Overview
- The investiture took place on November 4 at Windsor Castle, according to reports from PA and Reuters.
- The distinction recognizes notable service in the arts, sciences, medicine, or public service, with Ishiguro honored for contributions to literature.
- PA reported that artificial intelligence came up during his exchange with the King, and Ishiguro later voiced concern about unauthorized use of creative works in AI training.
- Ishiguro, 70, was born in Nagasaki, moved to the United Kingdom at age five, and became a British citizen in the early 1980s.
- Japanese outlets relayed the event and comments from international agency dispatches, including PA, Reuters, and Kyodo.