• by Ray Schultz , July 15, 2025

Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Jiji Press today have debuted a platform called Fastlook that will deliver AFP’s global news coverage to corporate and institutional clients in Japanese. 

“AFP is proud to launch the Fastlook project with Jiji Press on the 75th anniversary of our partnership in Japan,” says Fabrice Fries, chairman and CEO of AFP. “In these fast-changing times, business and institutional leaders more than ever need access to fast and reliable information to make crucial decisions.”

Jiji Press will provide sales and support for the platform, and is offering a free one-month trial.

Business professionals, institutional leaders and academics can access AFP’s range of real-time global news coverage for consultation purposes in Japanese.  

“This generative AI-powered news translation service truly embodies Jiji Press' corporate credo of ‘Bringing world affairs to Japan and sharing Japanese voices with the world,’” says Katsuhiko Sakai, president and CEO of Jiji Press. 

The Fastlook platform will give business professionals, institutional leaders and academics access to AFP’s full range of real-time news coverage from across the globe for consultation purposes in Japanese.