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Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 20, 2021

Deepfake anyone: AI synthetic media tech enters perilous phase

The technology is now advanced enough that general viewers would struggle to distinguish many fake videos from reality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2021

The world wants more lithium but doesn’t want more mines

Within months of unveiling plans for a $2.4 billion mine in western Serbia, local opponents organized a movement that's rocked the government and brought cities to a standstill.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2021

China says Taiwan is a 'wanderer' that will eventually come home

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Beijing would not fear confrontation with the United States but would welcome cooperation if it is mutually beneficial.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2021

Most of the world’s vaccines likely won’t prevent infection from omicron

They do seem to offer significant protection against severe illness, but the consequences of rapidly spreading infection worry many public health experts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2021

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin delivers potential fatal blow to Biden's $1.75 trillion spending bill

The Democratic senator backtracked on supporting Biden's signature domestic policy bill, known as Build Back Better, which aims to expand the social safety net and tackle climate change.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2021

Human Rights Watch calls on Japan to suspend military exchange with Myanmar

The exchange program for cadets from foreign countries provides the same courses that Japanese cadets take, including a broad range of military training.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2021

Airbnb and Expedia start to share information on party house offenders

According to a joint statement by both companies, the Community Integrity Program aims to 'prioritize safety” and root out 'chronic offenders.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2021

U.K. weighing lockdown amid omicron wave and political turmoil

Scientific advisers have warned lawmakers that more action is needed because the surge is threatening to overwhelm the country's health system.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2021

Drones take center stage in U.S.-China war on data harvesting

A top Chinese drone manufacturer has become the poster child of a much wider national security threat: The Chinese government's ability to obtain sensitive data on millions of Americans.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's president-elect, center, departs from the Sri Lankan Election Commission after the announcement of the presidential election results in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 23, 2024

Sri Lanka leftist wins election after vowing to rejig IMF deal

Anura Kumara Dissanayake defeated incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa in the country’s first-ever runoff.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during the Summit of the Future on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2024

Kishida seeks 'concrete actions' for U.N. Security Council reform

As next year marks the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the U.N., Kishida stated that "concrete actions" should be taken on Security Council reform.
Intel has been working on an expensive plan to remake itself and bring in new products, technology and outside customers under Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 23, 2024

Apollo to offer multibillion-dollar investment in Intel

The development comes as San Diego-based Qualcomm floats a friendly takeover of Intel, raising the prospect of one of the biggest-ever M&A deals.
Feeling overshadowed by U.S. elections, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un might conduct a nuclear test, fire missiles, annul the Korean War armistice or demand territorial concessions.
COMMENTARY
Sep 23, 2024

Kim Jong Un will have his October surprise

Feeling overshadowed by U.S. elections, Kim Jong Un might conduct a nuclear test, fire missiles, annul the Korean War armistice or demand territorial concessions.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill thousands of barred owls in California, Oregon and Washington to protect the endangered spotted owl.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2024

If killing one species might save another, should we do it?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill thousands of barred owls in California, Oregon and Washington to protect the endangered spotted owl.
The top three U.S. money managers — State Street, Vanguard, and BlackRock — have dramatically reduced support for environmental and social proposals.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 23, 2024

Big three money managers cut support for climate proposals

Total shareholder support for environmental and social resolutions fell to about 19% during the latest proxy season from roughly 22% in the year-earlier period.
The powertrain of a Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4Matic SUV. A Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle burst into flames in the South Korean city of Incheon in July, fueling public fear over the safety of battery-powered cars in recent months.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2024

A Mercedes-Benz fire could cloud South Korea’s EV shift, or give it a boost

Seoul's push for battery-supplier transparency and parking lot safety could pave the way for a more resilient environment for EVs in the future.
Regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election in November, Chinese decision-makers expect bitter disputes over trade, technology and Taiwan.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2024

How Beijing is preparing for America's next president

Both Trump or Harris are expected to continue contentious issues surrounding trade, technology and Taiwan, without desiring open conflict.
Americans face a choice in the November presidential election between Donald Trump’s isolationist vision of America alone and Kamala Harris’ approach, which builds on the Biden administration’s legacy of strengthening alliances to tackle global challenges.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2024

America’s role in the world is hard. It just got much harder.

November's election offers stark contrast between Donald Trump’s isolationism and Kamala Harris’ focus on strengthening alliances.
Actor Zhu Jian, 69, rehearses with other actors on the set of a micro movie during a filming session at a banquet hall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, on July 16.
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2024

Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood

The leader in the micro drama space is Kuaishou, an app that accounted for 60% of the top 50 Chinese micro dramas last year.
Injured Palestinian student Fares al-Farra, 19, salvages some of his academic documents from the rubble of his home, destroyed due to Israeli bombardment, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sept. 16.
WORLD
Sep 23, 2024

Bereaved and destitute: Gazans a year after Oct. 7

A student, a paramedic and a former civil servant in the Gaza Strip share their stories on how the conflict has destroyed their lives.
A person rides a scooter underneath a fallen pole following Typhoon Shanshan in Miyazaki on Aug. 29 in this screengrab taken from a social media video.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Sep 23, 2024

Shanshan study spotlights science linking warming to extreme weather

Scientists are now able to assess the influence of climate change on particular weather events within weeks or even days.
Visitors taste sake from Fukushima Prefecture at a Japan-South Korea exchange festival held in Seoul on Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2024

Japan-South Korea exchange festival held in Seoul

The event comes at a time where more and more South Koreans are visiting Japan as relations improve and the yen remains weak.
The street where a 10-year-old boy is said to have been stabbed with a knife last week in Shenzhen in southern China. The boy died the next day.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 23, 2024

Top Japanese and Chinese officials hold talks in wake of deadly stabbing

Japan's state minister for foreign affairs, Yoshifumi Tsuge, urged China on Monday to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals.
McLaren driver Lando Norris celebrates after winning the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Sep 23, 2024

Lando Norris cuts into Max Verstappen's lead with dominant win in Singapore

It was the McLaren driver's third career win and his first from pole position as he finished almost 30 seconds clear of his rival's Red Bull.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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