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Zelenskyy joins G-7 in Japan as democracies take aim at Russia and China

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[ad_1] G-7 leaders stand together after the family photo. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the Japan on Saturday to attend the Group of Seven (G-7) summit, giving him a rare chance to both drum up support from the world's rich democracies and sound out "Global South" leaders with long ties to Russia. The Ukrainian president's attendance at the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, the first city to suffer a nuclear attack, also put in sharp relief western concerns over the nuclear threat posed by Moscow. G-7 members — the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada — are grappling with the immense challenges posed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and tensions with China, notably over Taiwan and economic security. Worried by the outsized role China now plays in supply chains in everything from semiconductors to critical minerals, the G-7 issued a communique that set out a common strategy tow

Japan’s 'Moon Sniper' Landing: A Fascination for Scientists | World News - Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a significant stride for lunar exploration , Japan's " Moon Sniper ," the robotic explorer from the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission, has successfully touched down on the moon's surface, making Japan the fifth nation to achieve this feat. However, the intrigue surrounding this mission extends far beyond this accomplishment.The landing site, near the Shioli crater , approximately 200 miles south of the historic Apollo 11's Sea of Tranquility site, holds a treasure trove of scientific potential that has the global scientific community buzzing with excitement. "We proved that you can land wherever you want, rather than where you are able to," its project manager for the lander, Shinichiro Sakai, told a press conference. "This will inspire more and more people, desirably Japanese missions, to try to land on unexplored places on the moon." The mission, while achieving its primary objective of landing, en

Discovering Noboribetsu: Japan's Mysterious 'Demon Town'

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[ad_1] Noboribetsu is often referred to as Japan's Mysterious 'Demon Town', due to its association with supernatural elements and eerie landscapes. Here we list down some reasons why it is called a 'Demon Town': [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/life-style/discovering-noboribetsu-japans-mysterious-demon-town/?feed_id=282182&_unique_id=65de6acf6b914

Haruki Murakami Rues Redevelopment of Tokyo Park & Stadium; Places Which Inspired Him - News18

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[ad_1] The plan approved earlier this year by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to put skyscrapers and new stadiums in the heart of the Jingu Gaien green district has become increasingly controversial. "I'm strongly opposed to the Jingu Gaien redevelopment plan," Murakami said on his Sunday radio show. "Please leave that pleasant jogging course full of greenery and the lovely Jingu Stadium as it is..." Author Haruki Murakami says he’s strongly opposed to the redevelopment of a historic and beloved Tokyo park district that would remove his favorite jogging path and tear down the nearly century-old baseball stadium where he was inspired to become a novelist. The plan approved earlier this year by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to put skyscrapers and new stadiums in the heart of the Jingu Gaien green district has become increasingly controversial. Followers of baseball and rugby history are opposed to it, as well as conservationists and civil groups who say the project has ad

Japan taking it one game at a time | The Express Tribune

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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Japan have fallen on harder times since the golden age when they won the 2011 Women's World Cup and reached the final four years later but the Nadeshiko remain Asia's best hope of success in Australia and New Zealand. They will have to do it without Mana Iwabuchi, however, after the 30-year-old playmaker was left out of Futoshi Ikeda's squad for the tournament, where Japan will play Spain, Costa Rica and Zambia in the opening round. That leaves skipper Saki Kumagai as the only survivor of the 2011 triumph in Germany, where the defensive midfielder converted the winning penalty in the shootout against the United States that decided the title. That team captured the hearts of a nation still coming to terms with the tragedy of the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people along the country's northeast coast earlier the same year. The ambition to inspire a nation remains, even if FIFA's hardline stance on the price