G7 agree to pursue ‘responsible AI’ amid rapid spread of ChatGPT use

Tokyo, 30 April, /AJMEDIA/ The Group of Seven advanced nations on Sunday agreed to promote “responsible” use of artificial intelligence as they seek to harness rapidly developing technologies such as… Read more

Diet OKs defense cooperation pacts with Australia, Britain

Tokyo, 30 April, /AJMEDIA/ The Diet has approved legislation for defense cooperation agreements with Australia and Britain, paving the way for the pacts to take effect once the two partners… Read more

U.N. expert urges Japan to sanction Myanmar junta

Tokyo, 30 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japan should sanction Myanmar as it has done for Russia over its Ukraine invasion, a United Nations expert said, slamming the junta’s “barbarism and oppression”. Thomas… Read more

Kishida to visit South Korea for summit with Yoon

Tokyo, 30 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to visit South Korea in coming weeks and meet with President Yoon Suk Yeol, officials said Saturday, reciprocating a… Read more

Kishida arrives in Egypt on first leg of 4-nation African tour

Tokyo, 30 April, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Egypt late Saturday, the first leg of a weeklong tour to four African countries and Singapore, around three weeks… Read more

Women take on Japan’s political gender gap for ‘true democracy’

Tokyo, 30 April, /AJMEDIA/ Women are a rare sight in Japanese politics, but 20-year-old Rinka Saito is determined to run for office one day because “you can’t have true democracy… Read more