Japan to help Southeast Asia develop AI in local languages
TOKYO -- Japan will help Southeast Asian countries train large language models in their local languages, spurring the advancement of artificial intelligence in the region.
HIROYUKI AKIYAMA in asian news
Japan's Kishida aims to keep Indo-Pacific on radar at G7 summit
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to draw attention to security concerns involving China at this week's Group of Seven summit, tying the discussion to economic issues in order to keep the grouping focused on developments in East Asia.
Japan to set 2040 green energy strategy to court data centers, chip fabs
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday instructed government officials to draw up a national decarbonization and industrial policy toward 2040, as the country aims to reduce its carbon footprint while courting energy-intensive industries like semiconductors.
Kishida tapped Reagan speech writer to press U.S. for Ukraine aid
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's meticulously crafted speech to a joint session of U.S. Congress last month sparked laughter and applause, with some in U.S. political circles saying it even helped facilitate the passage of Ukraine aid.
Japan's Kishida to visit South America in overture to Global South
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Brazil and Paraguay in early May, aiming to bolster economic ties with the South American countries and counter Chinese and Russian efforts to woo the region.
Kishida weighs dissolving his party faction over funds scandal
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that he is considering disbanding the ruling party faction he once led as prosecutors widen their investigation of a political funds scandal.