Geopolitics Kishida meets Zelenskyy for talks in surprise visit to Ukraine By Keith Preston on March 22, 2023 • ( Leave a comment ) Top News Stories Kishida meets Zelenskyy for talks in surprise visit to Ukraine The Japanese leader’s unannounced visit for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy underscored Tokyo’s support for the war-torn country. Samurai Japan fans rise early to witness baseball history Public viewing events were held at numerous locations and attracted scores of supporters eager to root for Samurai Japan. Kishida in Kyiv: PM tries to burnish diplomatic chops, but will this translate domestically? While Kishida was able to contrast himself with Xi and boost his own global profile, the affect the trip will have on his popularity at … Can Nippon Ishin ‘skip’ to true national political prominence? The Osaka-born party faces a make-or-break moment in next month’s series of local elections across the nation. COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 373 new coronavirus cases The seven-day average of new cases stood at 572.4, down 21.4% from a week earlier. Rakuten Bank seeks $881 million in biggest Japan IPO since 2018 The banking unit of Rakuten Group set an indicative band of ¥1,630 to ¥1,960 per share on Wednesday, and the stock will list on the … [ADVERTISEMENT] Other Stories News Ryugu asteroid samples suggest ingredients for life came from space Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. Opinion Kishida breaks new ground in visit to Ukraine Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has effectively paved the way for future Japanese leaders to demonstrate Japanese leadership abroad with his visit to Ukraine. Life Get off the beaten path with some basic Japanese to see the sakura The key verb to know when traveling is “iku” (to go). Combine it with other verbs for further specificity. Sports Inoue injury leads to postponement of world title bout with Fulton Inoue, who turns 30 on April 10, was scheduled to face the 28-year-old Fulton at Yokohama Arena. The parties are aiming to reschedule the fight … News UFO sightings put rural Japanese community on the intergalactic map Residents of Iinomachi believe they live in a UFO hot spot and speak of repeated appearances of unknown luminous flying objects. News COVID report based on China samples puts suspicion back to animal origins A new analysis of samples taken from a market in Wuhan during the early days of the pandemic are the strongest evidence yet that the … News What sounds did dinosaurs make? A research team has drawn clues about sounds the extinct creatures could have made from what might be the first known fossilized larynx of a … Attack the SystemTweetMorePrintShare on TumblrReddit Categories: Geopolitics