11 most enticing food and drink events in Tokyohttps://t.co/YTeyHw5k5i pic.twitter.com/kOmd1MJvia
— Japan Embassy Canada (@JapaninCanada) May 7, 2023
Buffett, who recently slashed his multi billion-dollar stake in Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC, said he was ‘pleasantly surprised’ at the progress of recent Japanese investments.https://t.co/M17Y12dLZR
— Asia Financial (@Asia_Financial) May 8, 2023
#WarrenBuffet said he is more comfortable with Berkshire Hathaway Inc deploying capital in Japan than Taiwan, reflecting the growing tensions between the United States and China.https://t.co/deeWSmbkQf
— Mint (@livemint) May 7, 2023
Warren Buffett says 'we're not done' investing in Japanhttps://t.co/QudonzNyPk
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) May 6, 2023
Warren Buffett was in Tokyo last month, and Japan's titans of energy and raw-materials were there to make their pitches. https://t.co/6UKgqaaPOI
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) May 3, 2023
Why Warren Buffett is so keen on Japan's versions of Berkshire Hathaway https://t.co/0W2jHbxUho
— CNBC (@CNBC) May 5, 2023
In some ways Japan and Warren Buffett are a match made in heaven https://t.co/HByMfN1rPq
— The Economist US (@EconUS) May 1, 2023
Legendary American investor Warren Buffett met with top executives from some of Japan’s leading energy and raw-materials conglomerates during his recent trip to Tokyo.https://t.co/uneZwJMpf2
— Arab News Japan (@ArabNewsjp) May 3, 2023
https://twitter.com/moneycontrolcom/status/1653221573393010690
Investors are worried about a looming U.S. #recession and looking for ways to beat it.
A few ideas are in vogue. Defensive stocks. Japan. And #WarrenBuffett.https://t.co/FYVnnPTa7M
— BQ Prime (@bqprime) May 1, 2023
Warren Buffett steps up investments in 5 of Japan's Sogo sosha companies. @YahooFinance breaks down what they are and how trade them. https://t.co/lJHLCLo6mq
— Rachelle Akuffo (@RachelleAkuffo) May 3, 2023
Warren Buffett served Japan’s top bosses glasses of coke while he interviewed them, searching for his next major investment https://t.co/B0VBfGtqDW #Photo #Photography #TravelDestination #Travel #Vacation #TravelTips
— The Travel News (@The_TravelNews) May 2, 2023
NEW: Last month, Japanese executives from some of the country’s most elite firms filed into Warren Buffett’s suite at Tokyo's Four Seasons Hotel.
Here's what they spoke about https://t.co/vKKUp2QAuo
— Bloomberg Markets (@markets) May 1, 2023
Market watchers anticipate Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway will outperform the broader US market.@scarletfu shares the results from the latest Bloomberg survey of professional and retail investors https://t.co/SFtq6BRfRN pic.twitter.com/61insKA7oP
— Bloomberg Markets (@markets) May 1, 2023
If you look at the world’s largest economies—China, US, EU, India, Japan, UK & South Korea—none is in recession (contrary to predictions) at a time when the Fed raised US interest rates 5 percentage points. That is unusual & positive, says @AdamPosen. https://t.co/04ksG0Nx6z
— Peterson Institute (@PIIE) May 1, 2023
In this Japan Times article on the dominance of the US dollar in the global economy, the East-West Center’s Marcus Noland was featured on his recent work about Asian moves away from the dollar and what they might portend. #EWCResearchhttps://t.co/BQ2C7vatrO
— East-West Center (@EastWestCenter) May 3, 2023
Japan, S Korea hold first finance leaders' meeting in 7 yearshttps://t.co/DTxGYQb0US
— Japan Embassy Canada (@JapaninCanada) May 4, 2023
#WorldNews: #Japan and #SouthKorea held their first finance leaders' meeting in seven years on Tuesday and agreed to resume regular dialogue, as tensions in the region and slowing growth prod them to increase co-operation and mend strained relations.https://t.co/jq0A2k81kN
— LBCI Lebanon English (@LBCI_News_EN) May 2, 2023
Choo Kyung-ho, the minister of Economy/ Finance in South Korea stated during the trilateral ministerial meeting:
"China, S Korea, Japan cooperation can be the new engine for global growth"
Right after SK president Yoon expressed his loyalty to the US against China.🧵 pic.twitter.com/vAx29PhyZ1
— Zhao DaShuai 东北进修🇨🇳 (@zhao_dashuai) May 2, 2023
As relations between Washington and Beijing crater, U.S. officials hope to rely more on America’s allies for support. Most important are Japan and South Korea.
