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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during an event in Washington, in July. Huang says Nvidia is currently in talks with the U.S. over the potential offering of a more powerful chip for sale in China.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nvidia CEO says in talks with U.S. over new China chip
The tech giant is reportedly working on a new chip based on its latest Blackwell architecture that will be more powerful than a model currently greenlit for sale to China.
BUSINESS / Tech
Washington eyeing government stakes in chipmakers given CHIPS Act funds: sources
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is said to be exploring how the U.S. can receive equity stakes in firms such as Micron, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Samsung.
BUSINESS / Tech
U.S. spy chief Gabbard says U.K. will drop data 'backdoor' order for Apple
The iPhone-maker withdrew its Advanced Data Protection feature for U.K. users after the order from the British government to create a backdoor to encrypted user data.
Fujifilm's X Half digital camera allows users to take film camera-style photos in vertical format.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 18, 2025
Japan's digital camera-makers boost lineups as global shipments of devices rise
Among new products, digital compact cameras with fixed lenses are drawing attention in particular.
Tesla Megapack batteries at the Victorian Big Battery site operated by Neoen in Moorabool, Victoria, Australia, on Feb. 3, 2023
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 18, 2025
Wild power-price swings are driving an Australian battery boom
By Keira Wright
A rooftop solar boom has aided the shift but also created midday power gluts, giving big batteries the chance to buy electricity cheaply and sell it back when prices rebound.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 18, 2025
Singapore prioritizes jobs amid fragmenting world and the rise of AI
By Philip J. Heijmans
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong campaigned on the need to preserve stability amid slowing global growth and rising protectionism.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing. Nvidia, along with Advanced Micro Devices, has agreed to pay 15% of revenues from Chinese artificial intelligence chip sales to the U.S. government.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 14, 2025
Trump’s deal with Nvidia offers path forward in global trade war
By Joe Deaux, Jennifer A Dlouhy and Josh Wingrove
The deal provides U.S. firms a path to enter the Chinese market despite various trade barriers.
AI-related products, such as networking and data-center power equipment, will account for half of Delta Thailand’s sales by the end of the year.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 14, 2025
Thailand’s Delta sees AI boom boosting sales for coming years
By Eduard Gismatullin
The maker of components for data centers and electric vehicles is boosting investment to fuel its expansion, CEO Victor Cheng said.
An Apple store in New York
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 14, 2025
Apple plots expansion into AI robots, home security and smart displays
By Mark Gurman
A tabletop robot that serves as a virtual companion, targeted for 2027, is the centerpiece of the AI strategy.
Police officers escort Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon after he served a sentence for document forgery, in Podgorica, Montenegro, on March 23, 2024. Kwon was extradited to the U.S. last year and pleaded guilty to charges on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 13, 2025
Do Kwon pleads guilty to U.S. fraud charges in $40 billion crypto collapse
By Luc Cohen
The South Korean entrepreneur faces over a decade in prison for misleading investors.

Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
At meeting rich in symbolism, Ishiba and South Korea's Lee agree to steadily build ties
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shake hands at joint press announcement after summit talks in Tokyo on Saturday.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Japan to boost support for joint ride-hailing services
Tatsuaki Igarashi, mayor of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, exits a ride-sharing vehicle at Tsukuba Station in January.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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