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19 Maggio 2026

Japan, S. Korea Leaders Agree on Energy Security Cooperation

Andong, South Korea, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung confirmed Tuesday that the two nations will consider concrete measures for energy security cooperation, such as mutually supplying crude oil and bolstering oil reserves, in
19 Maggio 2026

INTERVIEW: Japan’s Mythos Response “Must Involve Big Tech”

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Liberal Democratic Party cybersecurity affairs leader Masaaki Taira has stressed the importance of involving U.S. technology companies in Japanese government responses to emerging cyber threats posed by artificial intelligence model Claude Mythos. The ruling LDP’s Headquarters for National
19 Maggio 2026

INTERVIEW: WTO Chief Urges Japan to Lead Rule Reform

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan should take the initiative in reforming World Trade Organization rules to address the challenges of the 21st century, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in an interview with Jiji Press in Tokyo on Monday. “Japan should play an
19 Maggio 2026

Japan’s Motegi to Attend Quad Meeting in India

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will visit New Delhi from Sunday through May 27 to attend a meeting of foreign ministers from the Quad countries–Japan, the United States, Australia and India, the Japanese government said Tuesday. The Quad
19 Maggio 2026

2 Courts Find Japan Feb. Lower House Poll Constitutional

Takamatsu, Kagawa Pref./Fukuoka, May 19 (Jiji Press)–Two high courts in Japan on Tuesday ruled that the February general election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country’s parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. A group of lawyers
19 Maggio 2026

Japan Lawmakers Vow Thorough Debate on Retrial System Reform

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)–A suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers confirmed Tuesday that they will hold thorough discussions in the Diet on a bill to reform the country’s retrial system, according to the group’s head, Masahiko Shibayama of the ruling Liberal Democratic
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