The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun

01/08/2024

With the government aiming to submit a bill on legal regulation of AI at the ordinary Diet session as early as next year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to address the first meeting on an expert panel on the subject this week.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to urge the government to consider legal restrictions on generative artificial intelligence at an expert panel meeting on Friday, according to government sources.

01/08/2024

July 31 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms beat market expectations for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday and issued a rosy sales forecast for the third quarter, signaling that robust digital-ad spending on its social media platforms can cover the cost of its artificial-intelligence investments.

01/08/2024

SEOUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) – North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is re-elected as president and is working to devise a new negotiating strategy, a senior North Korean diplomat who recently defected to South Korea told Reuters.

01/08/2024

Rim Nakamura, a Japanese competitor in the men’s BMX freestyle park event at the Paris Olympics, finished fifth with a score of 90.89 points on Wednesday.

PARIS — Japan’s Rim Nakamura took fifth place in the men’s BMX freestyle park event with a score of 90.89 points at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.

31/07/2024

Japan’s Sanshiro Murao wins silver medal in judo men’s 90-Kg division at Paris Games

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31/07/2024

Women's soccer team Nadeshiko Japan beat Nigeria in the final match for the group state at the Paris Olympics, advancing to the quarterfinals.

PARIS – Japan defeated Nigeria 3-1 in the final match for Group C of women’s soccer at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. The Nadeshiko players won two games and lost one game in the group stage and now advances to the quarterfinals.

31/07/2024

Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka wins men’s all-around gitle; defending olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto falters

PARIS (AP) — Shinnosuke Oka of Japan won the men’s all-around gymnastics title at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, upsetting the two main favorites in a nail-biting contest.

31/07/2024

Japan beats Argentina in men’s volleyball at the Paris Olympics.

Japan beat Argentina 3-1 in an Olympic men′s volleyball preliminary round Pool C match at the South Paris Arena on Wednesday.

31/07/2024

REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File PhotoBanknotes of Japanese yen and U.S. dollar are seen in this illustration picture taken September 23, 2022. The Japan News [posttime] JST, [postdate] Yen strengthens to the ¥149 level per dollar in London market, the first time the Japanese currency gained...

31/07/2024

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a warning due to record-breaking heavy rainfall over a short time period calling for disaster precautions.

31/07/2024

BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda assures public the bank’s planned interest rate hike will be too slight to do economic harm.

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday the increase in the policy interest rate decided by the bank on the day was too small to have a negative impact on the economy.

31/07/2024

State Minister of Defense Oniki has been criticized for distributing ice harvested from Antarctica to his constituents, as a potential election law violation.

State Minister of Defense Makoto Oniki distributed pieces of an Antarctic ice chunk harvested by a Maritime Defense Force vessel to people in his constituency in July, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

31/07/2024

A company has announced that they will begin offering partially self-driving bus service at a commercial complex located near Haneda Airport.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/business/companies/20240731-201961/

31/07/2024

(Updated) The Bank of Japan has decided to raise its interest rate target to around 0.25%, and it also aims to cut its monthly JGB purchases in half by early 2026.

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31/07/2024

Takanori Nagase’s back-to-back Olympic gold medals are particuarly impressive given the highly competititve nature of the 81-kilogram division in men’s judo
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/olympics-paralympics/20240731-201953/

31/07/2024

The water quality in the Seine River has improved enough for the Olympic triathlon races to finally take place.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/olympics-paralympics/20240731-201948/

31/07/2024

Family, former coaches and admiring fans lauded the historic achievement of Takanori Nagase, who won his second straight gold medal in the men’s 81-kilogram judo category at the Paris Olympics

Family, coaches and fans celebrated the historic achievement of judoka Takanori Nagase, who won his second straight gold medal in the men’s 81-kilogram category at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.

31/07/2024

Japan got its seventh gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, with Takanori Nagase’s victory in the men’s judo 81-kilogram division; in other sports, Japanese men’s teams advanced in soccer
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/olympics-paralympics/20240731-201891/

31/07/2024

EDITORIAL: Medal Bonanza at Games / Hard Work, Mental Strength Lead to Come-from-behind Wins

Competitions at the Paris Olympics are in full swing, and Japanese athletes are enjoying a medal bonanza from the early stage. The key words to describe their strength may be “major comebacks” and “teamwork.”

31/07/2024

EDITORIAL: SDF Scandals / Is Civilian Control Being Maintained?

Despite knowing that there had been four arrests, neither senior officers of the Maritime Self-Defense Force nor Defense Ministry bureaucrats reported the arrests to Defense Minister Minoru Kihara. This is outrageous.

31/07/2024

Representatives of four different countries medaled in the women’s 57-kilogram class in judo at the Paris Olympics, but three of them learned the sport in Japan

PARIS — Three of the four medal winners in the women’s 57-kilogram judo event at the Paris Olympics learned the sport in Japan, a testament to this nation’s powerful presence.

31/07/2024

Police in Tokyo conducted a drill to deter wild bears by using animal repellent sprays in a forest.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20240731-201859/

31/07/2024

Hamas Says Its Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Assassinated in Tehran by An Israeli Airstrike

BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran after attending the inauguration of the country’s new president, Iran and the militant group said early Wednesday.

31/07/2024

Japan’s Takanori Nagase defeated Georgian Tato Grigalashvili in the men’s judo 81-kilogram division final to win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, making him the first man to take back-to-back Olympic golds in the sport.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/olympics-paralympics/20240731-201738/

31/07/2024

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31/07/2024

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31/07/2024

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31/07/2024

Arrangements are being made for a Quad summit to be held alongside a U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York toward the end of September.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20240731-201803/

31/07/2024

Sasaki Katsuji-ten (Sasaki type store) in the Kagurazaka neighborhood of Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, carries on the traditional letterpress printing technique, in which workers make and pick up types one character at a time.

The Kagurazaka neighborhood of Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, where the publishing industry thrives, is dotted with printing stores that blend in with the residential area.

31/07/2024

The secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party met with one of Singapore’s deputy prime ministers on Tuesday, and both sides agreed that the two countries should strengthen their relationship
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20240731-201799/