BREAKING | Japan PM Kishida set to instruct nuclear power plant constructionhttps://t.co/4gsCPQnhBQ
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) August 24, 2022
🇯🇵🪫Japan is on a thin margin of power supply. Kishida hopes to fight mid to long term power crisis with this pivot, Nikkei reports.
We wrote about why Japan’s power system is so fragile back in spring. https://t.co/7RuhxFJsd8
— Shoko Oda (@shoko_oda) August 24, 2022
too bad it takes so long to build new nuclear power plants…. Japan's mean was under 4 years. pic.twitter.com/UFnMzcQFPT
— B.F. Randall (@brandall9481) August 23, 2022
#Japan is considering deploying more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to narrow the “cavernous missile gap” with #China, particularly against the backdrop of a growing possibility of a military emergency in #Taiwan. Learn more:https://t.co/oa75MrSyjY#Kishida #Tokyo
— Statecraft (@statecraftdaily) August 22, 2022
One of the planes sent to take part in Rapid Pacific, nicknamed the Air Ambassador, was widely emblazoned in foil wrap with a design featuring the flags of Germany, Singapore, Australia, South Korea and Japan.https://t.co/1nwfkXeym5
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) August 17, 2022
One of the planes sent to take part in Rapid Pacific, nicknamed the Air Ambassador, was widely emblazoned in foil wrap with a design featuring the flags of Germany, Singapore, Australia, South Korea and Japan. https://t.co/LJJkEDWI3W
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) August 18, 2022
Over 100 aircrafts & 2500 personnel from 16 countries- Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, S.Korea, Singapore, Thailand, UAE, US and UK take part in #PitchBlack22 in Australia.
Nice video..https://t.co/ZA5KJtgfuU— Sourav S. (@Sourav_Aus) August 19, 2022
Troops of the eight nations alliance of 1900 in China. Left to right: Britain, United States, Australia, British India, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Japan. #history pic.twitter.com/HrZJfe7Z72
— Historical Images (@Historyseason) August 18, 2022
North Korea is now being invited to take its place in the alliance between Brazil, China, Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Turkey,Saudi Arabia, and President Zuma South Africa:NATO vs BRICS. pic.twitter.com/YyLurUFP9q
— Sesinga Mavikithi (@themankhosi) August 16, 2022
Despite Western government claims that Russia has become isolated, both China and India – the world’s two most populous states – are participating in military exercises with Russian armed forces.https://t.co/PRsawc7abb #Russia #China #India
— Dimitri Lascaris (@dimitrilascaris) August 20, 2022
Now that Russia, India and China are staging military exercises together my take on the geopolitics behind ithttps://t.co/TaAKjLOfnP
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 17, 2022
U.S. extends travel ban on N. Korea for another year https://t.co/QloAP8ava4
— Yonhap News Agency (@YonhapNews) August 24, 2022
The U.S. and South Korea are holding their largest joint military exercises on the Korean Peninsula in years, after North Korea fired a record number of missiles into international waters this year.
