Japan-South Korea security talks

Japan-South Korea security talks

(from L) Japanese Vice Defense Minister for International Affairs Koji Kano, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi, South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo and South Korean Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo Hee pose before vice minister-level "two-plus-two" bilateral security talks in Seoul on May 7, 2026.

Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Takehiro Kano (C), ambassador to the permanent delegation of Japan to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is congratulated by his counterparts after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024.

Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Takehiro Kano (front, R), ambassador to the permanent delegation of Japan to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and other members of the delegation celebrate after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024.

Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Japan sake-brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage

Takehiro Kano (front), ambassador to the permanent delegation of Japan to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, speaks after traditional knowledge and skills of Japanese sake-brewing using "koji" mold was approved for addition to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list during an intergovernmental committee meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024.