TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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FOCUS: A-bomb survivors' no-nuclear goal faces challenges amid deterrence
NAGASAKI - Survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been campaigning for a nuclear-free world, but their goal is increasingly facing challenges amid support for nuclear deterrence and calls for a debate over whether Japan should possess nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said during her speeches in the commemorative ceremonies that Japan "is upholding" its long-held nonnuclear principles -- with the expression she used simply describing the current stance. This has prompted A-bomb victims and antinuclear groups for assurances that the principles will remain in place in the future.
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Landslide in central Japan left nearly 400 people temporarily stranded
NAGANO, Japan - Local police in the central Japan prefecture of Nagano said Sunday that a temporary bridge had been set up to allow the 390 or so people temporarily stranded at a resort by a landslide the previous night to leave the premises.
No injuries related to the landslide, which cut off the only road leading to the Nakabusa Onsen hot spring mountain resort in Azumino, have been reported.
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Japan eyes using cutting-edge AI under preemptive cyber defense policy
TOKYO - Japan is considering utilizing cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems under its preemptive cyber defense policy in the face of the risk of attacks by advanced models such as U.S. startup Anthropic's Claude Mythos, a senior government official said.
Amid growing concerns over cyberattacks by AI models with high capabilities to detect security vulnerabilities, it is "inevitable" that Japan will use sophisticated AI technology, said National Cyber Director Yoichi Iida.
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Taiwan representative skips Nagasaki atomic bombing anniversary ceremony
TAIPEI - Taiwan's de facto ambassador to Japan did not attend a memorial ceremony on Sunday to mark the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing in Nagasaki in protest that his seat was outside the area designated for diplomatic missions.
Lee Yi-yang, head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Tokyo, said in a statement that the arrangement "undermined Taiwan's dignity and status as a nation." Japan has had no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan since Tokyo switched its diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1972.
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Table tennis: Harimoto siblings win singles at WTT Champions Yokohama
TOKYO - Miwa Harimoto won the women's singles title and her brother Tomokazu retained the men's crown at the WTT Champions Yokohama table tennis event on Sunday.
Top seed Miwa saw off China's Wang Yidi 4-2 in the semifinals before downing defending champion Chen Xingtong by the same score in the final at Yokohama Buntai.
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Football: JFA probes refs over S. Korea association's 'sexual service' saga
TOKYO - The Japan Football Association has launched an investigation into four referees alleged to have been provided "sexual services" by the Korea Football Association, a source close to the matter said Sunday.
South Korean media reported Friday that around 10 overseas referees, who oversaw seven matches in South Korea between 2011 and 2012, received massages at parlors in Seoul, Ulsan and other cities, paid for with KFA corporate credit cards.
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Reactor at central Japan nuclear plant shuts down after generator alarm
FUKUI, Japan - One of the reactors at the Oi nuclear complex in central Japan shut itself down after an alarm went off indicating a problem with a power generator, its operator said Sunday.
The No. 3 reactor of the plant in Fukui Prefecture shut down around 11:56 p.m. on Saturday, Kansai Electric Power Co. said. There has been no radiation leak detected at the plant, the company added.
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FEATURE: Studio Ghibli animator's vision of Switzerland finds lasting home in Alps
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - A Japanese television animation series about a Swiss girl living in the Alps has become an unlikely part of Switzerland's own cultural memory, with a retrospective exhibition on director Isao Takahata drawing visitors eager to revisit his carefully crafted vision of the country.
The exhibition at Lausanne's Mudac museum, which showcases Takahata's career, features a wide range of sketches, animation cels, photographs and other production materials. But at its center is "Heidi, Girl of the Alps," the 1974 anime series based on Swiss author Johanna Spyri's 19th-century children's novel.
