AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoJapan–China Diplomacy: A 50-member Japanese trade promotion delegation led by former foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya visited China, aiming to ease a diplomatic deadlock amid an ongoing bilateral row. Immigration & Education: Japan is asking Japanese-language schools to consider alternatives to the JLPT as demand for language testing surges, straining capacity for work and student visa requirements. Asian Games 2026 (Japan in the mix): Yokozuna Onosato won the Autumn Grand Sumo title in a dramatic final, while Japan’s handball team fell to South Korea 27-23 for the gold. Tech & Environment: Japanese researchers at JAMSTEC built an AI system to detect and count seafloor plastic waste from deep-sea footage, cutting review time by more than half. Business & Culture: Fortis Healthcare says it is a “complete stranger” to the Daiichi Sankyo–Singh Brothers dispute after Japan’s Supreme Court cleared a forensic audit. Sports (Tokyo): Ricardo Malajika won the vacant WBC interim super-flyweight title in Tokyo by split decision over Japan’s Tomoya Tsuboi.
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