Reports #CatoFP's @Doug_Bandow https://t.co/fqJINlIu5s
— Cato Foreign Policy (@CatoFP) May 7, 2023
The leaders of South Korea and Japan met Sunday for their second summit in less than two months, as they push to mend long-running historical grievances and boost ties in the face of North Korea’s nuclear program and other regional challenges. https://t.co/886QSyLbh7
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) May 7, 2023
The leaders of South Korea and Japan met, pledging deeper cooperation to counter China's regional aggression and North Korea's nuclear threat https://t.co/KTeSEDIqSv
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 7, 2023
Fumio Kishida’s two-day trip to Seoul, following President Yoon Suk Yeol visit to Tokyo in March, means that shuttle diplomacy between Japan and South Korea, two key U.S. allies, is back on track. https://t.co/GSIUSt8mpT
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 7, 2023
Japan’s prime minister and his South Korean counterpart renewed resolve to overcome historical grievances and strengthen cooperation in the face of shared challenges such as North Korea’s nuclear program. https://t.co/LDYgF7vtxF
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) May 7, 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have met for talks for the second time in two months in an effort to improve relations between their two countries.https://t.co/SrGSXF8lJV
— dpa news agency (@dpa_intl) May 7, 2023
Japan and South Korea have long had lukewarm relations because of Japan's colonial occupation of the Korean Peninsula for 35 years until 1945.https://t.co/K3qpdRjTt5
— DW News (@dwnews) May 7, 2023
Japan's PM Fumio Kishida and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol meet in Seoul, as both countries aim to boost ties to counter nuclear threats from North Korea and increasing assertiveness by China pic.twitter.com/mlkEJsX90P
— TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) May 7, 2023
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida has arrived in South Korea to meet President Yoon Suk-yeol, as the two leaders seek to mend ties amid nuclear threats from North Korea https://t.co/rBzAPY2A8p pic.twitter.com/aCWHeV5eb3
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 7, 2023
Opposition party slams Yoon for ignoring history issues in summit with Kishida https://t.co/fMDcBji96J
— Yonhap News Agency (@YonhapNews) May 7, 2023
(7th LD) Yoon, Kishida agree to allow S. Korean experts to visit Fukushima over water release https://t.co/9MHyPzLKQA
— Yonhap News Agency (@YonhapNews) May 7, 2023
(3rd LD) (News Focus) Kishida repays Yoon with own steps to improve S. Korea-Japan ties https://t.co/VUSrHxzOHa
— Yonhap News Agency (@YonhapNews) May 7, 2023
(URGENT) Yoon says he and Kishida agree to visit monument for Korean victims of atomic bombing https://t.co/vj4GLD7azk
— Yonhap News Agency (@YonhapNews) May 7, 2023
(4th LD) Yoon says he feels responsibility to improve S. Korea-Japan ties https://t.co/9fBMOFVNwk
— Yonhap News Agency (@YonhapNews) May 7, 2023
#Yoon, #Kishida vow to build future-oriented ties at #summithttps://t.co/f7tYkPkeny
— The Korea Times (@koreatimescokr) May 7, 2023
Japan agreed to allow Korean experts to conduct an on-site inspection at the now defunct Fukushima nuclear power plant ahead of the planned release of treated water into the Pacific Ocean, President Yoon Suk Yeol said.https://t.co/91NOmFZWTR
— The Korea JoongAng Daily (@JoongAngDaily) May 7, 2023
Once again, the @washingtonpost completely fails to report the truth about South Korea and Japan, telling its story only from the US standpoint. I was in Korea for a week and heard dozens of voices condemn Yoon for being a total lacky to Biden & Kishida. 👎https://t.co/SOldfLGsH4
