Geopolitics China ‘learning lessons’ from Ukraine invasion, NATO chief says in Tokyo By Keith Preston on February 1, 2023 • ( Leave a comment ) View it in your browser. Top News Stories China ‘learning lessons’ from Ukraine invasion, NATO chief says in Tokyo NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said that ties with Japan are set to extend to new areas as the two partners seek to work together to … Manila looks to quash local charges against Japan robbery suspects and deport them The charges against the suspects, who are believed to be behind a string of robberies across Japan, have delayed their transfer from an immigration facility … If Kishida’s approval ratings remain in a rut, who might succeed him as prime minister? Lawmakers like Taro Kono and Shigeru Ishiba might be popular with the public, but whether they can garner support from within their party is a … COVID’s quiet creep in Japan fuels its deadliest outbreak yet A wave of omicron infections overwhelmed the nation’s health system this winter and delayed medical care for patients, sending daily deaths to a record high … The British offshore wind firm hoping to win big on Japan’s ‘trump card’ As more overseas companies arrive in the Asia Pacific in search of opportunities in the renewables industry, one U.K. firm sees Japan as the ideal … COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 4,012 new coronavirus cases The seven-day average of cases in the capital stood at 3,998.9 on Wednesday, down 33.3% from a week earlier. [ADVERTISEMENT] Other Stories News Planting trees could cut urban heat wave deaths by a third, study says Of the 6,700 premature deaths attributed to higher temperatures in 93 European cities during 2015, one third could have been prevented, researchers found. Opinion ChatGPT sounds exactly like us. How is that a good thing? For 70 years, programmers have tried to make computers more like people. Now they’ve succeeded — sort of. Culture Haruki Murakami to release first novel in six years in April There was little detail given about the new work, which will be Murakami’s first novel since “Killing Commendatore” was published in February 2017. Sports Nippon Professional Baseball training camps open in upbeat mood With the government classification of the coronavirus set to be relaxed from May 8, teams are moving to reopen some access to players and camps … News Japan’s sushi chains taking action after customers’ inappropriate behavior goes viral The operator of the Hamasushi chain has filed a damage report to police over a video that started to circulate in early January, while Kura … News Two years on, Myanmar coup takes a ‘catastrophic toll’ The Feb. 1, 2021, coup, which unseated Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, has left a trail of upended lives in its wake. News Putin’s war in Ukraine pushes ex-Soviet states toward new allies Officials from ex-Soviet states in central Asia and the Caucasus say the war has prompted their governments to look for ways to reduce dependence on … Attack the SystemTweetMorePrintShare on Tumblr Categories: Geopolitics