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China and South Korea oppose release of treated radioactive water into Pacific Ocean
Engineering groups point to benefits in race for low-carbon fuels
Foreign ministry targets 8,000 staff but may struggle to lure recruits from private sector
Beijing has wielded trade and leverage over North Korea to discourage Seoul from closer ties with Tokyo and Washington
Optimists see the chance of benefits as Sino-US tensions alter the financial dynamics
Emmanuel Macron has raised concerns about the transatlantic security alliance losing focus
Tokyo puts ballistic missile defences on alert after Pyongyang signals imminent launch of military satellite
New export rules could encompass equipment for making older-generation semiconductors
Taro Kono, Japan’s digital minister, says elections could be targeted by ‘malicious elements’
Striking the right balance between national security and economic interests is a challenge likely to weigh heavily during the summit
Tokyo says Asia’s circumstances require a different speed of energy transition — but critics dismiss its argument as self-serving
Rising tensions between west and China reshape global semiconductor supply chain
Hiroshima summit tests advanced economies’ ability to jointly respond to challenge from Beijing
Rattled by the rise of China, Tokyo has introduced a record increase in defence spending. But experts say it also needs a complete change in mindset
Prime minister receives approval rating boost from foreign diplomacy push ahead of local by-elections
Beijing says group of industrialised nations has ‘maliciously smeared and discredited China’
Japan’s plans for ammonia and coal use challenged but Tokyo resists setting firm timeline for wind-down
Masked male suspect arrested after incident during outdoor campaign event
Beijing foreign minister warns counterpart not to ‘do to others what you don’t want others to do to you’
At the recent event, it was clear that the problem is not just what to buy, but what it means to fight
Breakthrough after first leaders’ summit in 12 years follows compensation fund for victims of wartime forced labour
Analysts have been betting that the policy would end around May — that now looks highly unlikely
Funds say proposals will thwart domestic bids and foreign buyers and are skewed against shareholders’ interests
The attitude of my postwar cohort has gripped the country for too long
Rights groups denounce proposal as Pacific countries ease trade tensions amid push for regional co-operation
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