Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to resume debate on updating the country’s restrictions on weapons transfers this week toward reaching an agreement this summer, as Group of Seven leaders at their summit in Hiroshima vowed to extend further assistance to Ukraine.

The Group of Seven Hiroshima summit has come to a close. The theme of the discussion there, joined by India and other emerging and developing nations that had been invited, was the pursuit of peace.   The world is in turmoil. The post-World War II international order has been shaken to the core, while the nuclear threat has been heightened.….Read more

The G7 Summit in Hiroshima concluded on May 21. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues unabated. Meanwhile, China continues to use coercion as it seeks to change the status quo in the South China Sea, East China Sea, and elsewhere.

Ukraine’s ambassador to Japan praised Tokyo’s announcement at the weekend’s Group of Seven leaders’ summit that it will provide around 100 Self-Defense Force (SDF) transport vehicles to his war-torn nation, saying it was the “next step” toward supplying arms.

The leaders of the Group of Seven democracies need to humbly learn the gruesome history of the atomic bombings, search for ways to end a horrific war now raging in Europe and ponder the future of the world order. In the nearly half-century of holding G-7 summits, this one is as important as any because the leaders face an almost….Read more

HIROSHIMA – The Japanese and French leaders agreed on Friday to deepen bilateral collaboration in the security and economic fields and work closely on issues related to China, with Beijing’s military and economic clout increasing in the Indo-Pacific region.   During their talks in Hiroshima, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron affirmed that they will keep imposing….Read more