The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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PM Kishida eyes attending event on Japan-China ties' 50th anniversary
TOKYO - Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering attending a business event to be held on the 50th anniversary of the normalization of ties between Japan and China late this month, in an apparent effort to foster momentum for a summit by the two neighbors, sources close to the matter said Sunday.
The Japan Business Federation, the country's most powerful business lobby better known as Keidanren, and groups dedicated to promoting Japan-China friendship will organize the event on Sept. 29 at a Tokyo hotel.
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IPEF ministers to declare start of economic rules-making talks
TOKYO - Ministers from 14 member states of the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific economic framework are expected to declare the start of formal negotiations this week in Los Angeles, informed sources say, as they work to codify a rules-based economic order in the fast-growing region.
The two-day meeting from Thursday in Los Angeles will be the first in-person ministerial gathering of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, known as the IPEF, which U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has created as a vehicle to counter China's ascendance in the region.
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Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor may approach southwestern Japan on Sept. 6
TOKYO - Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor may approach Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, the weather agency said, while warning of high waves, strong wind gusts and mudslides.
The season's 11th typhoon was moving slowly north over the East China Sea after passing between Ishigaki and Miyako islands in Okinawa Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Sunday.
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Number of female university teachers in Japan at record high
TOKYO - The number of women teaching at universities in Japan hit a record high this May, a more than fourfold increase from 30 years ago, recently released preliminary government data showed.
There were 50,975 women in teaching positions at public and private universities as of May 1, up 738 from the previous year and making up an unprecedented 26.7 percent of the total number of university educators, according to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
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Sport climbing: Mori, 18, bests Garnbret for 1st lead World Cup title
TOKYO - Japan's 18-year-old Ai Mori won her first climbing World Cup event Saturday in women's lead competition in Koper, Slovenia, denying unbeaten Slovene Janja Garnbret her fifth straight win this season.
Mori, who failed to qualify for last year's Tokyo Olympics, was Japan's only women's finalist. She reached 30+ to beat Olympic champion Garnbret's 27+. American Brooke Raboutou was third at 23+.
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Dogs shed tears of joy when reuniting with owners: study
TOKYO - Dogs shed tears of joy when they reunite with their beloved owners after spending several hours apart, a recent study by a Japanese research team has found.
Although animals have been known to shed tears to protect their eyes, this is the first time it has been confirmed that dogs can also cry as an emotional response, said Miho Nagasawa, assistant professor of animal behavior at Japan's Azabu University who contributed to the study.