— Tim Shorrock (@TimothyS) May 7, 2023
https://twitter.com/JamesMLindsay/status/1654489876639936512
It remains to be seen how the new measures outlined in the Washington Declaration will affect South Korea’s nuclear debate and inter-Korean relations, writes Jennifer Ahn. https://t.co/DKwXJudaO0
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) May 6, 2023
https://twitter.com/coastguardph/status/1653681039062204416
A new chapter and a new beginning for our alliance partners as Prime Minister Kishida and ROK President Yoon meet for a two-day summit—the first Japan-ROK summit in Seoul in over a decade. An example of real leadership and a sign of new momentum for like-minded countries that… https://t.co/VdpSW8uQmB
— ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使 (@USAmbJapan) May 7, 2023
BREAKING: Kishida and Yoon tout 'new departure' for South Korea-Japan tieshttps://t.co/rbeCStS8kr
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) May 7, 2023
Japan-S.Korea Cooperation Needed for Global Peace, Yoon Says in Meeting Kishida https://t.co/HzDFaG8mCI
— The Japan News (@The_Japan_News) May 7, 2023
From a potential Kishida apology to the limits of security cooperation, three important questions will define the future trajectory of the Japan-South Korea thaw. https://t.co/LaM3pLXYKD
— The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) May 7, 2023
Kishida, Yoon confirm Japan-South Korea ties improve as labor row eases https://t.co/fUWXERVKvD
— Centro Estudios y Análisis sobre el Futuro Europa (@F_CEAFE) May 7, 2023
"Unresolved historical disputes should not block South Korea and Japan from deepening ties in the face of international crises, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Seoul on Sunday". https://t.co/VOXN2gW3U9
— Łukasz Maślanka (@ukasz_maslanka) May 7, 2023
"The United States is working closely with South Korea and Japan to address human rights violations committed by North Korea, including the abduction of foreign nationals."#HumanRights #NorthKorea #SouthKorea #DPRK #ROK #RepublicofKorea https://t.co/IG2TbEpacv
— Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM (@IPDefenseForum) May 5, 2023
Japan’s Kishida Visits South Korea as Two U.S. Allies Confront ‘Grave’ Security Issues – The Wall Street Journal https://t.co/8FPE17lNl3
— Say No To Sino (@SayNoToSino) May 7, 2023
Marcos says Philippines bases could be 'useful' if Taiwan attacked: “agreed in principle to joint South China Sea patrols with the US, Australia, Japan "and even South Korea" and that he expected them to start this year. 1/2https://t.co/FAg0LB0A3m
— Sari Arho Havrén (@SariArhoHavren) May 5, 2023
Great to sit down virtually with @NHKWORLD_News’ @DelIraniTV to discuss the next steps that the international community can take to support nuclear nonproliferation and advance toward disarmament. Check out the first half of our interview here: https://t.co/wwJNgWMv3p
— Rose Gottemoeller (@Gottemoeller) May 3, 2023
New U.S.-Philippines Bilateral Defense Guidelines will institutionalize and deepen alliance cooperation across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Learn more below from @DeptofDefense. #FriendsPartnersAllies https://t.co/SiPW4GdKdF
— Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (@USAsiaPacific) May 3, 2023
First of its Kind Submarine Visit Forges Relationship#NavyPartnerships
Senior leaders from the navies of Japan, South Korea and the U.S. visited Naval Base Guam to embark a #USNavy submarine operating off Guam, April 18.
