Your Friday Briefing: Macron Pushes Through Pension Bill
Also, Poland says it will give Ukraine warplanes and Japan extends a hand to South Korea.
Japan
Tokyo citizens hand in record ¥3.99bn of lost cash
Police department says it has returned almost ¥3bn to owners, while ¥480m has gone to findersThe honest citizens of Tokyo handed in a record ¥3.99bn (£24.5m) in lost cash to police last year – an average of more than £67,000 a day.Japan’s national poli…
Japanese Prime Minister Greets South Korean President
Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea arrived in Tokyo for a summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aimed at strengthening security and economic ties, the first such visit in a dozen years.
Yoon arrives in Japan for historic talks with Kishida – and beloved omurice
Leaders expected to use first summit since 2011 to address Japan’s use of Korean forced labour, as well as threats posed by North Korea and ChinaYoon Suk Yeol will be treated to his favourite dish – omelette rice – when he becomes the first South Korea…
Your Thursday Briefing: Bank Fears Resurface
Also, South Korea’s leader visits Japan and Russia gears up for more cyberattacks.
After South Korea’s Icebreaker, Its President Is Welcomed to Tokyo
The first such visit to Japan by a South Korean president in 12 years is a tangible step toward thawing relations, but both leaders face challenges.
A YouTuber in Japan Turned His Parliament Post Into a Side Hustle
The upper house of Japan’s Parliament almost unanimously voted to expel an eccentric YouTuber who won a seat last year. The reason: He never showed up for work.
North Korea Launches Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Into Sea of Japan
Seoul: A day after the start of an important military exercise between South Korea and the US, North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles from its west coast into the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, according to the South Korean military, reported Kyodo News.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff was cited as saying in the daily that the missiles launched from Jangyon in South Hwanghae
North Korea tests short-range missiles after U.S.-South Korea military drills begin
The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said the South Korean military had boosted its surveillance posture and maintained readiness in close coordination with the United States.
Navies of India, Australia, Japan, US, France And UK To Participate In Exercise La Perouse
New Delhi: Personnel, ships and integral helicopters of the Royal Australian Navy, French Navy, Indian Navy, Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force, Royal Navy and the United States Navy will participate in Exercise La Perouse. The third edition of the multilateral exercise La Perouse will be conducted in the Indian Ocean Region from March 13-14.The biennial exercise La Perouse is conducted by the