Geopolitics Kishida’s son in hot seat over shopping during official trips overseas By Keith Preston on January 31, 2023 • ( Leave a comment ) Top News Stories Kishida’s son in hot seat over shopping during official trips overseas Kishida says his son, who is also the prime minister’s executive secretary, was buying souvenirs on his behalf, which would be considered part of his … U.S. and South Korea to hold ‘tabletop’ exercises on nuclear threats next month Talks by the two countries’ defense chiefs came amid rising public support in Seoul for developing its own nuclear weapons after North Korea’s record-breaking flurry … Philippines to return one of four robbery suspects to Japan in coming days The four men are believed to have remotely coordinated a series of robberies in Japan that began last year using an encrypted messaging app. First Nintendo theme park in U.S. highlights diversification push The video games-maker is branching into overseas theme parks amid a push to better harness the company’s intellectual property treasure trove. Japanese town set to OK country’s first ‘level-4’ autonomous vehicles Autonomous vehicles are expected to become an essential means of transportation in regions of the country where public transport is becoming increasingly scarce. Everyday onions become mark of affluence in the Philippines as prices skyrocket The price per kilogram for the vegetable has exceeded the daily minimum wage. Other Stories News Japan and NATO agree to deepen partnership, saying rules-based order ‘at stake’ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg stressed the need to further deepen ties, arguing that the international community is “facing changes defining … Opinion A George Jetson world will start with parcels — not people Before air taxis start taking passengers, the technology will be tested in moving freight before the public accepts their everyday use. Culture Barrett Strong, whose ‘Money’ helped launch Motown, dies at 81 As a singer he was a one-hit wonder. But teaming with Norman Whitfield, he wrote a string of hits for others, including “I Heard It … Sports Australian Open sets Grand Slam attendance record A record 839,192 fans flocked to Melbourne Park from Jan. 16 to 29 for the first tournament in two years free of COVID-19 restrictions. News Japan’s chip equipment makers in the dark about new China export restrictions Five chip-related firms — Advantest Corp., Nikon Corp., Resonac Holdings Corp., Lasertec Corp. and Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd — said they were unaware of any … Opinion Why the semiconductor competition between the U.S. and China is significant Washington is trying to strengthen the superiority of the U.S. and other Western countries in areas of technology so that it becomes difficult for China … News Japan firms step up efforts to attract skilled staff as inflation and labor crunch bite As annual shuntō labor talks enter full swing, both labor and management are asking firms to offer pay hikes to cushion consumer inflation, which hit … Attack the SystemTweetMorePrintShare on Tumblr Categories: Geopolitics