to SARS’s most contagious OmicronV variant. 2. Mr Kisinda said during a parliamentary session formally devoted to finance that he had instructed his […]