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G-7 labor ministers' meeting in Kurashiki

Tomoko Yoshino (3rd from R), president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, hands a set of proposals to Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato during the first day of a two-day Group of Seven labor and employment ministers' meeting Kato chairs in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 22, 2023.

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G-7 agricultural ministers' meeting in Miyazaki

High school students from Miyazaki Prefecture hold hands after putting forward a set of proposals during the first day of a two-day Group of Seven agricultural ministers' meeting in the prefecture's capital Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on April 22, 2023.

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G-7 farm ministers' meeting in Miyazaki

High school students from Miyazaki Prefecture put forward a set of proposals during the first day of a two-day Group of Seven agricultural ministers' meeting in the prefecture's capital Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on April 22, 2023.

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G-7 business meeting in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front row, 3rd from R) receives a set of proposals from business leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations on the second day of a two-day meeting at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on April 20, 2023, ahead of the G-7 summit in Hiroshima in May, he chairs. (Pool photo)

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Gov't panel formulates draft report on revitalizing education

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Ryoji Noyori (2nd L) addresses a governmental panel tasked with revitalizing education at a meeting at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on Jan. 19. The panel formulated its draft first report featuring four emergency measures and seven proposals, including a review of education with a so-called latitude policy, to boost the declining academic performance of Japanese students.

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Panel formulates draft 1st report on revitalizing education

TOKYO, Japan - The Education Rebuilding Council under Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Ryoji Noyori meets at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on Jan. 19. The panel formulated its draft first report featuring four emergency measures and seven proposals, including a review of education with a so-called latitude policy, to boost the declining academic performance of Japanese students.

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U.S. to study Futemma relocation plans 'carefully,' Foley says

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Foley speaks at a forum in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 14, saying the United States will ''carefully'' study Japanese proposals on a possible site for the relocation of the U.S. Futemma Air Station in the prefecture. Japan and the U.S. agreed in 1996 to close the Futemma base, located close to residential areas in Ginowan, in five to seven years on condition its heliport functions are relocated within the prefecture.

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17th Annual Democratic International Women's Conference kicks off in Venezuela

STORY: 17th Annual Democratic International Women's Conference kicks off in Venezuela DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Caracas CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): LORENA PENA, President of the International Federation of Women STORYLINE: The 17th Annual Democratic International Women's Conference, under the motto "Women of the world united to eliminate inequality and violence for the peace and health of the planet," kicked off on Monday in Caracas, Venezuela. President of the International Federation of Women, Lorena Pena, affirmed that the federation can show to the world "seven fruitful decades" of tireless work in favor of women across the globe. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): LORENA PENA, President of the International Federation of Women "Now it is necessary to update our proposals, and this is the task of this conference. We have the end goal of leaving this meeting with the necessities that are demanded by the worldwide fight of women at this

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"I have full confidence in current system of CPPCC," says national political advisor from HK

STORY: "I have full confidence in current system of CPPCC," says national political advisor from HK DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of BeijingSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHOI KOON-SHUM, Member of Standing Committee of the CPPCC National CommitteeSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHOI KOON-SHUM, Member of Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee STORYLINE: China's top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), started its annual session on Friday in Beijing. A national political advisor from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has said that he has full confidence in current system of CPPCC. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHOI KOON-SHUM, Member of Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee "Six or seven years ago, I made proposals on how to build the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area every year. As everyone knows, the Pearl River Delta is inalienabl

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Gov't panel formulates draft report on revitalizing education

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Ryoji Noyori (2nd L) addresses a governmental panel tasked with revitalizing education at a meeting at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on Jan. 19. The panel formulated its draft first report featuring four emergency measures and seven proposals, including a review of education with a so-called latitude policy, to boost the declining academic performance of Japanese students. (Kyodo)

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Panel formulates draft 1st report on revitalizing education

TOKYO, Japan - The Education Rebuilding Council under Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Ryoji Noyori meets at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on Jan. 19. The panel formulated its draft first report featuring four emergency measures and seven proposals, including a review of education with a so-called latitude policy, to boost the declining academic performance of Japanese students. (Kyodo)

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Japan to emphasize transparency in selecting logo for G-7 summit

Screeners of logo proposals for the 2016 Group of Seven summit in Japan hold their first meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2015. The screeners agreed to emphasize transparency in their selection process after the withdrawal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo a day earlier amid allegations of plagiarism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. to study Futemma relocation plans 'carefully,' Foley says

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Foley speaks at a forum in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 14, saying the United States will ''carefully'' study Japanese proposals on a possible site for the relocation of the U.S. Futemma Air Station in the prefecture. Japan and the U.S. agreed in 1996 to close the Futemma base, located close to residential areas in Ginowan, in five to seven years on condition its heliport functions are relocated within the prefecture.