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U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
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Jesse Johnson
Rahm Emanuel is the first U.S. ambassador to travel to the far-flung Japanese island, which is home to a Ground Self-Defense Force base and is just 160 km from Taipei.
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LDP submits its own proposal to revise political funds law
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Gabriele Ninivaggi
A tight parliamentary schedule has pushed the party to expedite negotiations with the opposition even at the cost of deepening a rift with its longtime ally.
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Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
By Karin kaneko
The ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
BUSINESS
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Toshiba takes advantage of private status to chart new course
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Elizabeth Beattie
The company has announced that it will cut up to 4,000 jobs as part of a restructuring.