Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is grilled in parliament by the opposition bloc over Ishikawa Gov. Hiroshi Hase's remarks that he provided gifts to International Olympic Committee members during the bid to host the Tokyo Games.
The leader of the junior partner in Japan's ruling coalition visits China to urge Beijing to lift its ban on Japanese seafood imports imposed over the ocean release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Japan's parliament begins deliberations on a 13.20 trillion yen ($88 billion) extra budget for fiscal 2023 to next March, as the government moves to fund an economy-supporting package that aims to alleviate the burden of rising prices on households.
A growing sense of urgency to ensure economic security is precipitating the formation of like-minded groups in the Asia-Pacific, where the reengagement of the United States is met with China's quest for greater influence.
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