TOKYO, July 8 -- The Imperial Household Agency issued the following news: Your Excellency Dr. Han Seung-soo, Chair of HELP, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1 Prologue I am pleased to give this keynote message to the 7th Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters. Before I begin, I would like to highlight that an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Ritcher scale hit the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, affecting the country, Thailand, China and other places. There have been recurrent disasters ...
TOKYO, July 7 -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) issued the following news release: On July 7, 2025, commencing at 17:00 for approximately 2 hours, Defense Minister Nakatani virtually attended the Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting via teleconference, with the Rt Hon John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and H.E. Mr. Guido Crosetto, Minister of Defense of the Italian Republic. At this meeting, the three Ministers dis...
TOKYO, July 7 -- JMSDF issued the following news: The Indo-Pacific Deployment 2025 (IPD25) unit conducted a bilateral exercise with the Nauru Police Force Maritime Unit as described below in order to strengthen cooperation to realize a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific". 1. Objectives (1) To improve the JMSDF's tactical capabilities (2) To strengthen cooperation with the Nauru Police Force Maritime Unit 2. Period June 30 - July 4 3. Exercise Area Yaren and in the vicinity of Yaren 4. Participating...
TOKYO, July 7 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following press release: On October 4, 2025, the JPO will hold a series of international forums during the Osaka-Kansai EXPO, which will be supported by heads of WIPO and IP offices from various countries. During these forums, the JPO will hold talk sessions on using IP to address climate change issues. In addition, the forums will promote the active participation of a diverse range of individuals within the field of IP. The EXPO 2025 JPO-WIPO A...