Japan spent USD 10 mn on food for Sri Lankans since June last year
Over 7,200 metric tonnes of rice, lentils, vegetable oil, maize and soya beans procured by WFP through USD 6.5 million provided by the Japanese Government’s supplementary budget…
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New AI scoring system eyed for 2024 Paris Olympics
The Judging Support System (JSS) captures gymnasts’ movements with a camera and uses AI to evaluate their performance based on image analysis.
92.2％ in Japan view China unfavorably, says Japan-China public survey
The sentiment numbers are up 4.9 percentage points from last year’s survey.
Sapporo snow removal trains begins readying for winter
According to the Sapporo Transportation Bureau, the sasara densha are normally sent out before the first streetcar of the day from November to March.
Japan seeking G7 agreement on AI development guidelines
Kishida said that as this year’s G7 chair, he is leading the Hiroshima AI Process, a framework to discuss ways to use and regulate generative AI.
Japan Minister’s 4-Stop Asian Tour Aims to Boost Cooperation, with China in Mind
Her trip is also to lay the groundwork for an ASEAN special summit to be held in Tokyo in December.
Kishida to reveal G7 plan on guidelines for generative AI developers
The prime minister is also expected to stress the importance of technology to identify content sources to counter misinformation.
TEPCO to aid fisheries amid water discharge fears, compensation for August estimated to be billions of yen
However, the majority of compensation payments are unlikely to come before November because of the time required to determine the amount of damage.
Record-hot September marked in Japan, hot on the heels of hottest July and August
Of the 153 locations in Japan with temperature statistics for the past 50 years or more, 101 locations set new record highs for average temperatures in September.
Japanese foreign minister to visit Vietnam
Vietnam and Japan are celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2023, and since the start of the year, almost 500 events have been held to commemorate this.