SEREMBAN: Kuala Lumpur is awaiting a response from Tokyo to bring forward a conference with a specific focus on rebuilding Gaza which is due to be held in July, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

In Malaysia's digital sphere, a single photo of a car bearing the Rising Sun emblem has sparked an intense national conversation about historical trauma, cultural reconciliation, and the complexities of modern Japanese-Malaysian relations.

Malaysia will collaborate with Japan to expedite the reconstruction of Gaza following the recently achieved ceasefire, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar

From the chemicals that have been the building blocks of industry for generations to the very latest specialty chemicals, demand is booming around the world.

Malaysia has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on some exports of flat-rolled iron products or non-alloy steel from China, India, Japan and South Korea, the trade ministry said.

Seven Bank Ltd, the banking business of the 7-Eleven group in Japan, has expanded its business to Malaysia, targeting to install 100 units of Cash Recycling Machines (CRM) at selected 7-Eleven stores in Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysian police have arrested 12 suspects, including 10 Taiwanese nationals, following raids targeting an international drug syndicate, Taiwan News reported. The operation, which spanned multiple locations in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur,

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is visiting Malaysia and Indonesia to bolster defense and economic partnerships amid rising tensions with China in the region.

Yet, Malaysia and Indonesia are also Muslim-majority countries that have been disenchanted by the perceived “double standards” of the West’s response to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Malaysia has also recently imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on some iron and steel products exported from China, India, Japan and South Korea. The moves underscore concerns among Southeast Asian governments as they weigh whether to raise tariffs or impose caps on some imports to prevent overseas goods from undercutting local products.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on all international communities to put pressure on sustaining the ceasefire on Gaza. He said

Japan's largest LNG buyer, JERA, is seeking to diversify its supply by increasing purchases from the United States.