05/30/2023
TIME
"Scandal Over Son’s House Party Lands Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida in Hot Water"
A gratuitous house party is roiling Japanese politics, landing the Prime Minister in deep trouble. Shotaro Kishida, the 32-year-old scion and political heir apparent of Japan’s inc... Read the article.
Comments by Jeff Kingston
05/30/2023
PRESIDENT Online
"第6回『学生が選ぶキャリアデザインプログラムアワード』大賞「株式会社麦の穂・椙山女学園大学」、文部科学大臣賞「北九州市立大学」に決定"
『学生が選ぶキャリアデザインプログラムアワード』実行委員会は、学生の社会的・職業的自立に貢献したインターンシップやキャリア形成支援に係る取組を表彰する『第6回学生が選ぶキャリアデザインプログラムアワー... Read the article.
05/29/2023
The Japan Times
"As Belarus prepares to host Russian nukes, what is Putin’s aim?"
Concerned about an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive benefiting from NATO’s backing of Kyiv, Moscow has recently doubled down on its nuclear threats by formalizing a deal with M... Read the article.
Comments by James D.J. Brown
05/29/2023
JIME-IEE Japan
"トルコ：エルドアン大統領が再選"
トルコで5月28日に行われた大統領選挙の決選投票で、現職のエルドアン大統領が野党統一候補のクルチダルオール共和人民党（CHP）党首を破り再選を果たした。任期は5年で、2003年から続くエルドアン政権の... Read the article.
Written by Masaki Kakizaki
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05/23/2023
South China Morning Post
"Will Japan’s Kishida call snap election amid G7 success, improved South Korea ties? "
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may be playing down the likelihood of a snap election, but as he basks in the afterglow of the successful G7 summit in Hiroshima and his public... Read the article.
Comments by Hiromi Murakami
05/23/2023
Asahi Shimbun Think Campus
"日本の大学で海外の学位を取得「ダブル・ディグリー」で求められる学力レベル？"
「ダブル・ディグリー・プログラム」は、日本語で「複数学位取得制度」などと呼ばれます。単位互換制度を利用し、決められた期間に履修科目を修了すると、日本と海外の2つの大学の学位を取得できる仕組みです。進学... Read the article.
05/22/2023
Helsingin Sanomat
"Poliittinen väkivalta tapetilla Japanissa – ”Järjestelmä ei juuri inspiroi” "
HYÖKKÄYKSET johtavia poliitikkoja vastaan ovat nostaneet poliittisen väkivallan tapetille Japanissa.Huhtikuussa 24-vuotias mies heitti poliisin mukaan ilmeisesti kotitekoisen putki... Read the article.
Comments by Jeff Kingston
05/21/2023
The Japan Times
"Zelenskyy schedules a news conference, and a reporter’s day is turned upside down "
HIROSHIMA – On Sunday, the last day of the Group of Seven summit, I was supposed to help my colleague write a story on a trilateral meeting between Japan, the U.S. and South Korea ... Read the article.
Written by Kathleen Benoza
05/20/2023
Radio-Canada
"Interview on G7 "
L'ancien président de la Centrale des syndicats du Québec, Réjean Parent, parle de la négociation des salaires du secteur public; le député de Pontiac pour le Parti libéral du Québ... Read the article.
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
05/20/2023
South China Morning Post
"US and Japan seek to unite G7 against China. Should Beijing be worried?"
With leaders of the Group of Seven nations gathering in Hiroshima this weekend, Beijing is watching warily as Japan and the United States seek to smooth divisions and galvanise sup... Read the article.
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
05/20/2023
BBC News
"Japan's pacifism hangs in balance as China and North Korea threats loom "
Toshiyuki Mimaki says he remembers crying as he looked up at a blackened sunset after the nuclear bomb hit Hiroshima.He was only three years old at the time, but he remembers the d... Read the article.
Comments by James D.J. Brown
05/19/2023
Al Jazeera
"Japan PM Kishida wants to abolish nuclear arms but build military"
To promote his vision of a world without nuclear weapons, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took G7 leaders to the spot in Hiroshima where an atomic bomb was used against a civ... Read the article.
Comments by James D.J. Brown
05/19/2023
The Japan Times
"Japan's G7 refugee balancing act: Door open for Ukrainians, but not many others "
More than a year after escaping her native Kyiv with a broken leg one winter night, Lidiya Bibko lives in a tidy two-bedroom Tokyo flat as one of 2,300 Ukrainians who fled to Japan... Read the article.
Comments by James D.J. Brown
05/19/2023
Radio-Canada
"Interview on abandoned houses in Japan "
Le directeur du Centre de santé de Kanesatake et ancien policier à la Gendarmerie royale du Canada, Jeremy Tomlinson, parle de l'implantation du crime organisé à Kanesatake; le min... Read the article.
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
05/19/2023
ABC News
"G7 summit gets underway in Hiroshima as Japan warns world leaders on nuclear weapons "
World leaders are descending on the Japanese city of Hiroshima for this year's Group of Seven (G7) meeting, which is expected to focus on the war in Ukraine and China's rising infl... Read the article.
Comments by Robert Dujarric
05/19/2023
GAKKYO-KUN.COM
"テンプル大学ジャパン、５月よりeスポーツ導入"
テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパス（以下TUJ）は2023年5月より、大学学部課程にてeスポーツのプログラムを導入する。eスポーツ界のマネジメント、業界動向、法的・倫理的課題、ソーシャルメディア活用、収益... Read the article.
05/18/2023
The Japan Times
"At the G7 summit in Hiroshima, all eyes will be on ‘Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine’ "
HIROSHIMA – As Group of Seven leaders gather in Hiroshima for their annual summit this week, there will be one key issue at the front of their minds: emphasizing continued unity an... Read the article.
