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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 9, 2023

Alphabet shares dive after Google AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad

Google has been on the defensive since Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT became a fixation of both regular consumers and Silicon Valley elite.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Feb 9, 2023

‘The Last of Us’ shows it pays to take gaming seriously

The TV series' critical and commercial success signals the potential rise of video game adaptations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2023

Hope fading in hunt for survivors of Turkey-Syria quake amid freezing cold

Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges problems with his country's earthquake relief effort.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2023

Vladimir Putin's favorite entrepreneur specializes in war

The support that the leader of the Wagner mercenary group enjoys in invasion-era Russia reflects Vladimir Putin’s unusual idea of private enterprise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 8, 2023

Competition intensifies in Japan's surgical robot market

If prices fall as a result of growing competition, this may help spread the use of such robots and make them more accessible to more patients.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2023

In first, South Korea ordered to compensate Vietnam war victim

The ruling is the first of its kind and expected to set a precedent in the country, where the government has long refused to address alleged civilian massacres by South Korean troops.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2023

Nomura to boost pay raises as workers face highest inflation since 1981

Nonmanagerial staff in their 20s and 30s at Japan's biggest brokerage will receive a slightly higher raise than the 6.2% average seen over recent years, the company said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2023

Solar panels are the U.S. Midwest’s new cash crop as green energy booms

Ohio and Indiana — two Republican-led U.S. states long dependent on coal power — are set to see major expansion of solar farms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2023

Mitsubishi Heavy pulls plug on long-troubled SpaceJet project

The firm has pointed to a lack of resources and unclear market prospects as some of the major reasons for discontinuing the project.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2023

Recovering debris from Chinese balloon, U.S. weighs Beijing's involvement

The latest information has only deepened the administration’s conviction that the balloon wasn’t 'mainly” a weather-monitoring device as Chinese officials have claimed.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Diversity & Inclusion Special
Feb 7, 2023

No passing fad: Diversity and inclusion becoming more important than ever in corporate Japan

In April 2021 the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare released a sample format for a new type of resume. A key change was that the gender section was made optional, and other sections, including commuting time, number of dependents, marital status and duty to support spouse, were all omitted as well....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2023

2022 was record-breaking year for North Korean crypto theft, U.N. says

Sanctions monitors said most cyberattacks were carried out by groups controlled by North Korea's primary intelligence bureau — the Reconnaissance General Bureau.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 7, 2023

Carlos Ghosn’s carmaking dreams disappear with Renault-Nissan revamp

The workaholic Brazilian-Lebanese executive, who spent much of his time jetting between the carmakers’ headquarters and factories, was the glue holding together the firms' alliance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2023

Over 1,000 dead after earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said it is impossible to say what death toll will rise to.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2023

Adani’s crisis points to big risk in India's net-zero plan

Adani’s rapid downfall may undermine investor confidence in India more broadly, threatening to curb capital flows into the nation for green financing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2023

Renault and Nissan agree on landmark deal to reshape alliance

Renault will cut its holding in Nissan to 15% from 43% to re-balance lopsided capital ties, resolving a cause of friction that slowed cooperation at a crucial time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 6, 2023

Shotaro Kishida scandal puts focus on policy affairs secretary role

The role's closeness to the prime minister can give the holder a lot of influence, and the controversy has again raised questions about the younger Kishida's suitability for the job.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Feb 6, 2023

Gaming disorder among youths surging amid smartphone use and pandemic

“Patients are having difficulties in their lives and are feeling lonely, and they turn to games to relieve such feelings,” said the director of a psychiatric hospital.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2023

India's push for digital sovereignty risks more online surveillance

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been pushing for self-reliance in everything from manufacture to vaccine development, and especially technology.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 6, 2023

U.S. moves to recover Chinese balloon while weighing retaliation

Pressure is mounting on U.S. President Joe Biden to hit back at Beijing over the incident with new export controls on sensitive technology.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants
Feb 5, 2023

Yoichi Sagra: Feasting in Hokkaido wine country

Despite its occasionally inhospitable climate, Hokkaido is home to superb wines — as well as cuisine more than worthy of those vintages.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 5, 2023

Pandemic to paradise: Chinese tourists return to Bali after three years

Officials are anticipating a return to normal Chinese tourist levels — which once amounted to a fifth of all visitors — on the island by 2025.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 5, 2023

Germany's Olaf Scholz is learning that it’s not easy going green

Under the leader's stewardship, German industry is struggling to find new technologies and trade partners to provide the backbone for the coming green transformation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 5, 2023

Russia pushes to take Ukrainian town near a vital supply line

Ukraine has used the strategic town of Vuhledar to launch attacks disrupting transit on a critical rail link between the war’s southern and eastern fronts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2023

Fears of Russian nuclear weapons use have diminished, but could re-emerge

Nearly a year into the war in Ukraine, U.S. policymakers and intelligence analysts have more confidence that they understand at least some of President Vladimir Putin’s red lines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2023

‘Blood batteries’ drive America’s frantic EV ambitions

In its quest to secure the raw materials needed to make electric vehicles, the U.S. is turning to some questionable places.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2023

Japan's ANA Holdings raises profit forecast as travel demand recovers

Competitor Japan Airlines also returned to profit, with pre-tax earnings of ¥24.7 billion through December from a loss of ¥188.7 billion the year before.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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