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Japan to chair G7 finance meeting in Washington

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that Japan would chair a Group of Seven (G7) financial leaders' meeting on Wednesday in Washington to discuss the global economy and financial markets, the strengthening of supply chains and the Ukraine crisis.

Reuters

‘I decided I could do better than them’: the women taking on Japan’s male-dominated politics

Female candidates in the local elections across the country this weekend face one of the world’s toughest glass ceilings

The Guardian - AU

Japan rejects Russian Sovcombank's allegation that sanctions are illegal

Japan on Tuesday rejected an allegation that the sanctions it has imposed on Russian private lender Sovcombank are illegal, and said Russia's aggression against Ukraine should have a significant cost.

Reuters

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Energy analysts have been making gaseous calls since Russia invaded Ukraine. It's time to clear away the smoke of economic groupthink

Yale's Sonnenfeld and Tian call out a year of bad energy calls.

Fortune

‘It’s like we don’t exist’: Japan faces pressure to allow same-sex marriage

Diplomats add their voices to Japanese campaigners in demanding LGBTQ+ rights as Hiroshima prepares to host the G7 summit

The Guardian - UK

LGBTQ summit calls on Japan to enact anti-discrimination law

Japanese LGBTQ activists and supporters have held an inaugural Pride 7 Summit in Tokyo, where they called on Group of Seven governments to promote and strengthen support and legal protections for LGBTQ people and urged Japan’s government to enact an anti-discrimination law before it hosts this year’s G-7 summit in…

The Independent UK

First Target, then Nordstrom — why do big retailers keep failing in Canada?

Since Nordstrom announced it was pulling out of Canada, there has been a maelstrom of articles about the pervasive failure and exodus of U.S. retailers from Canada. Aside from Nordstrom, American retailers that have failed in Canada include Bed Bath and Beyond and Target.

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Factbox-EU keeps on doing business with Russia despite sanctions

With ten rounds of sanctions since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, the European Union has rolled out its toughest punishment ever against a foreign country.

Reuters

Aging shadow fleet carrying Russian oil poses disaster risk

The oil tanker Turba normally should have been melted down by now.

Tribune News Service

Hayashi to attend NATO meeting ahead of G7 summit

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will attend NATO's council of foreign ministers in Brussels on April 4-5, according to government sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Three years since lockdown began: how Britain changed

The UK’s first national lockdown was introduced on 23 March 2020 in an attempt to reduce the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus.

The Week

Biden is visiting Ottawa this week. Concerns about Haiti are at the top of the agenda

It's President Biden's first trip to Canada as president. He and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss their concerns about the security crisis in Haiti.

WEKU

Why does the UK have highest inflation in G7 and is Brexit a factor?

Britain appears to be an international outlier after the shock reading in double digits this week

The Guardian - UK

In Kyiv, Kishida pledges 'solidarity,' more aid

KYIV -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his "unwavering solidarity" during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Tuesday, and presented additional relief measures for that country.

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The Independent UK

LGBTQ activists in Japan launch engagement group ahead of G7

Japanese LGBTQ activists and rights groups have launched a civil “engagement group” to make policy proposals ahead of the Group of Seven summit in Japan and announced plans to hold an inaugural Pride 7 summit in Tokyo later this month, seeking to accelerate efforts to get the Japanese government to…

Daily Mirror

Moment Russian missile flies past Ukrainian shopping mall and explodes into flats

Russia has pummelled Ukraine just hours after Japan's prime minister left Kyiv following a visit to the capital to show the country support while Vladimir Putin met with China's leader Xi Jinping

The Independent UK

Putin’s claim UK is sending nuclear arms to Ukraine is ‘bonkers’ says expert

‘There is no way that you could create a nuclear explosion with depleted uranium’

The Guardian - AU

A tale of two visits: Kishida and Xi tread starkly different paths on Ukraine

One voiced his anger as he saw first firsthand the destruction caused by Russia’s invasion. The other toasted a close friendship with Moscow

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Al Jazeera

Japan’s PM makes surprise visit to Ukraine in show of support

Fumio Kishida’s visit to Kyiv comes as rival China is visiting Moscow for talks with Russia’s president.

The Independent UK

Putin’s claim Britain is sending nuclear arms to Ukraine is ‘bonkers’ says expert

‘There is no way that you could create a nuclear explosion with depleted uranium’

The Guardian - UK

Putin welcomes China’s controversial proposals for peace in Ukraine

But US warns against ‘any tactical move by Russia to freeze the war on its own terms’

Reuters

Zelenskiy says he will join G7 summit virtually after invitation from Kishida

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he would join an upcoming G7 summit in Japan via an online link following an invitation from Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Daily Record

Scottish life expectancy in one city worst in UK as babies 'live 12 years less'

A group has analysed ONS data and found that the top-10 constituencies with the lowest life expectancy all come from Scotland.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin claims Chinese proposal could be basis for peace in Ukraine

Putin accused the West of having no interest in helping Ukraine reach such a peace deal

The Independent UK

Japan, China push opposing visions in top-level visits

Asia’s stake in Europe’s war was made crystal clear when the leaders of the region’s two richest countries sat in the capitals of Russia and Ukraine in strong shows of support for the opposing sides

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