Read more here! https://t.co/mwM0klmuVm
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) May 7, 2023
The @RoyalCanNavy is to send a fact-finding mission to South Korea & Japan, looking at the former's KSS-III & the latter's Taigei-class as potential replacements for the Victoria Class submarines, with @Comd_RCN suggesting the boats would be built abroad. https://t.co/XWlOgX1EJZ
— Dr Phil Weir (@navalhistorian) May 4, 2023
Large-scale naval exercises by the US, Taiwan, France and Australia, South Korea, Japan and the Philippines are taking place in the Pacific Ocean.They are closely followed by the Chinese and Russian navies. pic.twitter.com/hzpA6bXz9O
— Spriter (@Spriter99880) April 28, 2023
#ChinaDailyCartoon Stirring up trouble #US #Japan #Korea pic.twitter.com/j7sooVUqjh
— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) May 4, 2023
Good morning! Here's our piece on how Taiwan has sponsored Mandarin classes in the U.S. and beyond in light of the decline in Confucius Institutes. Classes are cheap, but can they help make people be more aware of (and be sympathetic to) Taiwan? -> https://t.co/s6Fpx1Wl7y
— Jeong Park 박종찬 (journa.host/@jeongpark52) (@JeongPark52) May 5, 2023
“The United States must pursue peace through strength to deter Chinese adventurism in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.”https://t.co/25ylbKIw0V
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) May 7, 2023
.@profLind and Daryl Press discuss what North Korea’s nuclear advances mean for South Korea’s risk calculus—and how Seoul can work with Washington to bolster deterrence on the Korean Peninsula. https://t.co/WFZVpkWfFi
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) May 7, 2023
"South Koreans and Taiwanese citizens share a liberal aspiration to preserve their individual rights and protect their freedoms from being forced to sacrifice for the glory of national unification." @sungminchohi https://t.co/L6obA82BHH
— Brookings Foreign Policy (@BrookingsFP) May 5, 2023
Is the US ready for war in the Indo-Pacific?@dustinrwalker says "with sustained diplomatic urgency, robust investment & more advanced capabilities, a transformation of US force posture can help restore & preserve credible deterrence in the Indo-Pacific."https://t.co/JSIcO2xUFK
— American Enterprise Institute (@AEI) May 1, 2023
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol’s U.S. state visit resulted in noteworthy deliverables, including the Washington Declaration and an expansion of the “New Frontiers” agenda of the relationship, writes @CSISKoreaChair expert @VictorDCha. https://t.co/cDfhpQhkVM
— CSIS (@CSIS) May 7, 2023
Yesterday, President of the Republic of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joined the CSIS @SoutheastAsiaDC Program on his first official working visit to Washington.
Watch the event: https://t.co/jhp2ZaP3OO
Or read the transcript: https://t.co/fLqQMmQRen pic.twitter.com/miaZHeFSCa— CSIS (@CSIS) May 5, 2023
John F. Kennedy predicted an exponential growth in nuclear-armed states, but the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty changed that trajectory. @GrahamTAllison argues that the agreement with Yoon Suk-yeol is the most recent nail keeping the lid on the box. https://t.co/fR5jzFfR2M
— Belfer Center (@BelferCenter) May 3, 2023
SAIS Professor @LingChenJHU weighs in on @SecYellen's address on the U.S.-China economic relationship, noting a "key challenge" of separating areas of economic development that pose a national security threat from those that don’t. "It’s very hard to separate,” said Chen. https://t.co/3KreBDpMBq
— Johns Hopkins SAIS (@SAISHopkins) April 21, 2023
The media watchdog “Reporters Without Borders” (RSF) has placed North Korea at the bottom of its World Press Freedom Index for the second year in a row. The country ranks 180th, below China (179th), Vietnam (178th), Iran (177th) and Turkmenistan (176th). https://t.co/xX8AzkTVHY pic.twitter.com/j6IS2yFWJW
— The Daily NK (@The_Daily_NK) May 5, 2023
'The Rhetorical Politics of Ending the Korean War: Eisenhower, Dulles and Mao’s China' | Rory De Mellow
An examination of the development of John Foster Dulles’ ‘New Look’ in the context of the long stalemate in Korea.https://t.co/5K6mwRchFk
— Sino-NK (@Sino_NK) May 6, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Takeshi Terakoshi is a Japanese man who has lived in North Korea for decades as a naturalized citizen and Workers' Party member.
