News of japan

Zelenskyy’s plans to meet Brazil’s Lula at G7 fall through

22-05-2023 10:54 Ukrainian and Brazilian leaders fail to hold one-on-one talks while attending a summit in Japan.

G7 struggles to win over nations courted by China, Russia

22-05-2023 10:50 Heading into the G7 summit, the US and its allies knew they needed to do more to win over global swing nations also courted by China and Russia. The weekend meeting in Japan showed they face a long road ahead.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Lula, CELAC and Scholz head president’s packed international agenda

09-01-2023 23:17 President Alberto Fernández will receive German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazil’s re-elected leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva before the month is out, with more than 30 heads of state also expected to attend the upcoming CELAC summit in Buenos Aires. Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have also been invited, though their attendance is not confirmed.

LABOUR TENSIONS

Strike paralyses tyre production, forces closure of car plants

26-09-2022 21:55 A strike by workers demanding higher wages has brought tyre production and activity at two major car factories in Argentina to a complete halt.

OBITUARY

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s long-Serving prime minister, dies at 67

08-07-2022 13:51 Shinzo Abe, the 67-year old former prime minister fatally shot on Friday, built a legacy during a record-breaking tenure as a foreign policy hawk, but will likely be most remembered for an aggressive economic-growth strategy that bore his name.

Assassination in Nara

Japan in shock as former PM Shinzo Abe assassinated by gunman

08-07-2022 13:25 Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe assassinated today by a gunman who shot the influential politician as he delivered a campaign speech.