U.S. concert honors wartime Japanese diplomat who saved Jewish refugees

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA/ A concert was held Wednesday to honor a Japanese diplomat who saved Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany during World War II, featuring a cellist with a… Read more

Japanese gov’t ordered to pay damages to Kurdish asylum seeker

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA/ A Tokyo court on Thursday ordered the Japanese government to pay 220,000 yen in damages to a Kurdish man who alleged he was assaulted when staff… Read more

NATO chief: Ukraine’s ‘rightful place’ is in the alliance

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA/ NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg defiantly declared Thursday that Ukraine’s “rightful place” is in the military alliance and pledged more support for the country on his first… Read more

Australian prime minister to attend NATO summit in July

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA/ Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend the NATO summit in July, his office said on Friday, days after his New Zealand counterpart, Chris Hipkins, confirmed… Read more

Yankees keep Ohtani, Trout quiet, beating Angels 9-3

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA/ Nestor Cortes kept Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout off the bases, Jose Trevino hit a three-run double in a five-run first inning and the New York… Read more

Yokosuka becomes 1st local gov’t in Japan to begin ChatGPT trial use

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA/ The city of Yokosuka on Thursday became the first local government in Japan to start trial use of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT across all of its… Read more

Kishida says he has no plan to tweak sales tax to fund childcare measures

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he has no plan now to raise Japan’s sales tax rate, when asked about plans to fund new childcare… Read more

Japan will keep calling for China to act responsibly, Kishida says

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will keep calling for China to act responsibly on the world stage, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday, a sign of Tokyo’s deepening concern… Read more

Kishida promises security review before G7 summit

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida denounced a pipe bomb attack at a campaign event he attended last weekend and pledged to review security procedures to ensure… Read more

Kishida sends ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine; economic security minister Takaichi visits

Tokyo, 21 April, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday sent a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, a source of diplomatic friction with China and South… Read more