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On June 10, @AlbertYZhang from @OpenAI will be paneling at our hybrid webinar on #disinformation in Asia. His research on emerging technology in national security and work in disrupting the misuse of #AI dissects how information is understood.
Register: global-nikkei.com/asiaundercā¦
On June 10, Eve Chiu, Chairperson of the Association of Quality Journalism, award-winning journalist, and former #Taiwan Public Television board member, will bring her expertise on information integrity to our hybrid webinar on #disinformation.
Register: global-nikkei.com/asiaundercā¦
Will #Japan seize its chance to become a defense export leader? A new @CSIS commentary by @JapanChair@cb_johnstone examines how Japanās shift could help Japanese industry scale up, deepen int. cooperation, and boost competitiveness.
More: csis.org/analysis/japans-newā¦
Did you know #Japan imports almost all its oil, gas, and coal? This is why sea lanes and #MiddleEast stability are so important, and why Japan is seeking out #energy partners like Australia to weather geopolitical uncertainty.
Read more @east_asia_forum: eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/27ā¦
#Japanās #RareEarths strategy includes recovering materials from end-of-life electronics, motors, and other scrap. Itās called urban mining, and it supports economic security by turning waste into a domestic resource base.
Read more: japantimes.co.jp/commentary/ā¦
Did you know that there are unexploded landmines still buried underground in countries like #Angola and #Mozambique?
#Japan has been assisting in mine clearance, human resource training, and equipment provision in these countries to reduce danger in threatened communities.
He developed one of the first rattlesnake antivenoms ever made, helped discover the cause of syphilis, and worked to identify the cause of yellow fever until his death: the 1,000 yen bill depicts Hideyo Noguchi, one of the most influential Japanese researchers ever.
His name is also on the prize given for outstanding achievements in research to combat disease in Africa. The most recent of these was given out at TICAD 9, which you can learn more about in our previous webinar! youtube.com/watch?v=xDfzttSSā¦
#Canada and #Japan DMs are in talks to let Canada into the #GCAP next-gen air fighter program alongside the #UK and #Italy, enhancing interoperability and expanding this middle-power endeavour into a true force to be reckoned with.
Read More: @GPMonitorgeopoliticalmonitor.com/f-35ā¦