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Japan bolsters diplomacy to woo ‘Global South’

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsChina22 April 202322 April 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes PM Fumio Kishida will leave next week on the first multicountry trip to Africa by a Japanese leader since 2014. The Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima is just a…

China focus of Australian, Japanese PMs visits

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsChina7 March 20237 March 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes The top-level visits take place immediately after foreign ministers of Quad grouping met in the Indian capital last week…reports Asian Lite News Over the next two weeks, Australia and Japan…

Croatia beat Japan 3-1 on penalties

by NewsdeskSportSports6 December 20226 December 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes Croatia will take on the winners of Monday’s late match between Brazil and South Korea in the quarterfinals…reports Asian Lite News Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was the hero, saving three penalties…

How Abe brought Africa into Indo-Pacific strategic framework

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia News19 July 202219 July 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutes Shinzo Abe (1954-2022) was an ardent champion of the construct of the “Indo-Pacific”. His “Confluence of the Two Seas” speech in the Indian Parliament, delivered in 2007, is widely believed…

Shinzo Abe shows no life signs after being shot

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia News8 July 20228 July 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes Although there were no immediate updates on Abe’s health condition, emergency officials have however said that the former leader does not appear to have any life signs….reports Asian Lite News…

Japan, ASEAN join hands for Indo-Pacific peace

by Newsdesk-Top NewsASEAN NewsAsia News22 February 202222 February 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes Free and Open Indo-Pacific concept is expanding widely from Southeast Asia, India to Africa. It guarantees safety, peace, economic prosperity, and a strong human tie…reports Asian Lite News Japan and…

Quad broadens its focus

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsUSA16 February 202216 February 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutes If Quad can maintain its momentum and build further convergences on some of the issues they have identified as areas of cooperation, one would not be surprised to see a…

India, Japan stage joint naval exercise

by Newsdesk-Top NewsIndia News13 January 202213 January 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes The exercise was aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, promoting defence cooperation, enhancing mutual understanding and interoperability between the two navies and sharing best practices….reports Asian Lite News The navies of…

China asks Japan not to boycott Winter Olympics

by Newsdesk-Top NewsChina17 December 202117 December 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes ong called on Japan to be “strongly cautious about and block such a dangerous” move, warning that such move could damage bilateral diplomatic ties….reports Asian Lite News Chinese ambassador to…