Comments by James D.J. Brown
05/17/2023
Stars and Stripes
"Russia welcomes Chinese shipping to Far East port for first time "
Russia has opened the home port of its Pacific naval fleet to Chinese commercial shipping, a sign of deepening ties between the two nations amid the Russia-Ukraine war.The Russian ... Read the article.
Comments by James D.J. Brown
05/17/2023
ict-enews.net
"テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパス、大学学部課程にeスポーツプログラムを導入"
テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパスは15日、学部課程にてeスポーツのプログラムを導入すると発表した。eスポーツ人気の高まり、および組織化されたビデオゲーム競技大会の増加は、世界のエンターテイメント／スポー... Read the article.
05/16/2023
TIME
"Japan’s Most Popular Politician Wants to Bring His Analogue Country Into the Digital Age"
While the West romanticizes Japan as an arcane futurescape, a neon-swathed land of bullet trains and buzzing toilets, in truth the world’s No. 3 economy struggles with a deep resis... Read the article.
Cmments by Jeff Kingston
05/16/2023
South China Morning Post
"Could US-Japan-South Korea meeting lead to Washington Declaration’s extension?"
A meeting of the leaders of Japan, South Korea and the United States on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima later this week will be an opportunity to underline the growing ... Read the article.
Comments by Jeff Kingston
05/16/2023
Radio-Canada
"Interview on G7"
-Sauver des nouveau-nés dans les airs et sur la route : entrevue avec la néonatologiste Dre Geneviève Tremblay -Nouvelle cohorte pour former des préposés aux bénéficiares, les déta... Read the article.
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
05/15/2023
JIME-IEE Japan
"トルコ：大統領選は決選投票の可能性、議会では与党連合が優勢"
トルコで14日、大統領選挙と議会選挙が実施された。大統領選では現職のエルドアン大統領が野党統一候補のクルチダルオール共和人民党（CHP）党首を約230万票差でリードするものの、当選に必要な過半数には達... Read the article.
Written by Masaki Kakizaki
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05/12/2023
The Japan Times
"Moved to tears: Guys, it’s OK to express your emotions now and then "
Recently, I heard the phrase, “big boys don’t cry.” When I was discussing it with my husband, who is French, he told me an interesting story. He works for a Japanese company that i... Read the article.
Written by Yaeko Kabe
05/12/2023
CNN Japan
"中国艦隊、日本を集会するように航行 G7サミット控え地域の緊張高まる"
東京（ＣＮＮ） 強力な駆逐艦に先導された中国海軍の艦隊がこのほど、１２日間をかけて日本を周回するように航行したことが分かった。台湾問題を巡る緊張や日本で開催される主要７カ国首脳会議（Ｇ７サミット）の準... Read the article.
Comments by James D.J. Brown
05/12/2023
South China Morning Post
"Is Japan’s Toshimitsu Motegi eyeing the top job despite his aloof image and low support ratings? "
Toshimitsu Motegi, the influential secretary general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has made headlines in recent months for a flurry of visits to foreign capitals, lea... Read the article.
Comments by Hiromi Murakami
05/11/2023
South China Morning Post
"Japan PM Kishida’s Africa tour lays groundwork for G7 summit, as China and Russia concerns loom large "
Japan’s bid to reach out to African countries created little impact but was essential in helping Tokyo lay the groundwork ahead of the G7 summit, with Russia and China concerns hig... Read the article.
Comments by Robert Dujarric
05/11/2023
CNN
"Chinese warships sail around Japan as tensions rise ahead of G7 summit "
A Chinese naval flotilla led by a powerful destroyer has been on a 12-day circumnavigation of Japan’s main islands in a display of military power as tensions simmer over Taiwan and... Read the article.
Comments by James D.J. Brown
05/10/2023
PR Times
"KUROFUNE Design Holdingsが運営する国際学生寮U Share、ウクライナからの避難学生に住居を無償提供"
KUROFUNE Design Holdings 株式会社（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役：上田 真路）が運営する、選抜型 国際学生寮U Shareは、2023年8月より、テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパス... Read the article.
05/09/2023
TIME
"Exclusive: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Is Giving a Once Pacifist Japan a More Assertive Role on the Global Stage"
The official residence of Japan’s Prime Minister is a spooky place. Inspired by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the stone and brick mansion in central Tokyo had been around ... Read the article.
Comments by Jeff Kingston
05/09/2023
South China Morning Post
"Warming South Korea-Japan ties sends chill through China over potential US pivot, analysts say "
Beijing voiced concerns about the prospect of resuming a trilateral summit with Tokyo and Seoul, following a joint call by leaders from Japan and South Korea to work with the Unite... Read the article.
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
05/07/2023
Al-Jazeera
"Interview Al-Jazeera - May 7 - Kishida-Yoon summit "
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
05/04/2023
South China Morning Post
"Nato’s Asia office adds ‘layer of cooperation’ for Japan but won’t result in its membership "
Japan is moving to deepen its ties with Nato, with the most powerful military alliance in the world due to open a liaison office in Tokyo next year. The new office will be Nato’s f... Read the article.
Comments by Robert Dujarric
05/03/2023
South China Morning Post
"Japan and South Korea seek to set past aside with an eye on ‘hostile’ China, North Korea, Russia"
Japan and South Korea look headed for more stable ties as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida prepares to visit Seoul for talks with President Yoon Suk-yeol next week, but efforts aimed a... Read the article.
05/02/2023
Nikkei Asia
"Japan need not save a place for the Global South at the G-7 summit "
Robert Dujarric is co-director of the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies at the Japan campus of Temple University. The Global South has emerged as a focus of diplomatic attent... Read the article.
Written by Robert Dujarric