PARIS (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI on Thursday, adding to global efforts on governance for the rapidly advancing technology. Kishida made the announcement in a speech at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. “Generative AI has the potential to be […]
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party, stung by an extensive slush funds scandal, appeared to have lost all three seats in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections, according to media exit polls and preliminary results. The Liberal Democratic Party‘s loss is considered a voter punishment for its links to a yearslong corruption saga that erupted […]
President Biden said Wednesday he “stands by” his commitment to American workers in opposing a planned acquisition of Pittsburgh-based U.S. steel by a Japanese company, a stance Mr. Biden reiterated in a press conference with Japan’s prime minister. At the same time, Mr. Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida downplayed the idea that one business […]
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he wants to strengthen military and weapons development cooperation with the United States as well as with other countries such as the Philippines, as he prepares for a visit to the U.S. next week to meet with President Joe Biden. “Defense industry cooperation between Japan […]
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has proposed a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Kim’s sister and senior official, Kim Yo Jong, made the comments in a state media dispatch Monday. Kim Yo Jong said that Kishida used an unspecified channel to convey his position that he […]
SEOUL, South Korea — In a region overshadowed by China and North Korea, Washington has been keen to encourage the new cooperative spirit currently uniting Seoul and Tokyo, enabling the trilateralism U.S. defense planners have so long sought to project in the region. The voters in America’s two key East Asian allies, however, are far […]
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, at the White House for an official state visit and lavish dinner this spring, the administration announced Thursday. Mr. Kishida will meet with Mr. Biden on April 10, according to a White House statement. It will […]
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