Japanese Dances Expected To Join Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Japanese dances expected to join UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list

A committee of the UN cultural agency will open a session in Morocco's capital Rabat on Monday, with a collection of traditional Japanese dances expected to officially join an Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will screen files presented by countries. They will include 46 nominations for the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Suga To Join Asean+3, East Asia Summits

Suga to join ASEAN+3, East Asia summits

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is set to take part in an online ASEAN summit plus three and the East Asia Summit on Saturday.

Leaders from ten ASEAN members as well as Japan, China and South Korea are meeting on Saturday afternoon. Later in the day, the United States, Russia and others will join for the East Asia Summit.

Hibakusha Urge Japan To Join Nuclear Ban Treaty

Hibakusha urge Japan to join nuclear ban treaty

Survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and peace groups are launching a signature campaign to urge the Japanese government to ratify a UN treaty banning nuclear weapons.

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will enter into force in January after reaching the necessary 50 ratifications earlier this month. But Japan is among the countries that have not signed the treaty. Nuclear powers, including the United States, Russia and China, have not joined the pact.

A-bomb Survivors Want All Nations To Join Un Pact

A-bomb survivors want all nations to join UN pact

Survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings in Japan say they will continue collecting signatures for a campaign calling on all countries to join the United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons.

Officials of Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, held a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.

Ngo Aims To See Japan Join Un Nuclear Treaty

NGO aims to see Japan join UN nuclear treaty

A group comprising Japanese NGO members and students has launched a campaign urging the government to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

The group made the announcement in an online event on Friday. Its members are asking Diet legislators and prefectural governors if they favor the treaty. Their views will then be published online.

Restaurants Must Follow Rules To Join Campaign

Restaurants must follow rules to join campaign

Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry has laid out anti-infection rules for restaurants that hope to join the "Go To Eat" campaign.

The rules include placing disinfectant at entrances and ensuring that there is sufficient ventilation. Tables must also be placed more than a meter apart or separated by partitions.

Two Japanese Destroyers To Join Us-led Rimpac

Two Japanese destroyers to join US-led RIMPAC

Two destroyers of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force are expected to take part in US-led military exercises around Hawaii next month.

The biennial Rim of the Pacific Exercise, or RIMPAC, is scheduled to take place from August 17 to 31.

Former Kobushi Factory Member Inoue Rei To Join Juice=juice

Former Kobushi Factory member Inoue Rei to join Juice=Juice

It's been announced that former Kobushi Factory member Inoue Rei will be joining Juice=Juice. 

This announcement was made on April 1 during a live broadcast on YouTube, commemorating the release of their new single "Pop Music / Sukitte Itte yo." After the group performed four songs, leader Kanazawa Tomoko made the report regarding Inoue's joining the group. She read a letter from Inoue, stating, "I hope to make my dreams come true in Juice=Juice. I will do my best so that everyone can think that it was a good idea for Inoue Rei to join."