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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 24, 2023

Microsoft invests $10 billion in ChatGPT maker OpenAI

Microsoft is competing with Alphabet, Amazon.com and Meta Platforms to dominate the fast-growing technology that generates text, images and other media.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 24, 2023

Japanese football misses its big opportunity in Dream Bowl game

Frustration dominates after the Japan All Star team fell 24-20 to an Ivy League selection in a gripping and tightly fought match at Tokyo’s National Stadium.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2023

Japanese ballet troupe presents its spin on plastic waste

'Plastic,' a new production by renowned Japanese company K-Ballet, aims to draw attention to a global pollution crisis through some unusual set and wardrobe design.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 24, 2023

Tepco seeks to raise household power prices by 30% from June

The move follows five other Japanese electric utilities that have already applied to raise prices by between 28% and 46% from April due to soaring fuel procurement costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2023

Former BOJ chief Masaaki Shirakawa sought flexibility in 2013 policy statement

With the statement also mentioning carefully checking financial risks, Shirakawa said he believes they secured the policy flexibility they were aiming for.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2023

Kishida's focus on child care leads to speculation over sales tax hike

Many fear a consumption tax hike could drag down business and household spending, hampering economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2023

Suntory CEO expects next BOJ governor to show clear policy roadmap

With the end of the term of current BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda coming in April, Japanese business managers and investors are focused on what new monetary policy may come.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jan 24, 2023

Efforts underway toward practical use of 'flying bikes' in Japan

It is thought that in the future, the use of such vehicles could be helpful in disaster relief missions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2023

Ryugu asteroid helping unravel mysteries of life's origins on Earth

Since Hayabusa2 returned with a sample from the Ryugu asteroid in December 2020, several important discoveries have been made.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2023

As Australian colleges crack down on ChatGPT, disabled students defend AI

The program is already banned in some public schools, while some universities have announced less take-home assessments and more hand-written essays and oral exams.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2023

Dubious COVID-19 treatments explode on social media in China

China’s rapid dismantling of pandemic restrictions resulted in COVID-19 spreading through places with little experience with the virus until now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2023

Biden nominates North Korea human rights envoy, first since 2017

The White House moved to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 24, 2023

Ukraine pledges sweeping personnel changes as allies jostle over tanks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said personnel changes were being carried out at senior and lower levels, after high-profile graft allegations emerged.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2023

U.S. confronts China over companies’ ties to Russian war effort

A finding that Chinese companies were supporting the invasion would have troubling implications for U.S. policy toward Beijing as Washington seeks to stabilize ties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2023

How three dust specks reveal an asteroid's secrets

The minute particles show some space rocks are vastly older than was thought, and are much tougher — which could mean we need bolder ways to prevent catastrophic collisions with Earth.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2023

Earth's inner core may have started spinning other way, study says

The planet's inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning in the same direction as the rest of the planet and might even be rotating the other way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2023

China slams U.S. on debt limit and accuses Washington of sabotage

China blasted the U.S. over its 'catastrophic debt problem” and accused it of 'sabotaging” other nations’ efforts to resolve debt problems.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2023

How long can a healthy human live?

The death of the world's oldest person at the age of 118 has reignited a debate that has divided scientists for centuries: Is there a limit to the lifespan of a healthy person?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2023

Even Democrats are now critical of Biden over documents mess

Some Democrats said the crisis meant Biden no longer held the moral high ground on an issue that had hurt Donald Trump, the former president and Biden’s 2024 rival.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2023

New shootings rock California as police probe Lunar New Year killings

The latest bloodshed occurred at adjacent farms near Half Moon Bay, a Pacific coastal community near San Francisco. It came as the toll in the shooting days earlier rose to 11.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2023

Japan planning to establish zones to give vacant homes new life

The number of vacant houses in Japan has grown 1.5 times over the past 20 years, with the figure only expected to rise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2023

Ski resorts in Japan another victim of surging energy costs

While Japan has so far escaped a significant falloff in snow, rising costs mean many of the country’s smaller resorts are walking an economic tightrope.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 24, 2023

Moreno family to keep Angels after exploring sale

Arte Moreno paid $183.5 million for the Angels in 2003, with recent estimates showing the club worth as much as $2.2 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 24, 2023

U.S. Justice Department poised to sue Google over digital ad market dominance

The lawsuit will mark the Justice Department’s second monopoly case against the company, which is the No. 1 player in the $278.6 billion U.S. digital-ad market.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 24, 2023

Poland to appoint former Portugal manager Fernando Santos as coach, says FA

Santos and the Portuguese Football Federation agreed to terminate his contract as Portugal coach in December, after their World Cup quarter-final exit to Morocco.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 24, 2023

France hopes for injury reprieve in Six Nations title defense

France starts the defense of its title in Italy on Feb. 5, before a crunch clash away in Ireland six days later.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 24, 2023

Houston Marathon winner Hitomi Niiya vows to break Japanese record

Niiya told reporters that she will try to break the record at the Berlin Marathon this September, while reiterating she will not take part in any event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 24, 2023

LA Lakers add Wizards forward Rui Hachimura in trade

Hachimura is averaging 13 points and 4.3 rebounds in 30 games off the Wizards' bench this season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2023

Russia rejects talks with Japan on fishing near disputed islands

Moscow has said it cannot currently arrange a schedule for the talks on Japanese fishing operations for Alaska pollock, octopuses, Okhotsk Atka mackerel and other seafood.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 23, 2023

Transparent clams discovered off Hokkaido offer window into mystery of the deep sea

For insight into the vast sunless world thriving in some of the Earth's deepest waters, look no further than these three recently discovered clam species off the coast of Japan.
Russia sends waves of troops to the front in a brutal style of fighting
People stand near the scene of a strike on industrial buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 17.
Why it feels like everyone in the world is heading to Japan right now
Foreign tourists visit Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo on June 14.
Mount Fuji begins charging entrance fees as overtourism prevention measure
Tourists in front of the restaurant and shopping area of Mount Fuji's 5th Station, which leads to the popular Yoshida trail for hikers climbing the mountain, in Narusawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 19.
Japan to offer average of ¥2,125 per month in subsidies for utility bills
The central government will provide subsidies to slash electricity and city gas bills of ¥4 per kilowatt-hour of electricity and ¥17.5 per cubic meter of city gas.
Guiding Japan through the challenges of overtourism
Tour guide and history buff Rory Dent left his job at a U.K.-based tour operator to move to Japan and start his own business.
Japan’s basketball stars set sights on glory at Paris Games
Lakers forward Rui Hachimura will be a key part of Japan's Olympic ambitions this summer.
Japan looks farther out to sea for overdue wind power boost
Wind turbines near New Brighton, England. According to the International Energy Agency, Japan could produce over 900% of its energy demand with offshore wind alone.
Craft beer, craftsmanship and a family of reinvention
Ryosuke Kunisawa hopes his "concept brewpub" serves as a focal point for an image change for the salaryman epicenter that is the Shimbashi neighborhood.
Fear still matters to Junji Ito
Horror artist Junji Ito adds just a dash of comedy to his work, though he aims for it to be understated. “If it’s truly a horror story, the humor must be restrained and more veiled,” he says.
At Tony’s Pizza, ‘New York style’ is a state of mind
Kamekichi Fujiwara has been making 'New York-style' pizza in Tokyo's Kichijoji neighborhood since 1967.

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Tour guide and history buff Rory Dent left his job at a U.K.-based tour operator to move to Japan and start his own business.
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