Takaichi’s government is reportedly considering rethinking the three principles of not possessing, producing or allowing nuclear weapons in Japan as it plans to revise a set of key national security documents by the end of this year.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 1h ago

At a press conference after attending a memorial ceremony in the western Japan city, Takaichi said Japan would promote "realistic and practical" efforts toward a world without nuclear weapons. Takaichi took part in the annual memorial ceremony for the first time as prime minister.

At a press conference after attending a memorial ceremony in the western Japan city, Takaichi said Japan would promote "realistic and practical" efforts toward a world without nuclear weapons. Takaichi took part in the annual memorial ceremony for the first time as prime minister.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 1h ago

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday (August 6, 2026) failed to explicitly pledge that Japan will maintain its nonnuclear principles, simply saying the government "is upholding" the long-held policy, as the country marked the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday (August 6, 2026) failed to explicitly pledge that Japan will maintain its nonnuclear principles, simply saying the government "is upholding" the long-held policy, as the country marked the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi avoids clearly pledging Japan will maintain nonnuclear principles english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/8...

In her speech, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan upholds the three non-nuclear principles, and as the only country to have experienced the horror of nuclear devastation in war, has the mission to continue persevering in its efforts to realize a world free of nuclear weapons.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

"Downplaying the inhumanity of nuclear weapons and accepting the use of force to pursue one's own prosperity risk cycles of violent retaliation that could ultimately result in another Hiroshima or Nagasaki," Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui said in the Peace Declaration read during the ceremony.

"Downplaying the inhumanity of nuclear weapons and accepting the use of force to pursue one's own prosperity risk cycles of violent retaliation that could ultimately result in another Hiroshima or Nagasaki," Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui said in the Peace Declaration read during the ceremony.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

Hiroshima on Thursday (August 6, 2026) urged world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons amid rising global tensions, as the city marked the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing, lamenting that they continue to be used by major powers as "tools of intimidation" in military conflicts.

Hiroshima on Thursday (August 6, 2026) urged world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons amid rising global tensions, as the city marked the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing, lamenting that they continue to be used by major powers as "tools of intimidation" in military conflicts.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

Japan: Hiroshima urges leaders to abolish nuclear weapons on 81st A-bomb anniversary (Kyodo News) mainichi.jp/english/arti...

The retired general is the subject of a raft ​of Western sanctions and has been seeking international legitimacy since becoming Myanmar's president in April, which followed an election won overwhelmingly by an army-backed ​party in the absence of any viable opposition.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

Myanmar's leaders have been barred from summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 2021, when Min Aung Hlaing staged a coup against the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi that led to a civil war that has killed an estimated 100,000 people.

Myanmar's leaders have been barred from summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 2021, when Min Aung Hlaing staged a coup against the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi that led to a civil war that has killed an estimated 100,000 people.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

Myanmar's junta chief turned President Min Aung ​Hlaing will make an official visit to Thailand on Thursday (August 6), as Bangkok makes a push for re-engagement between its war-torn neighbour ‌and the regional bloc ASEAN. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

The search-and-seizure warrant cited allegations that Starbucks insulted those involved in the pro-democracy movement. The raid comes after police began investigating the coffee chain in May over the alleged defamation.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

The search and seizure took place over the coffee chain's "Tank Day" promotion on the anniversary of the democratization movement, which critics said defamed the victims of the military's deadly crackdown on the uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju.

The search and seizure took place over the coffee chain's "Tank Day" promotion on the anniversary of the democratization movement, which critics said defamed the victims of the military's deadly crackdown on the uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

South Korea: Police raided the headquarters of Starbucks Korea on Wednesday (August 5) over allegations of insult linked to a marketing campaign that evoked painful memories of the 1980 military suppression of the May 18 pro-democracy uprising. en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2026...

Meanwhile, Iran said an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz is in its final stages, while US President Donald Trump suggested a deal could be announced within days.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

⁠Two Israeli reserve soldiers were killed during combat in southern Lebanon, the military said on Thursday (July 6), where Israel has been fighting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

⁠Two Israeli reserve soldiers were killed during combat in southern Lebanon, the military said on Thursday (July 6), where Israel has been fighting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

🔴Middle East live: Israeli military says two soldiers killed in southern Lebanon www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...

The Israeli military had said in an earlier statement ​it had issued an evacuation warning to the village ​of Mansouri, about 25 km (15 miles) from Tibnin, saying it would act against the Iran-backed group in the area.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

The Lebanese health ministry said ​an Israeli strike on the southern town ​of Tibnin had killed one person and wounded 12 ⁠others.

The Lebanese health ministry said ​an Israeli strike on the southern town ​of Tibnin had killed one person and wounded 12 ⁠others.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

The Israeli military said it had begun targeted strikes in southern ​Lebanon on Wednesday (August 5) in response to a "Hezbollah violation", ‌a day after the latest round of US-facilitated talks between Israel and Lebanon took place in Rome. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

The Trump administration has previously ruled out any deal that would cement Iran's grip over the strait. Iran has insisted on some measure of control over the strait, saying it will not go back to being an open international waterway, as it was before the war.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

Iran has said it is in the “final stage” of drafting an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz. But the agreement is likely to be contingent on the US lifting its blockade on Iran’s ports.

