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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been frustrated by the quality of his company's past AI efforts, so has been investing heavily in the energy, computing power and talent needed to compete in the fast-moving AI race.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2025

Meta to spend billions building gigawatt-size data centers for AI

Frustrated by the quality of Meta’s past AI efforts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been investing heavily in energy, computing power and talent to compete in the fast-moving AI race.
Mizuho CEO Masahiro Kihara is interviewed in London on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2025

Mizuho CEO confident of meeting ¥1 trillion profit target

Japan’s third-largest lender forecast in May that net income will likely climb 6.1% to ¥940 billion in the fiscal year started in April.
A high school student uses social media applications in November 2024.
WORLD / Society
Jul 15, 2025

EU states to test age-check app to limit children's access to online services

The European Commission has unveiled a prototype of the app that Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain will customize and launch within several months.
A barber gives a model a haircut during the World Barber Classic at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2025

Japan's World Barber Classic tries to bring back business

The event is part of a bid by Japan's struggling barber industry to attract young male clients lost in recent years to hair salons.
Workers on the production line of a toy factory in Shenzhen, China
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2025

China’s economy expands 5.2% as exports propel growth

The world’s second-largest economy has powered ahead despite a 24% slump in shipments to the U.S. in the second quarter.
A member of the media records U.S. President Donald Trump speaking during a news conference in Washington on June 27.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2025

U.S. Justice Department unit defending Trump policies loses two-thirds of staff

Sixty-nine of roughly 110 lawyers in the branch that defends against challenges to key policies have left the unit since Trump's election in November or have plans to leave.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (center) meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 15, 2025

'Dialogue' must be at heart of China-Australia ties, PM tells Xi

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on his second visit to China as PM, seeking to bolster recently stabilized trade ties even as geopolitical tensions remain high.
Scientists say a recently published study could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions. The research may lead to new therapies that target calorie-burning mechanisms.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 15, 2025

Japanese scientists discover clue to why women burn more fat than men

Scientists say their findings could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions and may lead to new therapies.
Yahoo News was Japan’s fourth-most visited website overall.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2025

Yahoo News Japan beats NYT and BBC as most popular news website worldwide

While traditional media are still viewed as the most trustworthy sources, news aggregation site Yahoo New Japan nets the most eyeballs in Japan and abroad.
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during a news conference in Taipei on May 21.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2025

Nvidia to resume H20 AI chip sales to China in U.S. reversal

U.S. government officials told Nvidia they would green-light export licenses for the H20 artificial intelligence accelerator, the company said in a blog post.
The Nissan Motor Oppama Plant in Yokosuka. The company will wind down production at the plant and transfer assembly of vehicles to a factory in Kyushu.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2025

Nissan to close Oppama plant as part of wider restructuring push

Oppama, which has been in operation since 1961 and employs roughly 2,400 workers, will cease production by March 2028.
Bottles of Chianti at the international wine and spirits fair Vinitaly in Verona, Italy, on April 6
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 15, 2025

Italy's Chianti wine makers eye South America, Asia amid U.S. tariff threat

Italy currently exports more wine to the U.S. than any other country, but producers are increasingly looking to diversify amid the trade uncertainty.
The fuel switches on Boeing's planes have come under scrutiny following last month's crash of an Air India jet, which killed 260 people.
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2025

Some airlines checking Boeing fuel switches after Air India crash

The locks have come under scrutiny following the crash of an Air India jet, with a preliminary report finding the switches had flipped from run position to cutoff after takeoff.
Hiroe Kawashimo enjoys regular walks in the city of Hiroshima.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 28, 2025

Woman with disabilities from atomic bombing recalls mother's dedication

The daughter of a woman exposed to radiation from the Hiroshima atomic bombing has been frail since childhood and constantly in and out of hospitals.
Then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Tokyo in December 2023 where he addressed the political fundraising scandal and announced plans to replace several implicated ministers.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2025

Cost of living trumps corruption as Japan heads to the polls

A recent NHK poll asked that question to prospective voters, and the majority answered “measures to deal with rising prices” and “social security and the declining birthrate.”
Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza on Monday
WORLD
Jul 15, 2025

