Sankei reported from New York that the Atlantic Council selected Prime Minister Kishida on Wednesday as one of recipients of this year’s Global Citizen Awards for the leadership on nuclear disarmament that he displayed in the G7 Hiroshima Summit. The premier attended a ceremony for the award in which he told the participants that the Hiroshima meeting presented other G7 leaders with….Read more

Asahi took up remarks made by a senior Hiroshima municipal government official during a city assembly session on Thursday regarding the sister-park agreement between the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and the Pearl Harbor Memorial, which some citizens are opposed to. “The municipal government will first try to build momentum within civil society for never allowing the use of nuclear weapons….Read more

NHK reported this morning that Prime Minister Kishida delivered a speech in New York to more than 200 U.S. economists and business executives early this morning (Japan time), saying that he stressed that Japan’s nominal GDP saw the highest growth among the developed nations and its stock prices have risen to their highest level in 33 years. The network said….Read more

BS TV Tokyo aired on Sept. 12 a brief report on its one-on-one interview with Commissioner Pham of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that was conducted in Tokyo earlier in the day. The network reported that Pham said the commission will continue to take legal measures to strengthen compliance in the area of crypto-assets. Noting that the CFTC sued….Read more

WASHINGTON/TOKYO — The United States has abandoned efforts to include anti-whaling language in its Indo-Pacific trade pact following fierce opposition from Japan, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.   The resolution of the main point of contention between two key members of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework has paved the way for a comprehensive agreement to be reached at a….Read more

All national dailies reported that Foreign Minister Kamikawa made her diplomatic debut in New York by chairing the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and confirming with her G7 counterparts that they will continue to provide assistance to Ukraine. Kamikawa issued a chairperson’s statement denouncing Russia’s invasion and calling for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of its forces. Kamikawa also held meetings with….Read more

All national papers reported that Prime Minister Kishida will deliver an address at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly in New York today in which he will emphasize the need for UN reform by saying that “a UN Security Council that reflects the current state of the world is necessary” and that “now is the time to move toward concrete….Read more

NHK reported that Foreign Minister Kamikawa and Secretary of State Blinken met in New York on Monday and agreed to further enhance bilateral coordination in dealing with such international challenges as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s maritime push. In response to Kamikawa’s remark that she is looking forward to holding candid discussions with the Secretary on issues facing the….Read more

NHK reported that the Japanese Embassy in Washington sponsored an event on Capitol Hill on Monday night to highlight the safety of fish and other food from Fukushima and neighboring prefectures following the discharge of treated water. Some 40 members of Congress reportedly took part in the event that was co-hosted by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist….Read more