U.S. forces say it's vital the two countries train together. pic.twitter.com/BKxwSjZdyt
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) August 23, 2022
The U.S. and South Korea begin their biggest military drills since the Trump-Kim summithttps://t.co/FcJ0TkAr9Z
— TIME (@TIME) August 22, 2022
For the first time in four years, the U.S. and South Korea will revive live-action military drills, sharpening preparedness as the North Korean nuclear threat worsens https://t.co/LKMX1dxZXO
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 21, 2022
The U.S. and South Korean militaries began their largest field exercises in five years this week. The summer drills demonstrate the allies' hardening line against North Korea but will likely trigger an angry reaction from Pyongyang. https://t.co/9tt2tSw4FT
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 22, 2022
South Korea, U.S. begin largest military drills in years amid North Korea backlash https://t.co/D8kDeLVU12 pic.twitter.com/11ggMtYQES
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 22, 2022
U.S., South Korea kick off largest joint military drills in years https://t.co/5SiBItVwZ2
— UPI.com (@UPI) August 22, 2022
The U.S. and South Korea began their biggest combined military training in years as they heighten their defense posture against the growing North Korean nuclear threat. https://t.co/crQLZJFL7A
— Newsmax (@newsmax) August 22, 2022
The U.S. and South Korea have begun their biggest combined military training in years as they heighten their defence posture against the growing North Korean threat. https://t.co/qSVWl88a9c
— CBC News (@CBCNews) August 22, 2022
North Korea fired two cruise missiles from the west coast town of Onchon last week, after South Korea and the U.S. kicked off preliminary training for the exercises.https://t.co/Cw5cSxiiA1
— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) August 22, 2022
U.S., South Korea open biggest drills in years amid North Korea's threats https://t.co/OPFdnbTVdC
— CP24 (@CP24) August 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/KoriSchake/status/1561679156110413826
The exercises are the largest such wargames in at least five years, involving tanks, naval vessels, warplanes, and potentially tens of thousands of troops. https://t.co/Ee1yFE3cXr
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) August 24, 2022
The U.S. and South Korea will begin their biggest joint military exercise in about five years after a hiatus on large-scale exercises that failed to entice North Korea to make concessions on disarmament. https://t.co/m4rd1D4sex
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) August 22, 2022
South Korea and the U.S. began a series of joint military drills on Monday, holding their first field training exercises in four years as tensions rise over Taiwan and North Korea.https://t.co/rC80v1msng#Taiwan #SouthKorea #NorthKorea
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) August 22, 2022
North Korean state media is slamming joint U.S.-ROK drills as a pretext for invasion.
"Ulchi Freedom Shield is the most adventurous North Korea invasion practice, with a thorough premise being their military invasion against us," one outlet wrote Monday.https://t.co/hEg7UAOCXq
— NK NEWS (@nknewsorg) August 24, 2022
Meanwhile, in Japan's Nikkei: "South Korea and U.S. ready for first full-scale war games in 4 years." https://t.co/2EOE8LmXs0
— Tim Shorrock (@TimothyS) August 18, 2022
https://twitter.com/WarOnTheRocks/status/1560743448860409861
https://twitter.com/highlightsnews1/status/1558968613834457090
“Washington’s tendency to frame most digital issues as a competition between democratic and authoritarian systems is likely to alienate many of Tokyo’s and Seoul’s regional partners.”
–@adschina on how US involvement may make 🇯🇵-🇰🇷 cybersecurity difficult: https://t.co/x9IOxBVdwk— Cyber Statecraft (@CyberStatecraft) August 19, 2022
U.S.-led chip alliance aimed at curbing China influence
The Chip 4 alliance is a proposed alliance of semiconductor powerhouses in the U.S., Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea to enhance cooperation on the design and production of sophisticated semiconductorshttps://t.co/ccNpqkaBX1 pic.twitter.com/f3AgYpht0K— ABC Mundial (@ABCMundial) August 21, 2022
A Japanese chemical tanker ship crashed into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Saturday. No one was injured and the crash is under investigation. https://t.co/tSOZpywi9Z
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 20, 2022
Some oil leaked from the engine area of the cargo ship but it was brought under control, officials said. The tanker did not have any chemicals on board at the time of the crash. https://t.co/752BAL4LK8
— ABC News (@ABC) August 20, 2022
Some oil leaked from the engine area of the cargo ship, which initially started to sink, but it was brought under control, an official said.