Questions still remain if Terakoshi was abducted or if he chose to stay in the DPRK of his own volition.https://t.co/Ty0LVBnYMD
— NK NEWS (@nknewsorg) May 6, 2023
South Korea’s room for strategic ambiguity is narrowing as President Yoon Suk-yeol becomes more vocal about the tensions in the Taiwan Strait, analysts said.https://t.co/mvh67J8jQy
— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) May 7, 2023
To salvage relations with #NorthKorea, #SouthKorea needs to engage in multilevel #diplomacy and #communication, writes Bernhard Seliger (@WHZ_Zwickau). #InternationalRelations #NortheastAsia https://t.co/eGsV7v5d3t
— East Asia Forum (@east_asia_forum) May 6, 2023
News from #Philippines | Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said his agreement this year to grant the United States access to more military bases in his country was not intended for use for "offensive action" against any country: https://t.co/CZGrtR8scb
— CSIS Southeast Asia (@SoutheastAsiaDC) May 5, 2023
New Delhi’s relationship with Moscow, its Cold War ally, has remained strong. But Beijing gaining more sway over Moscow could prove frustrating for India. https://t.co/wph14rE44T
— The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) May 7, 2023
As tensions escalate in contested regional waters, Seoul will have to face difficult questions about its maritime role in the Indo-Pacific. https://t.co/a6MQbg26KF
— The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) May 7, 2023
The powerful sister of the North Korean leader released a statement denouncing the Washington Declaration and the new Nuclear Consultative Group.https://t.co/tuKYaTHcGB
— The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) May 7, 2023
‘With a fast-growing economy, China has been able to lift spending each year for almost three decades while the military outlays recorded by SIPRI have been trending lower as a share of GDP, currently standing at 1.6%,’ writes David Uren https://t.co/WKgZrQkVGa
— ASPI (@ASPI_org) May 5, 2023
'It’s not been easy to give substance to Australia’s proclaimed objective of a closer defence relationship with Korea. Despite much rhetoric, neither government has put priority or substance behind repeated political proclamations', writes Bill Paterson https://t.co/XrhR12DG2I
— ASPI (@ASPI_org) May 2, 2023
https://twitter.com/ASPI_org/status/1652969741487869952
Fantastic work from @AlbertYZhang on this report. For @ASPI_ICPC this represents the culmination of three years of analysing the 🇨🇳's evolving influence operations infrastructure. From a research perspective we wanted to see if we could move beyond the data…..(1/6) https://t.co/yjknYDVITY
— Dr Jake Wallis (@JakeWallis_ASPI) April 28, 2023
Managing Japan-Australia energy tensions in a time of transition | James Bowen https://t.co/IWd7e05QRG
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) May 1, 2023
Japan’s Article 9: Pacifism and protests as defence budget doubles | Donna Weeks https://t.co/poxFgDeZtd
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) May 5, 2023
Debate over the shape of the region is far from settled, @Sanchari093 writes. "The economic dimension of the Asia-Pacific has not yet been replicated by the Indo-Pacific." https://t.co/fEJ3KKgsCT
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) May 7, 2023
Indonesia’s dilemma as China pushes a “Global Security Initiative” | https://t.co/Qzq0NTOGQi
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) May 4, 2023
India -China battling it out in #IndianOcean, two separate strategies
1) BRI, GDI, GSI, GCI – China
2) Fish Hook/ Necklace of Diamonds- IndiaUnder Ranil, I believe Sri Lanka will align with India, and move towards #ASEAN to engage with China, this will change if SLPP/SLFP. pic.twitter.com/cRQpzbxVwo
— Yasiru (@YRanaraja) May 7, 2023
A study that examines responsibility for ecological damage finds that the US accounts for 27% of the world’s excess material use, followed by the EU (25%). Other rich countries such as Australia, Canada & Japan were collectively responsible for 22%.https://t.co/Sif7GGzG6V
— Dimitri Lascaris (@dimitrilascaris) May 5, 2023
With a free trade agreement in place, Canadian imports into South Korea are poised for growth. Explore this promising market for Canadian agrifoods, cleantech and advanced manufacturing.
➡️ https://t.co/TRSN6BAS3g#Export #Canada #SouthKorea pic.twitter.com/wMQbR4K4vL
— EDC (@ExportDevCanada) May 4, 2023
The recent Korea Wood Design Awards' Excellence Award was given to a local food market project transformed from concrete to mass timber by Studiothewon's CEO Gae Yeon Won, backed by the city of Chuncheon and Canada Wood Korea. To learn more:https://t.co/strsviJhGp
— Canada Wood Group (@canadawoodgroup) May 2, 2023
