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Germany and Japan agree to deepen economic and technological cooperation

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Japan for the first time and held talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The sides signed a declaration of intent on critical raw materials, agreed on a dialogue on AI and protection against cyberattacks, and declared plans to expand military cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Japan for the first time and held talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The sides signed a declaration of intent on critical raw materials, agreed on a dialogue on AI and protection against cyberattacks, and announced plans to expand military cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

Aziz Karimov
4 min read
Health

Japan records the season's first potential case of avian influenza in a wild bird

Japan's environment ministry reported that a dead wild goose found in the city of Kurihara in Miyagi Prefecture tested positive in a preliminary test for the avian influenza virus. A final conclusion on highly pathogenic influenza is expected after genetic testing; a priority monitoring zone with a radius of 10 km has been established around the site of the find.

Sevara Azamova
1 min read
Politics

Japan names three reasons for worsening security situation in Southeast Asia and pledges support to ASEAN

Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, during a meeting of ASEAN defense ministers in Cebu, identified three factors contributing to the 'rapid deterioration' of security in the region: increasingly destructive natural disasters disrupting critical infrastructure, global conflicts impacting supply chains and energy supplies, and a rapidly shifting military balance raising the risk of clashes and miscalculations. Tokyo pledged support to ASEAN in enhancing its response and deterrence capabilities, covering areas from disaster relief to maritime security. Koizumi emphasized that these crises overlap and reinforce each other, stressing the importance of ASEAN's unity, centrality, and resilience as a global public good. The meetings in Cebu included the 20th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting and the 13th ADMM-Plus, attended by the US, South Korea, Australia, and India, though China did not send its defense minister this year.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
World

UNICEF: Japan helps vaccinate children in Afghanistan

UNICEF reported on October 26 that, with the support of the government and people of Japan, it is providing children in Afghanistan with vaccines and medical assistance, with a particular focus on polio prevention. According to the fund, more than 21 million people in the country need humanitarian assistance.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read
World

Son of Japanese billionaire Kenshin Oshima dies in Laos under unexplained circumstances

Businessman Yoshihito Oshima, the son of the founder of Japanese financial corporation SFCG, died in Laos. A Laotian activist published surveillance camera footage showing unidentified people shooting at the businessman in a parking lot in Vientiane. LALCO, where he worked as a director, announced his death on October 19 without disclosing the cause, and later deleted the post.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
Politics

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Begins Five-Day Tour of Asia

Chancellor Friedrich Merz departed on Monday for Singapore, from where he will proceed to Japan and South Korea. Simultaneously, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is visiting China. According to DW, both visits aim to strengthen Berlin's economic and security ties amid geopolitical instability.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
Technology

GMO Internet to compensate customers after cyberattack on cloud service Onamae.com Desktop Cloud

Japanese company GMO Internet announced compensation for customers after a cyberattack on its virtual server service Onamae.com Desktop Cloud: the attack potentially affected 26,739 servers and trading accounts at more than 70 companies. The attackers demanded $50 million in cryptocurrency; the company refused to pay and is cooperating with the police. GMO shares fell almost 16%.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
Sport

Fiji under Jake White beat Japan 34-28 in Tokyo

The Fiji rugby team beat Japan 34-28 in a friendly match in Tokyo held to mark the centenary of the Japan Rugby Football Union. It was the first game of new coach Jake White, who said the team could become «a powerful force» at the 2026 World Cup in Australia.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
Culture

Japanese writer Ryu Murakami has died

Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami died last Saturday at the age of 74, the Jiji Press agency reported. The author of Almost Transparent Blue and Coin Locker Babies won the Gunzo and Akutagawa prizes in 1976 for his debut novel, which sold about 3.5 million copies. The family held a private farewell ceremony.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
World

Typhoon Champi weakens and moves toward China: one dead and hundreds injured in Taiwan

Typhoon Champi, weakened to a tropical storm, swept across Taiwan and Japan's southern islands, leaving at least one person dead and hundreds injured, hundreds of thousands of households without power, and hundreds of canceled flights. The storm is moving north toward China's eastern coast, where tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in Shanghai.

Aziz Karimov
4 min read