Brussels 18.06.2022 Japan has dispatched a Maritime Self-Defense Force flotilla on a deployment to 11 Indo-Pacific countries and one foreign territory as part of joint naval exercises with the United States and other countries undertaken to counter a more assertive China. #Japan deploys self-defense #fleet to Indo-Pacific with eye on Chinahttps://t.co/XGmSzPYs0O — Kyodo News |…
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Japan welcomes Ukraine refugees
Strasbourg 05.04.2022 Japan’s unusually welcoming approach to evacuees from Ukraine who have fled Russia’s invasion — a contrast to its traditionally strict refugee policy — reflects the government’s desire to stay in line with public sentiment and show it is contributing as a Western nation, pundits say. (Image: Tokyo, Japan). FOCUS: #Japan 's rare move…
Japan considers sanitary regime
Brussels 06.02.2022 Japan plans to decide whether to extend a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency in Tokyo and 12 prefectures in the first half of this week, government sources said Sunday, February 6. Japan to decide COVID quasi-emergency extension in 1st half of weekhttps://t.co/2YMqUFL9ZK — Kyodo News | Japan (@kyodo_english) February 6, 2022 Prime Minister Fumio…
EU-Japan online SUmmit
Bruxelles 27.05.2021 EU-Japan summit has take place via video conference, 27 May 2021.The EU was represented by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Japan has been represented by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. (Image above: Japan, urban landscape). EU and Japan celebrate 20…
Japan promotes women
A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers promoting women’s participation in politics has given up on including in an amendment bill a clause on numerical targets for female political candidates. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party opposed the idea of obliging political parties to set targets on the proportion of women in all candidates they field in…
EU-JAPAN-DJIBOUTI in Gulf of Aden
Brussels 11.05.2021 The EU, Japan and Djibouti carried out a trilateral joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Aden for the first time on May 10. The exercise came after an EU-Japan joint naval exercise and joint port call on Djibouti last October, and after the adoption last month of an EU Strategy for Cooperation…
Nippon Airways: meals without plastic
Brussels 25.04.2021 All Nippon Airways Co. has said it will replace plastic trays for economy class meals on international flights with items made from an eco-friendly material from August 2021 in a bid to improve sustainability. “Restrictions on plastic use have been strengthening mainly in Europe, and we want to accelerate our preparations by taking…
Japan PM Abe resigns
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation over health issues, opening a vacancy for the top job of the world’s third-biggest economy in which he sought to revive growth and bolster its defenses. Sources say #Abe revealed his plan to step down to deal with his health problem. He visited a hospital twice over…
Japan city bans smartphones use in motion
Yamato City is prohibiting pedestrians from using smartphones while preambulaing the vicinity public roads, squares and parks, according to a July 1 report from NDTV. It’s first publically announced ban of its kind to be imposed in Japan. There’s no punishment foreseen in case pedasrians don’t abide by the prohibition. The ban’s supporter so all…
High heels debate at new heights
Led by Yumi Ishikawa, an actress and writer, #KuToo campaign aims at criticising dress codes, requiring women in office to wear high heels. The hashtag trended on Twitter and resulted in 150,000 petition signatories as many compared the requirements to foot binding. Dubbed as the #KuToo movement, thousands of Japanese women are protesting against the…
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