japanesepolitics
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to strengthen their military cooperation on Thursday. Kishida met with the French president over lunch at the Elysée Palace in Paris where they discussed a possible Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) after the Japanese prime minister attended a forum at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The RAA could facilitate military cooperation by allowing the entry of foreign personnel and conducting joint drills in maritime waters. 'China's attempts to change status quo is concerning'Their me...
Euronews (English)
The European Union and Japan will announce a cooperation between the EU’s AI office and Japan’s Safety Institute at the EU-Japan Digital Partnership Council on 30 April, according to minutes of telecom attaches seen by Euronews. As a first step towards interoperability, Japanese companies are encouraged to participate in the AI Pact, initiated by the European Commission to foster early compliance for companies on a voluntary basis with key provisions of the AI Act before it becomes generally applicable, the minutes say. The EU’s AI Act, which regulates machine learning systems based on the ris...
Euronews (English)
Tokyo Governor Yukiko Koike was recently discharged from the hospital due to fatigue after a tough year working on emergency measures amidst the pandemic. Her decision to follow medical advice and rest for a few days is an encouraging sign of progress in a country struggling to shake off a toxic overwork culture. Unfortunately, not everyone agreed. In a series of tweets, former Tokyo Governor Masuzoe Yoichi complained that taking rest was “unbelievable” and “unfit for politics.” He also said that working from dawn to dusk is “part of the job,” and there’s “no time for a break.” This was the wo...
GaijinPot
A state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo will run from April 25 through May 11, 2021After yet another surge in coronavirus cases and a rapidly spreading new variant, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo will enter a state of emergency from April 25 through May 11, 2021. The government hopes this will limit travel during Japan’s Golden Week holiday. The state of emergency does not mean a hard lockdown as seen in other countries, but it does put restrictions on the public concerning “non-essential” activities such as travel and dining out. To help foreign residents in the affected prefectu...
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