Akie Abe, the widow of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will meet U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to a CNN report. She is expected to dine with Trump, who is set to begin his second term next...
At the Boston Global Forum conference honoring French President Emmanuel Macron with the “2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award,” Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs, Yi-Jing Lin, spoke at the “AIWS – New Democracy” panel session on “Strategies for...
Japan is allocating another ¥1.5 trillion ($9.9 billion) to boost its chip and artificial intelligence endeavors, including moonshot foundry project Rapidus. The government’s extra budget for the fiscal year to March sets aside ¥1.05 trillion to develop and research...
Tokyo, November 23, 2024 His Excellency Emmanuel Macron President of the French Republic Your Excellency, It is with great pleasure that I extend my heartfelt congratulations on your being honored with the 2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award by the Boston...
Japan is grappling with a labor shortage due to low birth rates and an aging population, prompting recent governments to bring in more foreign workers. Under the leadership of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, significant immigration reforms were introduced between...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to meet US President-elect Donald Trump in the United States this month, four sources said, in an attempt to emulate then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's close ties during Trump's first term. The US is Japan's most important...
Basic data of Japan – India relations: In September 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Japan and had a summit meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. They concurred to upgrade the bilateral relationship to “Special Strategic and Global...
In his vision for a "free and open Indo-Pacific," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 2015 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient, redefined the geopolitical landscape, advocating for a democratic and cooperative approach to address rising challenges in Asia....