Overview

• Former U.S. President Joe Biden, 82, is receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer, according to NBC.
• The treatment plan spans five weeks, and no additional clinical details have been released in the reports.
• Kyodo News distributed the Washington dispatch, which was carried by regional Japanese outlets including Hokkaido Shimbun Digital and Nishinippon.
• Chunichi Shimbun notes Biden’s office said in May he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer with bone metastasis.
• The latest coverage offers a status update on his care without information on prognosis or further scheduling beyond the five-week plan.