Japanese and South Korean leaders unlikely to meet during NATO summit

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida greets voters as he attends an election campaign stop at Yokohama Station on Friday. | AFP-JIJI

TOKYO/SEOUL/YOKOHAMA – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol are unlikely to hold official bilateral talks or meet on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday and Thursday, a South Korean presidential official was quoted by the country’s Yonhap news agency as saying Sunday. The NATO summit had initially

Survivor conveys inhumanity of atomic bomb ahead of first nuke ban meeting

Atomic bomb survivor Sueichi Kido addresses the Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna on Monday. | KYODO

Vienna – A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Monday appealed for the understanding of the inhumanity of nuclear weapons at an international conference in Vienna, ahead of the first meeting under a U.N. treaty to ban such arms. “The atomic bomb is a weapon of inhumanity and of absolute evil, with

Japan special envoy leaves for Seoul to attend Yoon Suk-yeol’s inauguration

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks to reporters at the Foreign Ministry Monday before leaving for Seoul. | KYODO

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi left Monday for South Korea to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, with attention focused on whether his visit as a special envoy of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can help improve soured bilateral ties. Arrangements are being made for Hayashi to hold talks with Yoon and incoming South Korean

Art event featuring ‘comfort woman’ statue opens in Tokyo

A statue symbolizing 'comfort women' who were forced or coerced into Japan's wartime brothel system is exhibited at a gallery in Nagoya last July. | KYODO

In a time of both misinformation and too much details, quality journalism is more important than ever.By subscribing, you can assist us get the story. SUBSCRIBE NOW A questionable art exhibit including works such as a statue representing “comfort women” who suffered under Japans military brothel system before and during World War II lastly started

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