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TOKYO -- The seventh Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting ended in Iwaki, in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, on Saturday, with those in attendance calling for cooperation in maintaining maritime order. [1]

Rena Sasaki is a U.S.-Japan Next Generation Leaders' Initiative fellow with the Pacific Forum, a foreign policy research institute based in Honolulu, Hawaii, and a doctoral candidate at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International St... [2]

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga -- The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting kicked off on Monday in Tonga, bringing together leaders of the 18 members of Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and the body's dialogue partners for a week of meetings on issues including respo... [3]

Vuokat at the Finnish Cup TV2 on Saturday at 12.35 and Sunday at 11.10. The first event of the Finnish Cup of ski season takes place in Vuokat this weekend. On Saturday, the ski sprint is free, and on Sunday, the messages are coming. (translated from fi) [4]

Boonsithi Chokwatana is the Chairman of Saha Group, Thailand's leading consumer products conglomerate. This is part 27 of a 30-part series. J-Park imagines what Kyoto was like in the Edo period. [5]

KIKUYO, Japan/TOKYO -- Though bordered on three sides by farmland, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s site for its planned 800 billion yen ($7.04 billion) Japanese plant with Sony Group stands at the crossroads of two key industries: cars and c... [6]

OSAKA -- ShinMaywa Industries, a Japanese maker of specially-equipped vehicles and aircraft parts, holds a dominant 60% share of the market for automated jet bridges at airports in Southeast Asia. [7]

Beijing's growing clout in strategic region irks U.S., Australia Marles warns buildup is the biggest since WWII; concerned about Solomon deal New types of aggression and competition are being used to weaken regional security Foreign Minister Wang Yi'... [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-05-24 · 43% match

Japan has a carrot for Pacific island nations

TOKYO -- The seventh Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting ended in Iwaki, in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, on Saturday, with those in attendance calling for cooperation in maintaining maritime order.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-03-15 · 41% match

Japan has role to play in bolstering Taiwan's defenses

Rena Sasaki is a U.S.-Japan Next Generation Leaders' Initiative fellow with the Pacific Forum, a foreign policy research institute based in Honolulu, Hawaii, and a doctoral candidate at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International St

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-08-26 · 40% match

Pacific Island Forum leaders meeting: 5 things to know

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga -- The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting kicked off on Monday in Tonga, bringing together leaders of the 18 members of Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and the body's dialogue partners for a week of meetings on issues including respo

[4] FI yle.fi · 2022-11-05 · 37% match translated from fi

Ike Melnits, 19, on suomalaisen hiihdon suurimpia tulevaisuuden nimiä – jopa maailman paras sprintteri ikäluokassaan, lataa asiantuntija Kalle Lassila

Vuokat at the Finnish Cup TV2 on Saturday at 12.35 and Sunday at 11.10. The first event of the Finnish Cup of ski season takes place in Vuokat this weekend. On Saturday, the ski sprint is free, and on Sunday, the messages are coming.

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[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-08-24 · 36% match

A modern version of an ancient 'Japantown': Saha Group chairman's story (27)

Boonsithi Chokwatana is the Chairman of Saha Group, Thailand's leading consumer products conglomerate. This is part 27 of a 30-part series. J-Park imagines what Kyoto was like in the Edo period.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-16 · 36% match

Can TSMC give new spark to Japan's 'Silicon Island'?

KIKUYO, Japan/TOKYO -- Though bordered on three sides by farmland, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s site for its planned 800 billion yen ($7.04 billion) Japanese plant with Sony Group stands at the crossroads of two key industries: cars and c

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-11-06 · 36% match

ShinMaywa's automated jet bridges connect in Southeast Asia

OSAKA -- ShinMaywa Industries, a Japanese maker of specially-equipped vehicles and aircraft parts, holds a dominant 60% share of the market for automated jet bridges at airports in Southeast Asia.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-06-15 · 35% match

Politics

Beijing's growing clout in strategic region irks U.S., Australia Marles warns buildup is the biggest since WWII; concerned about Solomon deal New types of aggression and competition are being used to weaken regional security Foreign Minister Wang Yi'

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-10-22 · 34% match

Kishida's nuclear policy rekindles battle in small Japanese town

TOKYO -- The Japanese government's nuclear policy reversal has stirred up an otherwise tranquil fishing town, home to 2,400 people and a long-frozen plan to build a nuclear power plant on its coastline.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-09-09 · 34% match

Sri Lankan infrastructure opportunities beckon Japan Inc.

COLOMBO -- The heads of some of Japan's biggest companies see rich prospects in infrastructure building in Sri Lanka. EconomySri Lankan infrastructure opportunities beckon Japan Inc.

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