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Nikkei Asia
an hour ago
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Japan distances itself from G7 statement on Israel-Iran conflict
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba confirmed Japan's position urging both Israel and Iran to exercise "maximum restraint," despite the Group of Seven statement earlier this week affirming Israel's "right to defend itself." "What the foreign minister said is the position of the Japanese government. The G7 is the G7," Ishiba said at a meeting between leaders of the ruling and opposition parties on Thursday, according to Japanese Communist Party Chair Tomoko Tamura, one of the attendees.
The Advertiser
2 hours ago
- Climate
- The Advertiser
Falling rocks hit hikers in Banff National Park, Canada
Falling rocks have killed one hiker and injured three others on a trail in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. Rescuers rushed to the park after receiving reports that a group of hikers had been struck by the rockslide. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Parks Canada later confirmed one died and three were injured near Bow Glacier Falls. The site is north of Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway, about 200 kilometres northwest of Calgary. It is also about 137 kilometres from the site of the Group of Seven summit held in Kananaskis, Alberta, this week. STARS Air Ambulance spokeswoman Kate Langille earlier said two of its units were deployed around 2 pm. Parks Canada has asked visitors to avoid the area. The Bow Glacier Falls hiking trail is a 9-kilometre route running along the edges of Bow Lake. It's considered a moderate challenge for hikers and day-trippers include families. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she was deeply saddened. "We are thinking of all those involved and wishing for their safety as we await further details," she said in a post on social media. Falling rocks have killed one hiker and injured three others on a trail in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. Rescuers rushed to the park after receiving reports that a group of hikers had been struck by the rockslide. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Parks Canada later confirmed one died and three were injured near Bow Glacier Falls. The site is north of Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway, about 200 kilometres northwest of Calgary. It is also about 137 kilometres from the site of the Group of Seven summit held in Kananaskis, Alberta, this week. STARS Air Ambulance spokeswoman Kate Langille earlier said two of its units were deployed around 2 pm. Parks Canada has asked visitors to avoid the area. The Bow Glacier Falls hiking trail is a 9-kilometre route running along the edges of Bow Lake. It's considered a moderate challenge for hikers and day-trippers include families. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she was deeply saddened. "We are thinking of all those involved and wishing for their safety as we await further details," she said in a post on social media. Falling rocks have killed one hiker and injured three others on a trail in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. Rescuers rushed to the park after receiving reports that a group of hikers had been struck by the rockslide. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Parks Canada later confirmed one died and three were injured near Bow Glacier Falls. The site is north of Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway, about 200 kilometres northwest of Calgary. It is also about 137 kilometres from the site of the Group of Seven summit held in Kananaskis, Alberta, this week. STARS Air Ambulance spokeswoman Kate Langille earlier said two of its units were deployed around 2 pm. Parks Canada has asked visitors to avoid the area. The Bow Glacier Falls hiking trail is a 9-kilometre route running along the edges of Bow Lake. It's considered a moderate challenge for hikers and day-trippers include families. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she was deeply saddened. "We are thinking of all those involved and wishing for their safety as we await further details," she said in a post on social media. Falling rocks have killed one hiker and injured three others on a trail in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. Rescuers rushed to the park after receiving reports that a group of hikers had been struck by the rockslide. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Parks Canada later confirmed one died and three were injured near Bow Glacier Falls. The site is north of Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway, about 200 kilometres northwest of Calgary. It is also about 137 kilometres from the site of the Group of Seven summit held in Kananaskis, Alberta, this week. STARS Air Ambulance spokeswoman Kate Langille earlier said two of its units were deployed around 2 pm. Parks Canada has asked visitors to avoid the area. The Bow Glacier Falls hiking trail is a 9-kilometre route running along the edges of Bow Lake. It's considered a moderate challenge for hikers and day-trippers include families. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she was deeply saddened. "We are thinking of all those involved and wishing for their safety as we await further details," she said in a post on social media.
Yomiuri Shimbun
2 hours ago
- Business
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Says Govt Will Take Measures to Ease Price Hikes of Petroleum Products
The Yomiuri Shimbun Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, second from right, speaks at a meeting of ruling and opposition party leaders at the Diet on Thursday. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday that the government will begin next Thursday measures to ease possible drastic changes in the price of petroleum products due to the growing conflict in the Middle East. Ishiba, also the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, met with the leaders of the six ruling and opposition parties in the Diet and explained his intent to address the possible price rise of petroleum products. The meeting was held to share the results of the Japan-U.S. tariff talks held in conjunction with the Group of Seven summit. He said measures will be implemented in July and August to prevent the national average price of gasoline from rising above the ¥175 range and that similar measures will be taken for diesel oil, kerosene, heavy oil and aviation fuel. The meeting between party leaders was the first held since June 12, prior to the G7 summit. It was attended by the leaders of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Japan Innovation Party, the Democratic Party for the People, Reiwa Shinsengumi, the Japanese Communist Party and the LDP's coalition partner Komeito.
