The Chinese Foreign Ministry presented a protest this Sunday before the Japanese ambassador in Beijing, Hideo Tarumiby “the slanders” and “The attacks” to China during the recent G7 meeting in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Chinese vice chancellor Sun Weidongwho protested against the “speculations” around his country, he pointed out that the G7 “clings to […]
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Washington silent as US debt ceiling deadline approaches.
The negotiators of the White House and congressional Republicans on raising the $31.4 trillion federal debt ceiling were silent on Saturday after Friday meetings failed and the president Joe Biden said in Japan that he believed a default could be avoided. There were no meetings scheduled for Saturday, Punchbowl News said on Twitter, citing multiple […]
The EU promises in the G7 a “proportionate and precise” economic security strategy
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, promised this Saturday during the G7 summit in Hirosima (Japan) that the strategy on economic security that the institution plans to present in June will be “proportionate” and at the same time “precise” with respect to the challenge of reducing foreign dependencies, especially China. “The […]
The G7 will put pressure on Russia and assess the risk of “economic coercion” from China
The leaders of the G7 began to arrive this Thursday at Japan for a summit in Hiroshima focused on discussing a tightening of sanctions against Russia and evaluate protection measures against “economic coercion” of China. The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishidareceives the rulers of the other six most advanced economies in the world (Germany, Canada, […]
The G7 advocates for more training and inclusion to sustain the labor market
The labor ministers of the countries of the G7 highlighted the importance of applying the lessons learned from the pandemic and bet on better access to continuous training and more inclusion in the labor market for its sustainability. At the end of their two-day meeting in Kurashikiin the west of Japanthe job holders of the […]
G7 ministers meet to improve agricultural security and sustainability
The Ministers of Agriculture of the countries of the G7 started today in the city japanese of Miyazaki (southwest) the first of two days of meetings in which the improvement of food security and agricultural sustainability will be central. The meetings take place at a time marked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of […]
Japanese foreign minister plans visit to Peru, Paraguay and Chile
The Japanese Foreign Minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, plans an official visit to Paraguay, Chile and Peru, as well as the Caribbean nation of Barbados, Foreign Affairs sources said today without specifying exact dates. The trip is still in the preparation phase and will be officially announced in the coming days, the source told EFE, and it […]
How did Japan’s plans to create a “hydrogen society” fail?
At the time it was presented as the miraculous solution to the energy problems of Japan: create one “society of hydrogen” drastically increasing the use of this fuel in homes, vehicles and industry. But Japan’s plan to expand the hydrogen market and cut greenhouse gas emissions has faced delays and criticism. Coinciding with the meeting […]
Japan goes from banning to approving the country’s first legal casino
The Japanese government announced Friday the approval of a controversial plan to build the country’s first legal casino in the city of Osaka. The authorities of Osaka and Nagasaki (southwest) had been requesting permission to build leisure complexes (“integrated resorts”) that include casinos, conference centers, hotels, restaurants or theaters for some time. The project of […]
In Japan, 1.5 million people live isolated from society
One and a half million people of working age live isolated from society in Japanand almost 20% attribute their isolation to the pandemicaccording to a study by the Japanese government, the first carried out by the authorities. The phenomenon affects about 2% of people between the ages of 15 and 64, that is, 1.46 million […]