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Japan MOF Kanda: Ukrainian finance minister to join G7 debate online

The Group of Seven finance ministers will invite their counterpart from Ukraine, Serhiy Marchenko, to participate in a session on the global economy, Japan's top financial diplomat Masato Kanda said on Tuesday.

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Japan's PM Kishida seeks closer ties with Africa in bid to woo 'Global South'

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he hoped to see closer ties between Japan and Africa as he seeks to win over the "Global South" ahead of a Group of Seven (G7) summit he will host later this month.

Reuters

U.S., Japan, South Korea leaders to meet at G7 Hiroshima Summit - U.S. officials

Leaders from the United States, Japan and South Korea will hold a meeting at the time of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima this month, senior U.S. administration officials said.

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G7 should adopt 'risk-based' AI regulation, ministers say

Group of Seven advanced nations should adopt "risk-based" regulation on artificial intelligence, their digital ministers agreed on Sunday, as European lawmakers hurry to introduce an AI Act to enforce rules on emerging tools such as ChatGPT.

Reuters

Japan to invite emerging nations to G7 finance leaders' meeting

Japan will invite some emerging nations to an outreach meeting at the Group of Seven advanced countries Japan chairs next month in the city of Niigata, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday.

Reuters

Japan Supports Industrial Use of Generative AI, PM Says

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday the country supports the development of industrial uses of generative artificial intelligence technologies such as OpenAI's ChatGPT. Kishida met the chief executive of Microsoft-backed OpenAI in Tokyo earlier this month and has reportedly said the Group of Seven summit meeting next month…

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PM's wife 'deepened relationship' during U.S. visit

Following a solo visit to the White House earlier this month, Yuko Kishida, wife of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, told The Yomiuri Shimbun on Thursday that she had reaffirmed the ties between Japan and the United States and felt motivated to engage in diplomatic exchanges with leaders' spouses at an…

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G7 Nations Considering Near-total Ban on Exports to Russia

The Group of Seven (G7) countries are considering a near-total ban on exports to Russia, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday, citing Japanese government sources. Bloomberg news on Thursday also reported that the United States and Ukraine's allies were considering "an outright ban on most exports to Russia".

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 nations considering near-total ban on exports to Russia -Kyodo

The Group of Seven (G7) countries are considering a near-total ban on exports to Russia, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday, citing Japanese government sources.

Reuters

Japan PM denounces attack, vows security review before G7

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has denounced a pipe bomb attack at a campaign event he attended last weekend, while pledging to review security procedures to ensure safety for dignitaries visiting the country for the Group of Seven summit he will host in May

The Independent UK

G7 Hiroshima Sumit / G7 digital ministers to adopt action plan on AI

Group of Seven digital ministers will adopt an artificial intelligence action plan for the first time later this month to promote the responsible use of AI, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

15 G7 ministerial meetings across Japan in 2023

A total of 15 Group of Seven ministerial meetings will be held in Japan through December, including meetings already held between the countries' foreign ministers and on the climate, energy and the environment.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

G7 diplomats pull together in the face of growing global hostility

Diplomats from the Group of Seven nations have taken a firm stance on China’s increasing threats to Taiwan, and on North Korea's tests of long-range missiles.

Radio France Internationale

Putin visits two regions in Ukraine, Russia presses assault on Bakhmut

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met his commanders in two regions of Ukraine that Moscow claims to have annexed, while Russian forces stepped up heavy artillery bombardments and air strikes on Tuesday on the devastated Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

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G7 vows to intensify sanctions on Russia over war in Ukraine

Group of Seven foreign ministers vowed to intensify sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine as they wrapped up their meeting hosted by Japan on Tuesday

Reuters

G7 ministers stress unity amid tensions with China and Russia

The Group of Seven industrial powers drew together on Tuesday to criticise China's coercion of Taiwan and Russia's threat to station nuclear weapons in Belarus, promising to intensify sanctions on Moscow for its war on neighbouring Ukraine.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hibakusha: Mistake must not be repeated

HIROSHIMA -- At a symposium held in Hiroshima on Saturday, a hibakusha survivor of the city's atomic bombing and researchers expressed their hope for the abolition of nuclear weapons and expectations for the upcoming Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Symposium explores how to realize N-free world

HIROSHIMA -- Experts discussed ways to realize a world free of nuclear weapons at a symposium in Hiroshima held Saturday by The Yomiuri Shimbun ahead of a Group of Seven summit in the city in May.

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G7 will stand up to 'any coercion' from China - senior US official

The Group of Seven nations see eye to eye on the need to stand up to any Chinese "coercion" or efforts to exert control in the Taiwan Strait, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Monday, amid increased tensions around Taiwan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 Reject Attempts to Change World Order

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are vowing a tough stance on China’s increasing threats to Taiwan and on North Korea's unchecked tests of long-range missiles, while building momentum on ways to boost support for Ukraine and punish Russia for its invasion. Russia’s war in Ukraine will…

Tribune News Service

China tensions high on agenda as G-7 diplomats meet in Japan

Tensions over China will be high on the agenda as top diplomats from Group of Seven nations meet over the next two days in Japan, according to a senior State Department official.

The Independent UK

G-7 envoys urge tough stance on Chinese, N Korean aggression

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are tackling two major worries in Northeast Asia by vowing to take a tough stance on China's threats to Taiwan and North Korea's flurry of long-range missile tests

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Relationship Will Be Determined by Beijing’s Behavior, EU Policy Chief Says

The relationship between China and Europe will be determined by Beijing's behavior, including what happens with Taiwan, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Sunday. The comments from EU High Representative Josep Borrell, in a remote address at the start of the meeting of the Group of Seven (G7)…

Reuters

Factbox-Key excerpts from G7 statement on energy and climate change

The Group of Seven rich nations on Sunday set big new targets for solar power and offshore wind capacity, agreeing to speed up renewable energy development and move toward a quicker phase-out of fossil fuels.

Reuters

China relationship will be determined by Beijing's behaviour, EU policy chief says

The relationship between China and Europe will be determined by Beijing's behaviour, including what happens with Taiwan, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Sunday.

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