TOKYO, Oct. 12 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] * Dedicate maximum effort to gather and analyze information, and provide the public with information in a timely and appropriate manner.* Ensure the safety of aircraft, vessels, and other assets.* Take all possible measures for precaution, including readiness for contingencies. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, Oct. 7 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On October 7, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi made a congratulatory telephone call from the Prime Minister's Office to Professor Emeritus Kenso Soai of Tokyo University of Science, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, Oct. 7 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] Dr. SOAI Kenso, Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University of Science, has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. I congratulate Professor Soai most wholeheartedly on this remarkable honor. This award reflects the international community's high acclaim for his discoveries and research on non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. I express my great r...
TOKYO, Oct. 6 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: The 38th Shinjuku Gyoen Orchid Exhibition 　Since 1983, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden has been holding the "Shinjuku Gyoen Orchid Exhibition." This year, we will hold the 38th installment of the exhibition from November 17 to 23, 2026. 　We are also accepting entries for orchids to be displayed at the exhibition. (The application deadline is November 3, 2026) 　 We look forward to receiving many applic...
TOKYO, Oct. 6 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: Shinjuku Gyoen Chrysanthemum Exhibition Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden will hold the "Shinjuku Gyoen Chrysanthemum Exhibition", which has inherited the tradition of the Imperial Family, from November 1 to 15, 2026. 　The chrysanthemum beds within the Japanese Garden show different varieties of flowers in the unique method of display under the hut called Uwaya. Seven Uwaya flower beds and two alley flower beds are set...
TOKYO, Oct. 6 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On October 6, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi received a courtesy call from the Japan Australia Business Co-operation Committee and the Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, Oct. 6 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On October 6, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi held a meeting with families of abductees and others at the Prime Minister's Office.Prime Minister Takaichi said in her remarks as follows:Thank you very much, Chairman Furuya of the Parliamentary League on the Abductions Issue, Ms. Yokota, Mr. Iizuka, Mr. Nishioka, and everyone else, for taking time out of your very busy schedules to come to t...
TOKYO, Oct. 3 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] * Dedicate maximum effort to gather and analyze information, and provide the public with information in a timely and appropriate manner.* Ensure the safety of aircraft, vessels, and other assets.* Take all possible measures for precaution, including readiness for contingencies. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, Oct. 2 -- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry issued text of the following statement: Opening Remarks Request for Information on Regulations and Systems Hindering the Social Implementation of AI Let me begin with one point. In advancing Japan's growth strategy, I believe that AI transformation (AX) across all industries will be key and that policies must be formulated and implemented on the premise that AI will serve as a meta-layer and foundation for society and the economy. As Mi...
TOKYO, Oct. 2 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On October 2, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi held a meeting with H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....