The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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Japan top court rules against restroom use limit for trans gov't worker
TOKYO - Japan's top court on Tuesday ruled unanimously against the trade ministry's imposition of restrictions on the use of women's restrooms by a transgender official, marking the first judgment by the court on workplace environments for sexual minorities.
The Supreme Court's five-member Third Petty Bench, which overturned a lower court decision, also found the 2015 approval of the restrictions by the National Personnel Authority "illegal."
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NATO summit to discuss Ukraine, ties with Asia-Pacific partners
VILNIUS - NATO leaders gathered in Lithuania on Tuesday for a two-day meeting to outline additional support for Ukraine as it presses a counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces and seeks to gain credible security guarantees from the world's most powerful military alliance.
The summit in the capital Vilnius comes as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization expands its alliance to Nordic countries and advances its cooperation with Asia-Pacific partners.
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Myanmar crisis to dominate ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting
JAKARTA - Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Indonesia Tuesday, with Myanmar's deadlocked political crisis expected to dominate discussions.
Indonesia, the group's rotating chair this year, said it has succeeded in engaging with all stakeholders in Myanmar, where the military seized power by ousting the democratically-elected government in a February 2021 coup.
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Japan PM Kishida mulling Cabinet reshuffle in September: gov't sources
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering reshuffling his Cabinet and the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in mid-September, lawmakers said Tuesday, with his public support declining due largely to mishandling of key domestic issues.
Kishida is expected to decide on the timing of the personnel changes while considering his diplomatic schedule after late August, with mid-September being the only available window for the Cabinet reshuffle, the lawmakers said.
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Fukushima fishermen still oppose water release after IAEA report
FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fisheries associations in Fukushima Prefecture told Japan's industry minister Tuesday they remain opposed to releasing treated radioactive water from the crippled nuclear power plant into the sea despite a U.N. watchdog's safety assurance on the plan.
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura briefed the Fukushima Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations in their meeting in northeastern Japan about the International Atomic Energy Agency's comprehensive assessment released last week.
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Japan, NATO to issue new security cooperation document: PM Kishida
TOKYO - Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that Japan and NATO will issue a new security cooperation document, as the upcoming trans-Atlantic alliance's summit in Lithuania takes place from Tuesday amid growing geopolitical concerns.
Before leaving Tokyo to attend the two-day NATO meeting, Kishida told reporters that he is eager to use the summit as an opportunity to "reaffirm cooperation with like-minded countries in upholding the rules-based, free and open international order."
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China Foreign Minister Qin to skip ASEAN meetings for health reasons
BEIJING - China said Tuesday its Foreign Minister Qin Gang will not be able to attend Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings to be held in Indonesia later this week for "health reasons," with top diplomat Wang Yi representing Beijing instead.
Wang will join a series of regional gatherings in Jakarta scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said without elaborating on Qin's conditions.
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North Korea warns against U.S. military's "illegal intrusion"
SEOUL - The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned the U.S. military that it will face a "very critical flight" if it repeats what she called acts of "illegal intrusion," state-run media reported Tuesday.
The statement by Kim Yo Jong, a senior official of the ruling Workers' Party, was released by the official Korean Central News Agency, which reported Monday that a strategic reconnaissance plane of the U.S. Air Force had violated the country's airspace off its coast.
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Video: Heavy rain pounds southwestern Japan
