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 State

YANGON ? 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...

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