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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2023

Criticism grows over government and media silence following deadly Beijing fire

State media was silent on the unfolding crisis for several hours after the fire broke out, drawing widespread criticism over restrictions on information.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 18, 2023

Kremlin critic jailed for 25 years for treason

Vladimir Kara-Murza spoke out against President Vladimir Putin for years and successfully lobbied Western governments to impose sanctions on Russia.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2023

North Korea says it tested new stealthy solid-fuel ICBM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the new ICBM, called a Hwasong-18, would 'radically promote the effectiveness of its nuclear counterattack posture.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 13, 2023

The 'sweeper' is MLB's new(ish) pitch on the block

'It’s kind of a glitch pitch,” said Matt Blake, the Yankees’ pitching coach. 'Some guys were throwing it, but maybe didn’t really understand how they were doing it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2023

U.S. intelligence leak came from gun enthusiast in his 20s, report says

The Post based its report, which did not name the person, on interviews with two members of a Discord chat group.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2023

With China in mind, U.S. and Philippines agree on roadmap for security assistance

The roadmap is one of a flurry of defense and security issues discussed in “two-plus-two” talks held between defense and foreign officials on Tuesday in Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 11, 2023

South Korea says leaked U.S. document fake as spy allegations roil alliance

The presidential office in Seoul said that a 'significant portion' of the information in leaked classified Pentagon documents detailing apparent U.S. spying on Seoul is untrue.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023

Russia pounds Ukraine's front line as leak prompts questions over counteroffensive

Ukrainian officials played down a report that Kyiv is amending plans following the unauthorized release of classified U.S. documents.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 10, 2023

ChatGPT creator OpenAI plans office and expansion in Japan

CEO Sam Altman said he had a broad discussion with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida about both the advantages and risks of the chatbot technology.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023

Indigenous groups fear culture distortion as AI learns their languages

Critics warn Indigenous groups are at risk from bias that can be embedded within algorithms, while generative AI models may also spread incorrect information.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2023

Japan launches new intel division for economic security

Japan's office for economic security was upgraded to a division in the agency's organizational reform for fiscal 2023, which began this month, according to sources.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2023

China rejects WHO accusations of hiding Wuhan COVID-19 data

The rebukes came after overseas researchers discovered sequences that had not been previously shared.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2023

Major Japan firms promote reskilling amid shift to 'job-based' employment

Job-based employment helps clarify what skills companies want, making it easier for workers to consider what to learn. But some also worry they may be fired amid the move.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023

Ukraine war plans leak prompts Pentagon investigation

The documents do not provide specific battle plans, but to the trained eye of a Russian war analyst, the documents no doubt offer many tantalizing clues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2023

Japan panel calls for unified cybercrime reporting service

An expert panel said Japanese authorities should unify their cybercrime reporting services as many cases are believed to go unreported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2023

China's intensifying nuclear-armed submarine patrols add complexity for U.S. and allies

Beijing is for the first time keeping at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine constantly at sea, heaping pressure on Washington and its allies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2023

Elon Musk wants to pause AI? It’s too late for that

A petition on OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology calling for a pause on further development ignores the risk already unleashed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2023

China draws lessons from Russia’s losses in Ukraine, and its gains

The war is a 'proving ground,” that gives Beijing a chance to learn from successes and failures on both sides.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 1, 2023

Universities in Japan attempt to draw more women into the sciences

A 2019 OECD survey found that only 7% of female university students in Japan major in science and engineering, the smallest share among member economies.
Japan Times
Mar 30, 2023

Kotozna partners with Cross Language to support the multilingualization of websites using the multilingual chat tool "Kotozna laMondo"

Kotozna (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO Genri Goto, https://kotozna.com/en) will form a business alliance with Cross Language Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Mitsunobu Fukuda) from MARCH X, 2023 to support the multilingualization of corporate websites by utilizing the chat...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2023

Elon Musk and others urge AI pause, citing 'risks to society'

In an open letter with over 1000 signatories, researchers and industry leaders said a 6-month halt on advanced AI development is necessary until shared safety protocols can be put in place.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2023

Hypersonic missile test by U.S. Air Force set back by loss of in-flight data

The transmission failure and loss of data in the March 13 exercise wasn’t reported in an official statement, and may hinder efforts to catch up with China and Russia in a key capability.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 28, 2023

As ties crumble, Chinese spy law could see more Japanese citizens detained

Since China passed its counterespionage law in 2014, 17 Japanese nationals have been detained in the country for allegedly engaging in spy-related activities.
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2023

Over 30% of major Japanese firms plan to hire more graduates

Competition for human resources is intensifying amid a recovery in economic activity following the COVID-19 crisis.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2023

Japan logs record cases of trade secret theft in 2022

The year saw 29 recorded cases of trade secret theft, an increase of six from the previous year and nearly six times the number of cases recorded in 2013, the year comparable records began.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 23, 2023

Taiwan foreign minister sees growing engagement through unofficial diplomacy

In an exclusive interview, Taipei's top diplomat says he expects a growing number of representatives from world democracies to visit the island.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023

Lab leak or not? How politics shaped the battle over COVID-19’s origin

In the U.S., Democrat-Republican political divisions mean that the evidence for competing theories on the origin of the virus is often filtered through partisan political lenses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 20, 2023

How can we measure droughts and deluges? Weigh the planet.

Scientists have long cautioned that warming temperatures would lead to wetter and drier global extremes. A new study shows where that may already be happening.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.

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