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4 weeks ago | reuters.com | Tim Kelly |Lisandra Paraguassu

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said U.S. President Donald Trump risked damaging the U.S. economy with additional tariffs and vowed to lodge a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over a trade levy on Brazilian steel.

Sep 25, 2024 | jp.reuters.com | Tim Kelly

日本の次期指導者を事実上、決めることになる自由民主党総裁選挙では、有力候補の３人と目されているうち小泉進次郎元環境相（４３）は「改革」を掲げているが、外交政策に関しては継続重視の姿勢を示す。一方、対抗馬の石破茂元幹事長（６７）と高市早苗経済安保相（６３）の政策は、日本外交を揺さぶりかねない「変化」をもたらす可能性がある。東京都内で１４日、代表撮影（２０２４年 ロイター） ［東京 ２６日 ロイター］ - 日本の次期指導者を事実上、決めることになる自由民主党総裁選挙では、有力候補の３人と目されているうち小泉進次郎元環境相（４３）は「改革」を掲げているが、外交政策に関しては継続重視の姿勢を示す。一方、対抗馬の石破茂元幹事長（６７）と高市早苗経済安保相（６３）の政策は、日本外交を揺さぶりかねない「変化」をもたらす可能性がある。 総裁選は、日本の外交にとっては極めて重要なタイミングで行われると言える。米国との同盟の深化や韓国との関係改善により、域内での中国の存在感のさらなる高まりを阻止する努力を続ける中、実施されるからだ。...

Sep 25, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Tim Kelly

TOKYO (Reuters) - In the race to become Japan's next leader, young contender Shinjiro Koizumi has positioned himself as a change candidate, but his veteran rivals Shigeru Ishiba and Sanae Takaichi are the ones pushing policies that could rock the boat diplomatically. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan for almost all of the post-war era, will on Friday pick a new leader to replace Fumio Kishida as prime minister.

Aug 30, 2024 | reuters.com | Tim Kelly

Japan's defence ministry on Friday said it will invest in AI, automation and improving troop conditions to address a worsening recruitment shortfall that has left its forces understaffed amid a build up aimed at countering China's growing military power.

Aug 15, 2024 | sightmagazine.com.au | Tim Kelly |Akiko Okamoto |Komiya Kantaro |Hyonhee Shin

Tokyo, JapanReuters Japan marked the anniversary on Thursday of its defeat in World War II with visits by at least three cabinet ministers to the controversial Yasukuni shrine that other Asian nations see as a symbol of the country’s wartime aggression. Defence Minister Minoru Kihara, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Yasutaka Shindo, the economic revitalisation chief, visited the site in Tokyo, the capital.