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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2023

AI is helping create the chips that design AI chips

The human role in artificial intelligence development is slowly being handed over to machines and algorithms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 18, 2023

As 'Detroit of Asia,' Thailand targets battery-makers to stay ahead in EV race

Long established as an auto hub, Thailand is determined to keep its grip on the economically crucial industry as the pivot to electric vehicles gathers pace.
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 18, 2023

Former champion Japan taking Women's World Cup one game at a time

While Japan's route through the knockouts is likely to be determined by its July 31 clash with Spain in Wellington, head coach Futoshi Ikeda is also focused on avoiding other Group C upsets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 18, 2023

An $880 billion fund is shorting key Japanese bonds in BOJ bet

An $880 billion fund is betting it’s only a matter of time before the Bank of Japan tightens monetary policy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2023

Rescuers recover last body from flooded South Korean tunnel

South Korea is at the peak of its summer monsoon season, and days of torrential rain have caused widespread flooding and landslides.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2023

China intensifies military drills with Russia amid U.S. sanctions

The two countries conducted six joint military exercises together last year, the most in data going back two decades.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 17, 2023

Yuma Tongu's rise helps Buffaloes move on from Masataka Yoshida

Yuma Tongu's play has helped offset the departure of Masataka Yoshida.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2023

Typhoon Talim expected to smash into China late Monday

Officials said the typhoon was expected to increase in intensity by the time it makes landfall at night along the southern coast between Guangdong and Hainan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2023

Xi Jinping has a Russian albatross around his neck

Given the growing political turmoil in the Kremlin, Xi Jinping's big bet on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, has become much riskier.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 17, 2023

Japan ramps up support for startups venturing overseas

Private-sector and government initiatives are seeking to equip young companies with the knowledge and contacts to be successful outside Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2023

Searing temperatures across Japan trigger heatstroke concerns

The government issued heatstroke alerts in 32 of the nation’s 47 prefectures, affecting tens of millions of people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2023

China logs 52.2 Celsius temperature as extreme weather rewrites records

Prolonged bouts of high temperatures in China have challenged power grids and crops, and concerns are mounting of a possible repeat of last year's drought, the most severe in 60 years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2023

Putin asserts ‘right’ to use controversial cluster bombs while denying past use

Monitors concluded last year that Kremlin forces had used cluster bombs during its invasion of Ukraine, which helped create 'unnecessary and disproportionate harm to civilians.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2023

Indian tourists flock to Southeast Asia as China's reopening falters

The travel and tourism industry is critical for several Southeast Asian economies and contributed about 12% of the region's gross domestic product before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2023

Dangerous heat waves strike globe as wildfires rage

In Europe, Italians have been warned to prepare for 'the most intense heat wave of the summer and also one of the most intense of all time.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2023

North Korean nuclear test 'would not come as a surprise' to U.S.

The remarks by U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan come just days after Pyongyang held a successful test of its most powerful long-range missile.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2023

China and Russia to start joint air and sea drill in Sea of Japan

Codenamed 'Northern/Interaction-2023', the joint drill marks enhanced military cooperation between China and Russia since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2023

Why can’t the Republicans quit Donald Trump?

Republican presidential candidates are preaching the same message — but Trumpism without Trump isn’t selling.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2023

Heavy rains and flooding leave at least 35 dead in South Korea

Rescuers battled to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel Sunday in South Korea, where at least 35 people have died and 10 are missing after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2023

Summer-tested Phoenix braves relentless wave of extreme heat

Despite the trend toward more very hot days, Phoenix residents have tended to shrug off the heat; they are simply accustomed to dealing with it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2023

The British botanist who helped revive Japan's seaweed industry

Kathleen Drew-Baker made groundbreaking discoveries about the reproduction of nori seaweed, helping to kick-start its farming on a commercial scale.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2023

Record heat waves sweep the world, from U.S. to Japan via Europe

Parts of eastern Japan are expected to reach 38 to 39 degrees Celsius, with the Meteorological Agency warning temperatures could hit previous records.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2023

The world’s fastest-growing whisky market is South Korea

South Koreans consumed 14.2 million liters of whisky in 2022, a small amount compared with other nations, but up 46% from 2021.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2023

Women and girls share stories of abuse in Sudan as conflict rages

Both the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Army have been accused of abuses, including sexual violence against women and girls.

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