Politics & Government
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Japan Seeking G7 Agreement on AI Development Guidelines, Kishida Announces at Internet Governance Forum
Japan is aiming to facilitate an agreement among the Group of Seven industrialized nations on intern...
October 10, 2023
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Japan Minister’s 4-Stop Asian Tour Aims to Boost Cooperation, with China in Mind
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa’s tour of four Southeast Asian countries is aim...
October 10, 2023
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Japan Accepts 26 Myanmar Refugees Under 3rd-Country Resettlement System; Total Comes to 276 Since Program Began in Fiscal 2010
Japan newly accepted 26 refugees from 11 families, who had fled from Myanmar to Malaysia, under a th...
October 10, 2023
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Japan’s Aims to Enhance Educational Environment for Children of Foreign Talent
The education ministry will fully develop and enhance the educational environment from the 2024 acad...
October 10, 2023
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Japanese, Australian Leaders Vow to Team Up on Decarbonization
Melbourne (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart, Anthony...
October 9, 2023
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Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida Condemns Hamas Attack on Israel
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday condemned the massive attack on I...
October 9, 2023
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Kishida to Reveal G7 Plan on Guidelines for Generative AI Developers
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to announce at a U.N.-sponsored conference on Monday that the Gro...
October 8, 2023
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Kishida Visits Cedar Woods, Stresses Hay Fever Countermeasures; Planting of Low-Pollen Trees to be Prioritized
HITACHIOMIYA, Ibaraki — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited a cedar logging site in Hitachiomiya, I...
October 8, 2023
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Japan Finance Minister Casts Doubt on PM Kishida’s Tax-return Idea
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki expressed skepticism Friday regarding Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’...
October 8, 2023
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Nippon Ishin to Expel Suzuki over Visit to Russia
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) is set to expel lawmaker Muneo Suzuki, wh...
October 7, 2023
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Nippon Ishin Mulls Expelling Lawmaker Muneo Suzuki
Opposition party Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) has launched discussions toward expelling Hou...
October 6, 2023
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Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa Holds Talks with USTR Katherine Tai
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa spoke with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai over the phone on ...
October 6, 2023
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Governor Denny Tamaki Holds Talks With Chinese Ambassador, Expressing Willingness Bolster Ties
NAHA — Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki met with Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao in Naha on Friday ...
October 6, 2023
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Public, Private Entities of Japan, ASEAN Agree to Boost Cyber Defense Cooperation
A memorandum of understanding to strengthen cyber defense cooperation was signed at a public-private...
October 6, 2023
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TEPCO Starts 2nd Round of Fukushima Water Release
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Thursday started the second round...
October 5, 2023
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