Read more: https://t.co/yCNRajmLpr
— Star-Advertiser (@StarAdvertiser) August 20, 2022
A Japanese chemical tanker ship crashed into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Saturday.https://t.co/frPIVw0Xer
— abc27 News (@abc27News) August 21, 2022
Chemical tanker, cargo ship crash near southwestern Japan https://t.co/d24C7a8UEy
— WBTW News13 (@WBTWNews13) August 20, 2022
A Japanese chemical tanker ship crashed into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Saturday. https://t.co/YrR5Sbecm4
— FOX 5 San Diego (@fox5sandiego) August 20, 2022
Chemical tanker, cargo ship crash near southwestern Japan https://t.co/IsLEcp5UrW
— WHLT 22 Hattiesburg (@WHLT22) August 20, 2022
Chemical tanker, cargo ship crash near southwestern Japan https://t.co/FFwCRCP6cg
— KAMR Local 4 News (@KAMRLocal4News) August 20, 2022
Chemical tanker, cargo ship crash near southwestern Japanhttps://t.co/Fa6U5fUpGp
— CP24 (@CP24) August 20, 2022
Chemical tanker collides with cargo ship off Japan https://t.co/VH2UFeAXBd
— EIN Presswire: Shipping & Logistics Newswire (@EINShippingNews) August 20, 2022
Chemical tanker collides with cargo ship off Japan https://t.co/Abyr9mYtzO
— breakingnews.ie (@breakingnewsie) August 20, 2022
Chemical tanker collides with cargo ship off Japan https://t.co/HVnBmQni9p
— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) August 20, 2022
Vessel carrying chemicals crashes into cargo ship off coast of southwestern Japan, no casualties reportedhttps://t.co/1xKGhwhXcq
— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) August 20, 2022
A Japanese chemical #tanker #ship crashed into a #cargo ship off the coast of southwestern #Japan, the coast guard said Saturday. https://t.co/XiGWng3SO2
— ANews (@anews) August 20, 2022
A #Japanese chemical tanker ship, Ryoshinmaru, #crashed into a cargo ship Xin Hai 99 off the coast of southwestern #Japan. There were no injuries reportedhttps://t.co/oT3wvlcyty
— Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 20, 2022
I’m at my happiest when I’m learning – no matter how gross the subject matter. Today, I experienced the Meguro Parasitological Museum in Tokyo, and saw what is believed to be the world’s longest tapeworm. 10/10 would visit again. pic.twitter.com/pMsHSswSBM
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) August 19, 2022
Thank you to the global health champions in Japan for your commitment to saving lives around the world. We must keep up the fight to make sure preventable emergencies never again derail our common pursuit of a better future. pic.twitter.com/b6E5rX93ZX
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) August 18, 2022
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one of the most influential global health champions of our time. Ahead of his trip to Japan, @BillGates shares how Shinzo Abe’s spirit will endure even after his untimely passing https://t.co/oaGAgRAPWP
— Mark Suzman (@MSuzman) August 19, 2022
Japan on Thursday awarded the co-founder of Microsoft Corp and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation @BillGates with the highest honor, the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun@MofaJapan_en @hayashi09615064https://t.co/J516wnLrFH
— Arab News Japan (@ArabNewsjp) August 20, 2022
Award for Gates: Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, right, receives the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo on Thursday, in… https://t.co/kSD5xqR10A #japannews #japantoday
— Japan Today News (@JapanToday) August 18, 2022
FM Yoshimasa Hayashi reaffirmed Japan's commitment to strengthening #healthsystems in a meeting w/ @BillGates, who also shared his appreciation for Japan's #globalhealth leadership & @gatesfoundation's desire to collaborate with Japan on international frameworks like @GlobalFund. https://t.co/3ngnggLsSW
— Friends of the Global Fund Japan (グローバルファンド日本委員会) (@FGFJ_JCIE) August 19, 2022
[Breaking] Bill Gates visited the LDP headquarters and seems to have met with Toshimitsu Motegi pic.twitter.com/HJY4AYGt2b
— B-Cat (@ePowerLife2) August 20, 2022
Bill Gates Visits Korea and Japan, What Happened? https://t.co/WKj3hWFMnR
— TheCekodok.com (@thecekodok) August 21, 2022
From a natto tornado to a an ear of grilled corn lounging on a beach chair, Japan's plastic food artists are getting a chance to flex their creativity in Tokyo this week. "Hamburger patties are for beginners," one explained. https://t.co/PV2x0mIGg7
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 20, 2022
Germany, Spain, Japan, and Australia have confirmed their respective rosters for the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations set for @RedBudmx. #Motocross #ProMotocross #MXGP #MXoN #MXoN2022https://t.co/3NB83YhSnr
— Mitch Kendra (@mitch_kendra) August 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/unikrob/status/1559469577481949186
https://twitter.com/scottetho/status/1560873173784346624
Japan PM Kishida to brief about new measures for handling COVID – Kyodo https://t.co/5mWuPQXng7 pic.twitter.com/em93Am9gb9
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 24, 2022
The approval rating for Japanese Premier Fumio Kishida plunged 16 percentage points from about a month ago to 36% in a Mainichi newspaper poll published on Monday, the lowest since he took power in October https://t.co/bLR5k3k9s3
— Bloomberg (@business) August 22, 2022
