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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2022

Confronting AI’s potential to create new chemical weapons

Although the immediate danger seems minimal, efforts are needed to safeguard machine-learning models used in chemical and drug discovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 6, 2022

Elon Musk may add to U.S. regulator's ire with late report about Twitter stake

U.S. securities law requires disclosure within 10 days of acquiring 5% of a company, and in Musk's case the 10-day deadline was March 24.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 2, 2022

Lewis Hamilton opens up about struggles with mental health

'I have struggled mentally and emotionally for a long time, to keep going is a constant effort but we have to keep fighting, we have so much to do and to achieve.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2022

North Korea's Kim lied about firing newer version of ICBM, Seoul says

North Korea may have used video from a failed Hwasong-17 test on the morning of March 16 and launched an actual Hwasong-15 to sell it as a success.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 29, 2022

Biden's Putin power remark raises questions about long-term Russia strategy

Biden's emotional declaration gave voice to the frustration that many Western countries — and many U.S. voters — feel about the invasion of Ukraine.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 27, 2022

Day traders in Japan bet the world is wrong about a weak yen

As the yen slumped to a six-year low against the dollar last week, retail investor net-long aggregate positions in the currency climbed to u00a5258 billion — an all-time high.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 27, 2022

Biden’s barbed remark about Putin: A slip or a veiled threat?

Biden's aides quickly insisted that the remark — delivered in front of a castle that served for centuries as a home for Polish monarchs — was not intended as an appeal for regime change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2022

‘They don’t know about war’: The legacy of forgotten horrors

On Cambodian soil still stained by the legacy of genocide and crimes against humanity, new blights have taken root: kleptocratic rulers, runaway corruption and a chasm of inequality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2022

Sanctions on Russia are also about protecting Japan, says Taro Kono

Some officials in Tokyo, including Kono, worry Russia's attack on Ukraine could embolden Beijing to act against Taiwan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 17, 2022

Should Americans be worried about COVID — again?

U.S. COVID-19 trends have largely trailed those in Europe and the U.K. by a few weeks, and coronavirus cases are on the rise again in most of the Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2022

Theory about U.S.-funded bioweapons labs in Ukraine is unfounded

Prominent conservative voices have mischaracterized remarks from American officials to amplify baseless claims promoted by Russian state media.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2022

Beijing and the inconvenient truth about the Russian business pull-out

The Achilles heel of economic statecraft directed toward China in a potential conflict will be whether businesses would prioritize politics and security over profits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2022

What Russia's attack on Ukraine means for Japan

Japan, which has territorial disputes with Russia, will need to reassess and further strengthen its security within the framework of the bilateral Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2022

How to make sense of market forecasts in wartime

Trying to predict whether economic activity will rise or fall is almost impossible because what you're really trying to do is predict human behavior.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 5, 2022

Russian attacks spur debate about nuclear power as climate fix

Russia's takeover of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine should spur more careful plans to build reactors to fight climate change, nuclear safety experts said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2022

It's not what Biden said in the State of the Union, but what he failed to say

Many people in Japan are still uneasy, if not disappointed, about Biden's lack of reference to China in his State of the Union.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

China asked Russia to delay war until after Olympics, U.S. officials say

A Western intelligence report indicates that Chinese officials had some level of knowledge about Putin's war plans or intentions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2022

What did Xi know about Ukraine, and when did he know?

Putin's declaration of military action was timed to begin just after the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Was the Russian leader's “restraint” a way of showing respect?
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in Houston in 2019
WORLD
Jun 15, 2024

Southwest Airlines plane plunged within 120 meters of ocean near Hawaii

The Boeing 737 Max 8 jet briefly dropped at an abnormally high rate of more than 4,000 feet per minute before the flight crew pulled up to avoid disaster.
Bryson DeChambeau celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open on Sunday in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jun 20, 2024

Bryson DeChambeau 'humbled' by reaction to U.S. Open win

After a whirlwind few days following his major triumph, DeChambeau may need a nap before he tackles this week's LIV Golf Nashville event.
U.S. President Joe Biden touts semiconductor subsidies he says are bringing investments to U.S. communities as he seeks to curb Chinese access to advanced technology.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2024

China doesn't care who wins the U.S. presidential race, spies say

The conclusion suggests Beijing thinks ties between the world’s two largest economies will continue on their downward trajectory no matter who wins.
Electric cars are stacked for export at the international container terminal of Taicang Port in Suzhou, China.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2024

Europe’s EV battery plans fade on China price war and U.S. subsidies

As electric-vehicle sales slow, companies including Volkswagen, Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz are scaling back or refocusing battery projects.
U.S. President Joe Biden looks down as he participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections with his predecessor and current Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, at CNN's studios in Atlanta on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2024

Here’s what it would take to replace Biden as nominee

Democrats have ways to replace Joe Biden on the presidential ticket — but doing so without their standard-bearer’s acquiescence would be a daunting task.
U.S. President Joe Biden looks back before boarding Air Force One at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, New York, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2024

Biden asks donors to stick with him after disastrous debate

The U.S. president repeated that he wouldn’t be running "if I didn’t believe I could win” as he seeks to rebuild momentum in his campaign against Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at a CNN studio in Atlanta on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2024

Joe Biden's disastrous debate blamed on bad preparation and exhaustion

Biden's fumbling, halting performance has sparked calls from Democrats for him to end his quest for a second term.
The right-wing slogan “Make Europe Great Again” — a play on Donald Trump’s campaign slogan — is gaining prominence in European politics.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2024

‘Make Europe Great Again’ is becoming 'MEGA.' Should Japan worry?

The right-wing "Make Europe Great Again" movement is gaining traction, but Japan shouldn't put it in the same box as its more problematic cousin, MAGA, in the U.S.
Newly appointed British Foreign Secretary David Lammy leaves No. 10 Downing St. following the results of the election, in London, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 6, 2024

David Lammy: Friend of Obama now U.K. foreign minister

The 51-year-old's ancestors were enslaved in Guyana, South America — a family history that Lammy says will inform his approach to foreign policy.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi in February 2019. At the summit, Trump lost his patience and cut negotiations with Kim short just as they were gaining momentum.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2024

Blame Trump for North Korea’s saber-rattling

What would have happened if Donald Trump hadn't failed to capitalize on Kim Jong Un's willingness to deescalate by losing his patience on that fateful February day?
Japan's top currency official Masato Kanda speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 12, 2024

BOJ rate check fuels yen intervention speculation after a big gain

Several market participants said Japan's central bank had called and asked for indicative exchange rates against the euro.
ASML's headquarters and factory in Veldhoven, Netherlands
WORLD
Jul 16, 2024

ASML-backed university is caught in the middle of U.S.-China chip war

The Netherlands is facing increasing pressure from Washington to stem Beijing’s chip-making efforts.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Truck driver's body recovered from huge Japan sinkhole after three months
Workers stand around a vehicle carrying the body of a person recovered from a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.

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

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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