UN Presses Japan: Unfinished Business for Comfort Women, Justice Still Elusive

UN urges Japan to continue efforts to seek compensation for comfort women

Kyodo News reported on the 30th that the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) recommended on the 29th (local time) to the Japanese government to continue efforts to guarantee rights, including claims for compensation for victims, in relation to the issue of comfort women for the Japanese military during the Japanese colonial period. In its recommendation to the Japanese government in March 2016, the committee also stated that regarding the 2015 comfort women agreement between the Korean and Japanese governments, “the approach was not completely centered on comfort women victims” and “the victims’ rights to demand truth, justice, and compensation.” “It must be guaranteed,” he pointed out.

US: Visa interviews will increase by 1 million next year

The U.S. government announced on the 29th (local time) that it will aim to increase the number of interviews for visas for foreigners entering the U.S. by 1 million in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) compared to the previous year. The number of visas issued to foreigners in the United States in fiscal 2024 is 11.5 million, the highest ever, of which visit visas were confirmed to be 8.5 million, a 10% increase from the previous fiscal year. U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken announced that he would ensure that people visiting the U.S. in connection with large-scale sporting events such as the 2026 North and Central American Soccer World Cup, the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games, and the 2031 Rugby World Cup, can receive visas on time.

OpenAI plans to develop AI chips with Broadcom and TSMC

Reuters reported on the 29th (local time) that OpenAI, developer of ChatGPT, is working with U.S. semiconductor company Broadcom and Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s largest foundry (semiconductor consignment production) company, to develop its own artificial intelligence (AI) chip. This is a strategy to reduce dependence on Nvidia as a major customer of Nvidia, which virtually monopolizes the AI chip market. OpenAI, which is seeking to diversify its chip supply chain, is said to be planning to use additional AMD chips in addition to developing its own chips.

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