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Petition submitted to cancel Aichi-Israeli matching program
Thursday, September 25, 2025
PanOrient News
TOKYO: A request has been submitted to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly to cancel the Aichi-Israel Matching Program, which allows selected companies in Israel to conduct collaboration with companies in Aichi Prefecture.
Representative SHIMOOKU Naho sponsored the submission, which was backed by 118 organizations and covered in the local press.
Relevant Technologies for the program include AI & data, industrial technologies, enterprise, national security, smart mobility, he...
Ishiba to quit as Japan’s prime minister after an unimpressive year in power
Sunday, September 7, 2025
(NHK)PanOrient News
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru, in a display of his sense of responsibility, indicated on Sunday that he would take responsibility for the Liberal Democratic Party’s poor election showing in July and resign after just a year in office.
In a lengthy speech on Sunday, Ishiba said he wanted to avoid deep splits in the LDP. Ishiba has not proven to be a popular leader either within his own party or among the public.
“If the LDP loses the trust of the peop...
Myanmar official questions effectiveness of Rohingya conference without Myanmar
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Muslims pray in
Myanmar’s Rakhine
StateYANGON ? PanOrient News
An official from Myanmar has downplayed the Rohingya conference being planned for New York, questioning its effectiveness without the participation of his country.
“Oddly enough, Myanmar has not been invited to participate in the September discussions at the United Nations in New York,” the official told PanOrient News, suggesting that Myanmar had been deliberately left out. “Realistically, without Myanmar the issue cannot be solved but rather will create mo...
Japanese group protests Israeli involvement in cybersecurityevent in Japan
Sunday, August 24, 2025
PanOrient News
TOKYO: A Japanese pro-Palestine protest group is organizing opposition to Israel’s involvement in CyberTech Tokyo 2025, an event endorsed by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) that covers technological innovations and solutions to combat threats within the global cyber arena.
BDS Bulletin Japan notes that Cybertech Tokyo 2025, which takes place on September 4, is sponsored by the governments of Japan and Israel, “and will feature many Israeli gover...
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