Iran has said it is in the “final stage” of drafting an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz. But the agreement is likely to be contingent on the US lifting its blockade on Iran’s ports.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 2h ago

Iran said an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz is in its final stages, while US President Donald Trump suggested a deal could be announced within days, raising hopes of easing a blockade that has disrupted global shipping and fueled months of conflict. www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...

Infantino summoned members of the management board to Fifa's Africa office in Rabat on Wednesday (5 August) following mounting criticism of his aborted proposals, with world football's governing body releasing a statement of support four hours after the meeting ended.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 3h ago

Gianni Infantino has apologised for "errors" he made in controversial plans to sell off stakes in competitions to private investors, but will remain Fifa president after receiving the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

SpaceX’s Julianna Scheiman said this week that the company is working with NASA to avoid future wrecks, stressing that this projected crash was not deliberate. A combination of solar activity and gravity accidentally put it on a collision course with the moon, she said.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 3h ago

Although no one observed the actual 5,400-mph (8,700-kph) collision, a telescope in Chile spotted what astronomers have identified as the debris plume resulting from the crash. Space tracking experts said it was inevitable that the leftover rocket segment plowed into the moon.

Although no one observed the actual 5,400-mph (8,700-kph) collision, a telescope in Chile spotted what astronomers have identified as the debris plume resulting from the crash. Space tracking experts said it was inevitable that the leftover rocket segment plowed into the moon.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 3h ago

A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday (August 5) after drifting off course for the past year, scientists reported. apnews.com/article/spac...

that profits from its fast-growing satellite internet business can fund an expensive push into AI, data centers and next-generation rockets until those ventures mature into significant businesses of their own.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 3h ago

1,000 next-generation V3 Starlink satellites within a year. It also laid out plans to take on mobile phone providers. The results for the quarter ended June 30 offered shareholders an early test of the investment case behind SpaceX's $1.75 trillion valuation: …

1,000 next-generation V3 Starlink satellites within a year. It also laid out plans to take on mobile phone providers. The results for the quarter ended June 30 offered shareholders an early test of the investment case behind SpaceX's $1.75 trillion valuation: …

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 3h ago

The company led by Elon Musk said it expected a $100 billion revenue run-rate by December, promised a less than one-year payback on new capital deployments for AI compute, …

The company led by Elon Musk said it expected a $100 billion revenue run-rate by December, promised a less than one-year payback on new capital deployments for AI compute, …

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 3h ago

SpaceX's revenue nearly doubled, the rocket company ​said in its first earnings report since going public, fueled by its booming Starlink satellite communications and AI businesses, but executives flagged the spending spree underpinning its lofty ambitions ‌is far from over.

SpaceX's revenue nearly doubled, the rocket company ​said in its first earnings report since going public, fueled by its booming Starlink satellite communications and AI businesses, but executives flagged the spending spree underpinning its lofty ambitions ‌is far from over.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 4h ago

SpaceX revenue jumps in debut results as satellite, AI businesses surge www.reuters.com/business/med...

Meta’s Muse Spark model “exploited a security vulnerability” in another company “in a manner similar to previously-reported instances with other companies.” Meta says, “we are currently investigating and will issue a full retrospective once we have all the facts.”

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 4h ago

In a statement, Irregular said the incident “is the exact same evaluation-environment issue” that Anthropic disclosed last week that allowed their models access to the open internet before they went on to hack three different organizations’ systems.

In a statement, Irregular said the incident “is the exact same evaluation-environment issue” that Anthropic disclosed last week that allowed their models access to the open internet before they went on to hack three different organizations’ systems.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 4h ago

“A misconfiguration by Irregular, an independent testing company Meta uses, inadvertently allowed one of our models access to the internet during evaluation,” the Meta spokesperson said.

“A misconfiguration by Irregular, an independent testing company Meta uses, inadvertently allowed one of our models access to the internet during evaluation,” the Meta spokesperson said.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 4h ago

Meta says the breach occurred because of an inadvertent error during testing of the model, similar to previously disclosed incidents with OpenAI and Anthropic.

Meta says the breach occurred because of an inadvertent error during testing of the model, similar to previously disclosed incidents with OpenAI and Anthropic.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 4h ago

Add Meta to the list of companies with AI agents going rogue. An AI model from the parent company of Facebook and Instagram hacked into another company’s systems during cybersecurity testing, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday (August 5). www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/t...

The security incident is the latest in a string of examples of advanced AI models engaging in unauthorized actions, events that have prompted growing calls for more government action to regulate artificial intelligence and even to slow its pace of development.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 4h ago

Anthropic and OpenAI models were tested with lowered security guardrails in lab environments, but, in a first, were found to engage in “social engineering” to pressure a human approver while carrying out an unsanctioned task, the government research lab said.

Anthropic and OpenAI models were tested with lowered security guardrails in lab environments, but, in a first, were found to engage in “social engineering” to pressure a human approver while carrying out an unsanctioned task, the government research lab said.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 4h ago

Anthropic’s most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model used fake identities to deceive real people and try to plant malicious code during testing by Britain’s AI Security Institute (AISI) –– the latest example of an AI model going rogue. www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/t...

In federal court, Taele is charged with possession of an unregistered short-barreled rifle, a felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. His court appearance was rescheduled from Wednesday (August 5) to an undetermined date.

FujiiPonta@fujiiponta.bsky.social · 4h ago

Taele was arrested on Sunday (August 2) during his second visit to the golf course. Authorities said they discovered a small cache of firearms at his home along with a security ID.