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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023

U.S. officials review intel sharing after damaging leak

Investigators are also working to determine what person or group might have had the ability and motivation to release the intelligence reports.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 11, 2023

Fever select Aliyah Boston with first overall pick of WNBA draft

Indiana hopes the two-time Defensive Player of the Year can lead the franchise to its first playoff appearance since 2016.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2023

A punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral

Chinese censors have long targeted representations of Winnie the Pooh over internet memes that compare the fictional bear to China's president.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023

G7 nations tussle over bid to phase out coal power by 2030

The European Union, the U.S. and Japan have expressed reservations about a U.K. proposal to set a 2030 deadline for phasing out unabated domestic coal power generation.
Japan Times
Apr 11, 2023

Commencement of a project to obtain certification as a “site coexisting with nature”

We are thinking about the utilization of natural capital by aiming for the certification as an area for preservation of biodiversity
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2023

China ends military drills after practicing blockade of Taiwan

The three days of exercises saw Chinese forces conduct training involving an aircraft carrier and simulated strikes by warplanes carrying live ammunition under 'actual combat conditions.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 10, 2023

New BOJ Gov. Ueda says ultraeasy policy will remain in place

In his inaugural news conference, Kazuo Ueda said he will not quickly move to adjust some policy measures seen as problematic, including the so-called yield curve control program.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2023

Justice Ministry panel backs abolishing Japan's foreign trainee program

The panel said a new system should be established that recognizes the interns as workers helping Japan overcome its labor shortage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023

How the latest leaked U.S. documents are different from past breaches

The freshness of the documents — some appear to be barely 40 days old — and the hints they hold for operations to come make them particularly damaging, officials say.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 10, 2023

Novak Djokovic hoping to make strong start to clay-court season in Monte Carlo

Djokovic, a winner in 2013 and 2015, figures to have a good chance of going far in a tournament that is missing 11-time champion Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz.
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
SOCCER
Apr 10, 2023

Arsenal rues mistakes after squandering two-goal lead against Liverpool

After surrendering a two-goal advantage against Liverpool and squandering a chance to build on its Premier League lead, Arsenal was lucky to escape Anfield with a 2-2 draw after an exhilarating encounter on Sunday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 10, 2023

LIV Golf stars make mark at Masters

Nobody from among the LIV Golf contingent at this year's Masters was able to slip into the green jacket, but a few players from the controversial Saudi-backed circuit left an indelible mark on the leaderboard at Augusta National on Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 10, 2023

Police probe link between murder and apparent suicide at Nagoya train station

A woman was found lying with a knife in her chest in the platform waiting room at Moto-Kasadera Station, soon after a man died after being hit by a train at the same station.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2023

Competing with robots is making work worse

As more tasks become automated, we need to stop letting robotic machines set the pace.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2023

The idiocy that will come with a reliance on AI

The real danger with AI is not that people will mistake a chatbot for a real person, it is that communicating with them will make real persons talk like chatbots.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 458 new cases

The number of severely ill COVID-19 patients under Tokyo's criteria stood at three, unchanged from the previous day, while two deaths were reported among COVID-19 patients.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2023

The by-elections that could determine Kishida's snap election call

The April 23 votes could determine whether the prime minister heads into next month’s G7 summit with clear political skies, or under a cloud with party rivals grumbling about his leadership.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 10, 2023

What does it take to make a long-term relationship great in Japan?

The advice from most people on long-term cross-cultural relationships? You sometimes need to think more with your head than your heart.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2023

South Korea eyes fines for corporate greenwashing

Under a draft law, a financial penalty of 3 million won will be handed out to companies that are deemed to have misled the public about their green credentials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2023

North Korea cuts phone link with South after slamming ‘traitors’

South Korea’s Unification Ministry said that North Korea failed to respond for a fourth straight day to regularly held calls on an inter-Korean liaison communications channel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023

Kenya's community-first climate approach lets locals pick projects

Some climate adaptation efforts create as many problems as they solve, in many cases because of too little community input or ideas being imposed by outside consultants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2023

Apple supplier Japan Display teams up with China's HKC as it seeks turnaround

The two companies will jointly plan and build fabs using Japan Display's eLEAP OLED technology, targeting mass production in 2025, the firm said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2023

'Overwhelming' online abuse compounds families' grief after Seoul Halloween crush

The internet interpreted families' efforts to seek answers as an attack on the government, with right-wing trolls launching a coordinated counterattack.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023

U.S. searches for source of highly-classified intel leak

Some Western security experts and U.S. officials have said they suspect the source could be someone from the United States.
JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Apr 10, 2023

Harassment of women in politics is rampant in Kyushu, survey finds

The text-based survey found that more than half of the 145 female members of prefectural and municipal assemblies surveyed had experienced some form of harassment in their work.
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.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes