Timely to consider upgrade for Asean-Japan free trade pact: PM Lee
Speaking at a commemorative summit in Tokyo to mark the golden jubilee of Asean-Japan relations, PM Lee noted that Japan was the first country to begin dialogue with Asean in 1973.
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50 years of Asean-Japan ties: Singapore PM Lee among leaders to attend special Tokyo summit
The commemorative summit comes as Japan and Asean mark 50 years of friendship and cooperation, having also upgraded their relationship to the highest-tier Comprehensive Strategic…
Autumn and spring may go ‘missing’ in Japan as abnormal weather shows up
One expert has even warned that the nation could become “a country of two seasons” – summer and winter – with blink-and-miss-it periods for spring and autumn.
Two years into the job, is the writing on the wall for Japan’s PM Kishida?
Mr Kishida, 66, is running out of time to turn things around and may end up becoming the latest in a line of short-lived prime ministers in Japan.
Ageing Asia: In Japan, it’s never too old to start a boy band
Ji-Pop, consists of five senior citizens, aged 65 to 87, holding day jobs as farmers and fishermen.
True Crimes of Asia: Suicidal people still baited on social media in Japan despite ‘Twitter murders’
The growing use of the Internet also created a new breed of criminal of Takahiro Shiraishi’s ilk – murderers who prey on helpless victims by offering to die with them, but…
Japan PM Kishida leans closer to Taiwan with hawkish Cabinet picks
Tokyo has also reportedly elevated security ties with Taipei by appointing an active government official – instead of a retired officer as per tradition – as its de facto…
Japan hopes to win the world’s trust over Fukushima with hard science, objective facts
Tepco has even successfully used the water to breed healthy flounder, abalone and seaweed.
De-risking, taken too far, will lead to fragmented and decoupled world economy: S’pore DPM
“It is hard to see how de-risking, at its current ambition and scale, can be strictly confined to just a few strategic areas without affecting broader economic interactions,”…
China, Russia, climate change, AI: Crowded agenda awaits G-7 leaders in Hiroshima summit
Over their meetings through to Sunday, the leaders will try to forge a united front on China and Russia, both uninvited but also the largest elephants in the room.