TOKYO, Oct. 14 -- JASDF issued the following news: From October 7 to 11, the Koku-Jieitai (JASDF) and Philippine Air Force conducted the Japan-Philippines Bilateral Exercise on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) "Doushin Bayanihan 5-25" in the Philippines. The training involved C-130H aircraft from both Koku-Jieitai and Philippine Air Force, and JASDF and PAF conducted airdrop and mass casualty training to enhance HA/DR capabilities as well as strengthen bilateral cooperation....
TOKYO, Oct. 14 -- Japan Meteorological Agency issued the following news release: The Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System (AMeDAS) is a collection of Automatic Weather Stations (AWSs) run by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The JMA is currently promoting its "Digital AMeDAS" initiative. The Digital AMeDAS app enables users to obtain meteorological data for locations of interest from spatially analysed data. Through the operation of this app, JMA aims to understand the utiliza...
TOKYO, Oct. 14 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following press release: The Japan Patent Office (JPO) hosted the International Forums together with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and intellectual property offices in various countries. The EXPO2025 JPO-WIPO AWARD ceremony was held during the International Forums in order to honor companies that leverage IP to design a better future in areas such as climate change and women's empowerment. In addition, a launch event was held fo...
TOKYO, Oct. 14 -- JASDF issued the following news: From October 7 to 11, the Koku-Jieitai (JASDF) and Philippine Air Force conducted the Japan-Philippines Bilateral Exercise on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) "Doshin Bayanihan 5-25" in the Philippines. The training involved C-130H aircraft from both Koku-Jieitai and Philippine Air Force, and JASDF and PAF conducted airdrop and mass casualty training to enhance HA/DR capabilities as well as strengthen bilateral cooperation. ...
TOKYO, Oct. 14 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On October 14, commencing at 5:10 p.m. for approximately 40 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Foreign Ministers' meeting with H.E. Ms. Maria MALMER STENERGARD, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden, who is visiting Japan. The overview of the meeting is as follows: At the outset, Minister IWAYA stated that he was pleased to meet Minister Stenergard ag...
TOKYO, Oct. 14 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On October 14, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba sent off Myaku-Myaku, the official character of Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, Oct. 14 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On October 14, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba received a courtesy call from pop idols of monthly magazine nicola at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, Oct. 13 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On October 13, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba attended the closing ceremony of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, held in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, in the gracious presence of Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino. The Prime Minister exchanged views with the Thematic Project Producers of the Expo, then observed the Mahoroba, a hydrogen fuel-cell vessel, followed by an observation of a f...
TOKYO, Oct. 10 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: 1. Record of Mission (SEP 1-30) (1) Number of flights 14 flights (Accumulated Total (AT): 3,485 flights) (2) Flight hours Approx. 90 hours (AT: Approx. 24,810 hours) (3) Number of visually confirmed commercial ships 454 ships (AT: 290,892 ships) (4) Number of the information provided to Japanese destroyers, foreign warships, and/or commercial ships 22 times (AT: 16,542 times) 2. Action in Response to Incidents None in particular....
TOKYO, Oct. 10 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: Record of Mission 1. Direct Escort (1) Number of direct escort operations: 0 (2) Number of escorted vessels: 0 (Accumulated Total (AT) of 3,955 escorted vessels since the start of operations under the Counter-Piracy Measures Law) [Breakdown] - Japanese-registered ships: 0 (AT: 26) - Foreign ships operated by Japanese shipping companies: 0 (AT: 701) (Foreign ships which carry Japanese nationals: 0 (AT: 51) - Foreign ships other th...