Japan's G7 role grows in a fractured global landscape.

Japan's financial diplomat states the G7's role is vital amidst geopolitical tensions, supporting democracy and free trade in a divided world.

$Japan's G7 role grows in a fractured global landscape.$

Listen, folks, Japan's top financial diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, is out here dropping some serious knowledge. He’s saying that the Group of Seven, which includes Japan, is stepping up its game as the world gets more divided. We’re talking tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East—it’s wild out there!

Mimura thinks things won't calm down anytime soon, predicting chaos will reign right into 2025. But here’s the kicker: while the Global South and countries like India and Brazil are on the rise, the G7 is the only squad ready to carry the weight for democracy and free trade, keeping the order intact. Now that’s a big deal!

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