08:30 (23:30)โขNorth Korea's Moscow Victory Day Ambitions
โจThe newspapers report on geopolitical developments involving North Korea, Russia, and China. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is eager to visit Moscow for Russia's Victory Day parade, with Russian Defense Minister Shoigu visiting China potentially to gauge Beijing's reaction (Japan Business Press). In international security news, the US has brokered an agreement on safe navigation in the Black Sea amid Ukraine ceasefire talks (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, TSMC's massive $165 billion expansion in the US is described as "inevitable but risky" amid mounting pressure over China's aggression toward Taiwan (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, investigations into the former Unification Church's political influence remain unresolved (Yahoo News Japan).