Amid heated debate, no real plan for Israel's 'humanitarian city' in Gaza

Planning was in a very initial phase only, one source said, and the goal was to help Palestinians who do not want to live under Hamas rule.
A serviceman of the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces works with an Mk 19 U.S.-made automatic grenade launcher near the front-line town of Vovchansk in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, on March 13.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Europeans open to buying U.S. arms for Ukraine under Trump plan but need details

Much of the plan remains undisclosed, including the amounts and precise types of weapons to be provided, how quickly they would be supplied and how they would be paid for.
Members of Syria's security forces drive through the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jul 16, 2025

Israel carries out several airstrikes in Syria and Lebanon

Israel’s government said it was acting in defense of the Druze community, a minority group the Jewish state has pledged to protect.
Only two months into his role as agriculture minister, Shinjiro Koizumi has become the face of a risky political bet by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 16, 2025

Japan’s ‘rice minister’ is ruling party’s biggest election gamble

Shinjiro Koizumi’s reformist drive is testing the loyalty of Japan's rural population — the LDP’s most dependable voter bloc.
Daniel Martindale, a U.S. citizen who helped Russia from inside Ukraine, after receiving a Russian passport, in Moscow.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2025

U.S. citizen who helped Russia from inside Ukraine granted Russian passport by Putin

Daniel Martindale grew to love Russia when he lived there in 2018, studying the language and teaching English in the Pacific port city of Vladivostok.
Elbridge Colby (center), then-nominee to be the Pentagon's undersecretary of defense for policy, is introduced by U.S. Vice President JD Vance (left), during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington in March.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 16, 2025

Pentagon No. 3 praises Japan defense report, but vows to make alliance more 'equitable'

The Pentagon's top policy official Elbridge Colby labeled the defense white paper “an important, clear-eyed strategic assessment from our close ally."
Attorney General Pam Bondi participates in a Cabinet meeting sy the White House in Washington or July 8.
WORLD / Politics / EXPLAINER
Jul 16, 2025

'Epstein files' explained: Why Trump is under pressure

U.S. President Donald Trump has struggled to quell his supporters' obsessions with the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which continues to generate outrage.
A recent case involving teachers sharing voyeuristic images of schoolgirls has sparked national outrage.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jul 16, 2025

Teachers sharing illicit student images raises question of systemic failure

Japan’s sluggish policy response and deep-rooted cultural resistance to the concept of consent sets it apart from other countries.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping attends a meeting during the the Shanghai Cooperation Organization forum in Beijing on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2025

China’s growth momentum offers Xi rare window to fight deflation

Gross domestic product beat expectations to grow 5.2% between April and June, bringing the official 5% expansion goal for the year within reach.
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son (left) with OpenAI chief Sam Altman via video link
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2025

Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman see no end to AI demand and scaling

The two business partners argued that advancing AI would lead to new jobs that are not yet imagined, and the advancement of robotics will help kickstart a "self-improvement” loop.
A driverless car by Apollo Go, Baidu's robotaxi service, drives on a road in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on July 19, 2024.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 16, 2025

Uber teams up with China’s Baidu on global robotaxi rollout

Baidu’s autonomous vehicles will be available on the Uber app in Asia and the Middle East later this year, the companies said in a statement Tuesday.
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou during a news conference to present a major public finance recovery plan in Paris on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2025

France's PM wants to scrap two public holidays to help fix government finances

"Everyone will have to contribute to the effort," Francois Bayrou said in a two-hour news conference, warning that public debt was a "mortal danger" for France.
Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with his teammates after the National League won a swing-off tiebreaker over the American League on Tuesday in the MLB All-Star Game.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 16, 2025

NL takes MLB All-Star Game in first tiebreaker swing-off

Shohei Ohtani had a hit in two at-bats for an NL team that jumped out to an early lead before hanging on for a win in a unique tiebreaker.
A man holds Nazi-related material after crates containing them were rediscovered at the Supreme Court in Buenos Aires in this picture released on May 11.
WORLD
Jul 16, 2025

A Nazi document trove raises questions for Argentina

A dozen boxes of Nazi documents were recently discovered in a basement archive of Argentina's Supreme Court.
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 16, 2025

Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent

As the search for tech talent intensifies, companies are deciding to invest more in regions that offer “more abundant and affordable tech talent.”
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
China says Philippine ship ‘deliberately rammed’ coast guard vessel in South China Sea
A China Coast Guard ship navigates near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in August.
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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