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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2023

Microsoft's Bing search engine and Edge browser to use AI in challenge to Google

The tech giant expects every percentage point of search market share gained to bring in another $2 billion in advertising revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Feb 4, 2023

From Meta to Microsoft, AI's big moment is here

Chief executives across the sector have packed earnings calls with mentions of the tech, which until recently existed more in the background than as a solid contributor to the bottom line.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 2, 2023

Superheroes need not apply for the BOJ’s top job

The challenges facing Kuroda’s BOJ successor look almost conventional. There’s no sense of national peril this time.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2023

Seeing is believing? A global scramble to tackle deepfakes

Most countries appear to be struggling to keep up with the fast-evolving technology amid concerns that regulation could stymie innovation or curtail free speech.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 29, 2023

Matsuo Basho's complete works reveal the sensuality and innovation of a master poet

Andrew Fitzsimons offers carefully considered translations of the poet’s works, including his famous haiku about a frog in a pond, in “Basho: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Basho.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 25, 2023

The growing comprehension gap that isolates Japan

Japan's central bank governor and the market are talking at cross-purposes. It shows a country that’s both badly understood and a poor communicator.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2023

Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed and set alight over Quran burning

All Baghdad embassy staff were safe, the Swedish foreign ministry press office said, condemning the attack and highlighting the need for Iraqi authorities to protect diplomatic missions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2023

EU’s Latin America charm offensive hits a roadblock over Putin

Discussions this week highlighted challenges that Europe and the G7 will face, especially as the BRICS alliance grows in size and influence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 19, 2023

Meta makes open source Llama AI model available for commercial use

The move by the social media giant threatens to upend early dominance established in the nascent market for generative AI software by other providers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2023

Associated Press and OpenAI partner to explore generative AI use in news

The news publisher's trove of stories will help provide the massive amounts of data needed to train AI systems such as ChatGPT.
Japan Times
Events / Stage
Jul 11, 2023

'Once' comes to Tokyo speaking the universal languages of music and love

Award-winning Irish theatrical production brings its dry wit and catchy songs to Tokyo for a midsummer musical experience.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2023

Seibu Railway tests new translation device to boost communication

The window-like interface creates real-time translations that appear as text bubbles as people converse on either side of the screen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 4, 2023

Japan shaping softer AI rules, official says, amid hopes of boosting chip sector

There are also aspirations to use AI to compensate for the nation's graying population, said to be causing a labor shortage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 4, 2023

Instagram launch of Twitter rival ‘Threads’ expected on Thursday

With the launch, parent company Meta seeks to take advantage Twitter’s problems since it was taken over by Elon Musk last year.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2023

Taro Kono expects 'big benefit' from use of AI by central government

The digital minister is eager to promote the active use of generative artificial intelligence by government workers.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 24, 2023

For some players at the Australian Open, no spotlight is no problem

In tennis, there is a long history of success and exposure crushing champions or sucking the joy out of them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2023

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern gives the world a lesson in humility

Jacinda Ardern's leadership stood in such stark contrast to many of her boorish male counterparts, and represented a different kind of politics.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2023

U.S. and Japan lay foundation for new era of joint space exploration

A recent agreement appears to focus on increasing efficiencies between NASA and JAXA, particularly in the U.S.-led, multinational Artemis program.
Japan Times
PODCAST /
Jan 18, 2023

Clutter, trash and hoarding disorder in Japan

Alex K.T. Martin looks at what form compulsive hoarding disorder takes in Japan and how it manifests when combined with other aspects of life here.
Trump’s wake-up call for India’s foreign policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13. Trump’s coercive use of trade threats against India during the Pakistan military crisis has undermined trust in the U.S.-India partnership and exposed Washington as an unreliable security ally.
Toyota considers making tiny trucks for U.S. market as demand booms
Toyota executives say the automaker is listening to U.S. dealer requests for a truck smaller than the brand’s best-selling Tacoma midsize and Tundra full-size pickups.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Railguns, missiles and lasers: Japan uses massive defense event to highlight shift
A mock-up of Japan's state-of-the-art railgun, which is currently undergoing testing, is displayed at the three-day DSEI Japan defense exhibition in the city of Chiba on Wednesday.
Ishiba doubles down on weapons cooperation, says no country can go it alone
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba walks past members of the Philippine Coast Guard at the coast guard's headquarters in Manila on April 30.
Nippon Ishin grapples with poor governance ahead of Upper House election
Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
Beware of dubious websites offering cheap rice, consumer watchdog warns
Questionable websites appear to be taking advantage of consumers looking for cheaper rice online amid the high prices of the staple grain in the nation.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.

Podcast

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

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
By Alex K.T. Martin

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