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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shows off a gift from U.S. President Donald Trump as they hold a joint news conference at the White House on Feb. 7.
JAPAN
May 25, 2025
Prime Minister Ishiba aims to advance U.S. tariff talks with G7 summit in mind
Speaking to reporters in Kyoto, Ishiba said there has been progress in negotiations, pointing to discussions on trade expansion, nontariff measures and economic security.
Canadian Finance Minister Franiis-Philippe Champagne (left), and Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko hold a news conference during the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting in Banff, Alberta, Canada on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2025
Canada seeks to send 'strong message' with Ukraine at G7 finance talks
In meetings through Thursday, leaders will discuss global economic conditions and seek a common position on Ukraine.
Shipping containers in Oakland, California, on May 12
WORLD
May 20, 2025
Even on nontariff issues G7 finance leaders may still face U.S. pushback
A source briefed on U.S. positions in the talks in Canada has said that any consensus needs to align with Trump administration priorities.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 7.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 19, 2025
U.S. Treasury chief to focus on imbalances at G7 finance meeting
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will seek to refocus the group on addressing trade imbalances and nonmarket economic practices.
A Chinese military unit fires a land-based rocket during military exercises near Taiwan last week.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 7, 2025
G7 condemns 'provocative' Chinese military drills around Taiwan
Group of Seven foreign minsters expressed “deep concern” over the “provocative” and “destabilizing” drills.
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly speaks alongside U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in La Malbaie, Quebec, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 15, 2025
At G7 meeting, U.S. allies’ top diplomats wonder where Rubio stands
The top U.S. diplomat has had to walk a fine line between delivering Trump's "America First” message and looking to cultivate allies.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with reporters following the Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting in La Malbaie, Quebec, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2025
U.S. aligns with G7, urging Russia to accept Ukraine ceasefire
In a joint statement, the U.S. backed Ukraine's territorial integrity and warned Russia to follow Kyiv in accepting a ceasefire or face possible further sanctions.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2025
U.S. wants no G7 Russia antagonism as allies fear blockage
The U.S. opposes language in a joint document that could harm its efforts to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba answers questions during a Lower House Budget Committee meeting at parliament on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 3, 2025
Ishiba says Japan won't take sides in U.S. row with Ukraine
The Japanese leader sought to strike a balance for Japan, the sole Asian G7 member, in its alliance with the U.S. and its longstanding support for Kyiv.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses Group of Seven leaders during a teleconference from the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo late Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 25, 2025
Japan urges G7 to avoid 'wrong lessons' in Ukraine peace process
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has urged leaders to be careful in backing any Ukraine peace process that could validate the use of force to change borders.
Kaja Kallas, vice president of the European Commission, in Brussels on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2025
EU’s top diplomat aims to use economic muscle against Russia
The EU is trying to find ways to ramp up its defense spending to rearm the continent while also putting pressure on Russia to join possible peace talks over Ukraine.
The additional sanctions against Russia "are to contribute to international efforts for peace," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 10, 2025
Japan expands its sanctions against Russia
Japan will also ban the export of 335 more goods, including small motorcycles, to Russia starting on Jan. 23.
Atsushi Mimura, vice minister of finance for international affairs, speaks during an interview at the ministry on Dec. 20.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 30, 2024
Japan sees G7 role increasing in divided world
"There are not many countries like Japan that can speak with the U.S. on equal terms," said top financial diplomat Atsushi Mimura.
Japan's labor productivity ranked last place among the Group of Seven major economies in 2023.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2024
Japan's labor productivity rises to 29th among OECD countries
Japan's per-hour productivity in 2023 came to $56.8, or ¥5,379 based on purchasing power parity, up two notches from the all-time low logged the year before.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba takes part in an online meeting of Group of Seven leaders at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo early Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 14, 2024
Ishiba urges deeper G7 security cooperation as North Korea gets closer to Russia
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said recent developments have a "direct impact" on security in the Indo-Pacific region.
A broken statue of late Syrian president Hafez Assad lies outside the Baath party offices in Damascus, on Thursday. Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on Dec. 8, ousting Syrian President Bashar Assad and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 13, 2024
G7 to meet on Syria as new government pledges 'rule of law'
Leaders of the Group of Seven said they were ready to support the transition to an "inclusive and nonsectarian" government in Syria.
U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen and Ukrainian Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko speak prior to signing a joint statement on a U.S. loan paid for by profits from Russia's sovereign assets, at the Treasury Department in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2024
U.S. finalizes $20 billion share of $50 billion G7 loan to Ukraine
"Ukraine can receive the assistance it needs now, without burdening taxpayers," said U.S. President Joe Biden.
Group of Seven defense chiefs attend the grouping's first-ever defense ministers' meeting in Naples, Italy, on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2024
G7 defense chiefs voice concern over Chinese military drills around Taiwan
The defense chiefs singled out China over a number of concerns, though their decision to emphasize Taiwan, in particular, is unlikely to go over well in Beijing.
Ukrainian soldiers drive in an undisclosed area of the eastern Donetsk region on Aug. 5.
WORLD
Aug 24, 2024
Ukraine jittery over funding delays from frozen Russian assets
The financing would provide badly needed support for Ukraine as it battles Russia on two different fronts.
Britain's Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary Jonathan Reynolds leaves at the end of a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on July 9.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2024
New British trade minister optimistic EU trade barriers can be eased
While the newly elected Labour Party has pledged not to reopen the U.K.'s Brexit deal, it is aiming for a new agreement to reduce border checks on animal products.
Japan’s fertility rate hits record low despite government push
The total number of births dropped to about 686,000, marking the first time the figure has fallen below 700,000, according to a health ministry release on Wednesday.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Hakuho’s departure highlights worrying sumo trend
Former <i>yokozuna</i> Hakuho performs a ring-entering ceremony at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
Is Japan ready to say goodbye to tax-free shopping?
Arrows lead to the tax-free counter at a branch of discount retailer Don Quijote in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Six months into 2025, J-pop is having a full-on identity crisis (and a great time)
The year so far is only proving that Mrs. Green Apple is the biggest band in Japan. Their success also seems to be hinting at a change in the musical landscape more broadly.
Nintendo’s Switch 2 console is finally here
The Switch 2 is Nintendo's first new gaming console in eight years.
Hakuho’s departure highlights worrying sumo trend
Former <i>yokozuna</i> Hakuho performs a ring-entering ceremony at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020.

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After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
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