Yomiuri Shimbun
2 hours ago
- Business
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Japan-S. Korea Leaders Meeting: Prevent Bilateral Cooperative Relations from Going Backward
The security environment in Northeast Asia is becoming ever more severe. The free trade regime is also at a crossroads due to the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy. It likely can be said that Japan and South Korea share common challenges in terms of security and economic policy. If relations between the two countries deteriorate again, they will not be able to overcome their predicament. The need to deepen cooperation between the neighboring countries has grown significantly. In Canada, where the summit of the Group of Seven advanced nations was held, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, who took office this month, met for about 30 minutes. It was their first in-person meeting. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and South Korea. Based on that, the two leaders reached an agreement on deepening communication toward the stable development of Japan-South Korea relations. They also agreed on a policy of continuing reciprocal visits by the leaders. Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol had significantly improved relations between the two countries. The solution Yoon worked out to the issue of lawsuits regarding former wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula has been accepted by many parties involved. In addition, in defense cooperation between Japan, the United States and South Korea, as well as between Japan and South Korea, a mechanism for the immediate sharing of information on North Korean missiles has been established among the three countries. Many have highly praised the diplomatic skills of Yoon, who had looked squarely at the security environment. Lee, however, has criticized such responses by Yoon as being a 'diplomacy of humiliation toward Japan.' In the past, he also has called Japan a 'hostile state.' During his recent presidential election campaign, Lee did not communicate such messages. However, the Japanese side was wary that he might rehash historical issues between the two countries at the meeting with Ishiba. In the end, Lee expressed his desire for 'better relations in a future-oriented manner' at the meeting. In the face of the worsening security environment, Lee may have judged it better to maintain relations with Japan for the time being. In the past, there have been many South Korean presidents who have initially taken a conciliatory stance toward Japan when they took office but then touted their 'anti-Japanese' stance when their approval ratings declined. It remains to be seen whether Lee will be able to maintain his position on Japan. North Korea has sent soldiers to Russia, which is engaged in aggression against Ukraine, and in return has received assistance in missile technology and other areas. Expanded military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to Japan and South Korea. Japan and South Korea are also similar in that they are vulnerable to Trump's tariff measures due to their large auto exports to the United States. There may be approaches in which the two countries, as allies of the United States, can cooperate through their measures against U.S. tariffs. People traveling between the two countries reached a record high of over 12 million last year. It is hoped that mutual understanding between the people of the two countries will be deepened through continued exchanges. (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, June 20, 2025)
eNCA
4 hours ago
- Business
- eNCA
Canada will 'adjust' counter tariffs on US metals if no deal in 30 days
OTTAWA - Canada will "adjust" its 25 percent counter tariffs on US steel and aluminium in response to a doubling of US levies if a bilateral trade deal is not reached within 30 days, Prime Minister Mark Carney said. "Canada will adjust its existing counter tariffs on US steel and aluminium products on the 21st of July, at the end of that 30-day period," he said. Carney also announced a raft of measures to support the Canadian steel and aluminium sectors facing 50 percent US tariffs, including procurement rules that favour domestic suppliers and anti-dumping measures. Canada is the largest supplier of foreign steel and aluminium to the United States, and Carney earlier this month had denounced the doubling of US tariffs on Canadian imports of steel and aluminium, calling them "unjustified" and "illegal." At the same time, Canada and the United States launched "intensive discussions" to rewrite Canada-US trade relations. G7 leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Canada on Monday pushed US President Donald Trump to back away from his punishing trade war. After Carney and Trump met on the sidelines of the summit, the Canadian government indicated the two sides could reach a trade deal within the next 30 days. The talks are ongoing. A good outcome in those negotiations, Carney said Thursday, would be to "stabilise the trading relationship with the United States" and "ready access to US markets for Canadian companies" while "not having our hands tied in terms of our dealings with the rest of the world." Canada exported 5.95 million tonnes of steel and 3.15 million tonnes of aluminium to the United States last year, according to US government data.