Interesting Japan's PM Kishida is talking remotely to reporters because he recently got infected with Covid-19 while reporters still physically gather (at a room in the PM Office?) to listen to him pic.twitter.com/gfvtClIGgh
— Natsuko Fukue (@natfukue) August 22, 2022
Japan PM Kishida works remotely after COVID infection, official return set for Aug. 31 https://t.co/zUr4MY1R6h
— The Mainichi (Japan Daily News) (@themainichi) August 22, 2022
Wishing my friend Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a speedy recovery from COVID-19. @JPN_PMO @kishida230
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 21, 2022
JUST IN: Japanese Prime Minister @kishida230 Fumio Kishida has canceled a planned trip to #Tunisia to attend a key conference on African development after being tested positive for COVID-19, a person close to him said on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/7tB7bbi4vt
— BNN Newsroom (@BNNBreaking) August 22, 2022
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government has tumbled, battered by questions about the ruling party's ties to the Unification Church and its response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a public opinion poll https://t.co/pGawS5h8op
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 22, 2022
#UPDATE Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Sunday, a week before the leader was expected to attend an African development conference in Tunisia. pic.twitter.com/NbhWvsa3NY
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 21, 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has contracted the coronavirus Sunday and cancelled his planned travels while he isolates and recuperates. https://t.co/rLSPwyizxF
— CTV News Calgary (@CTVCalgary) August 21, 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been diagnosed with the coronavirus and has canceled his planned travels while he isolates and recuperates. https://t.co/Crn28HDOj8
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) August 21, 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida returns to work Monday after testing positive for Covid over the weekend https://t.co/0MRp2BCx0D
— Bloomberg (@business) August 22, 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tested positive for Covid-19 Sunday, his office said https://t.co/7IbSj6PogX
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 21, 2022
Japan PM Fumio Kishida tests positive for COVID https://t.co/zEs0DgZc7H pic.twitter.com/7JEgZrBoNs
— New York Post (@nypost) August 21, 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence. https://t.co/qjKsyhWyLU
— Newsmax (@newsmax) August 21, 2022
Cases of coronavirus infections have been surging recently in Japan, although most people — including Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida — have been vaccinated.https://t.co/UH6DFdQUzZ
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) August 21, 2022
Japan PM Fumio Kishida tests positive for COVID; experiencing mild symptoms https://t.co/nfrZHGygXy
— Republic (@republic) August 21, 2022
#Japanese Prime Minister #FumioKishida has tested positive for Covid-19, the government saidhttps://t.co/7RFmPtyMrR
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) August 21, 2022
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Sunday, a week before the leader was expected to attend an African development conference in Tunisia. #BangkokPost #World https://t.co/shFmwzEm1z
— Bangkok Post (@BangkokPostNews) August 21, 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Sunday, a week before the leader was expected to attend an African development conference in Tunisia.https://t.co/GmJIiKeovL
— Manila Bulletin News (@manilabulletin) August 21, 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday.https://t.co/GDQsscBs1f
— SABC News (@SABCNews) August 21, 2022
Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has tested positive for Covid-19, and symptoms are mild, per AFP. pic.twitter.com/VwZu2gYXjC
— The New Times (Rwanda) (@NewTimesRwanda) August 21, 2022
The Japanese government says Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has been infected with the coronavirus.https://t.co/otGXW0R05T
— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) August 21, 2022
BREAKING: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for COVID-19, the government announced Sunday, as the country continues to battle a seventh wave of infections. https://t.co/lfM74BeJ1r
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) August 21, 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida played golf with his family in Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo on the first full day of his summer break. https://t.co/KOuZ3rUytG
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) August 16, 2022
Japan to look into summit meeting with China: Nikkei: Japan will look into holding a summit meeting between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Nikkei business daily quoted Japanese Foreign Minister… https://t.co/Iwm3JK3Lx7 #japannews #japantoday
— Japan Today News (@JapanToday) August 19, 2022
Sri Lanka will request Japan to invite the main creditor nations, including China and India, for talks on bilateral debt restructuring, and President Ranil Wickremesinghe scheduled to travel to Tokyo next month to hold talks with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida: Reuters #Lka pic.twitter.com/zolCoRgvzZ
— Manjula Basnayake (@BasnayakeM) August 18, 2022
