G7 ministers call for responsible use of AI

G7 ministers call for responsible use of AI

The digital and technological ministers of the Group of Seven call for the responsible use of artificial intelligence af...

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Yoon's visit to Hiroshima for G7 expected to help improve Japan-South Korea ties

Yoon's visit to Hiroshima for G7 expected to help improve Japan-South Korea ties

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's visit to Hiroshima to attend the Group of Seven summit in May is expected to help...

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US Ambassador to Japan talks China at university lecture

US Ambassador to Japan talks China at university lecture

United States Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks at Sophia University and calls for a united response by G7 leaders...

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Central Alps open for the season

Central Alps open for the season

An opening ceremony is held in the Central Alps in Nagano Prefecture north of Tokyo to pray for the safety of the climbe...

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Japan officially reclassifies COVID-19 starting May 8

Japan officially reclassifies COVID-19 starting May 8

Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato Katsunobu announces that COVID-19 will officially be reclassified as a catego...

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Japanese doctor tells harrowing account of escape from Sudan

Japanese doctor tells harrowing account of escape from Sudan

A Japanese doctor who evacuated from Sudan reveals the tense situation leading up to his escape to Djibouti from Sudan c...

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Japan first lady takes part in filming of tea ceremony

Japan first lady takes part in filming of tea ceremony

Japan's first lady Kishida Yuko takes part in the filming of a tea ceremony in Hiroshima as part of the government's eff...

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Emperor and empress visit company where people with disabilities work

Emperor and empress visit company where people with disabilities work

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit a company in Tokyo that proactively employs people with disabilities.

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New Toyota Motor president admits work needed on EV strategy

New Toyota Motor president admits work needed on EV strategy

Toyota Motor's new president Sato Koji admits that the company needs to work on its electric vehicle strategy.

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Med student hopes to become memory keeper for Hiroshima A-bomb survivors

Med student hopes to become memory keeper for Hiroshima A-bomb survivors

Memory keepers in Hiroshima are handing down the stories of atomic bomb survivors in the western Japan city, but not all...

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