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BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 28, 2023

China lures billionaires into race to catch U.S. in AI

China’s tech sector has a new obsession: competing with U.S. titans like Google and Microsoft in the breakneck global artificial intelligence race.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2023

Hajj pilgrims endure Saudi summer as climate change turns up the heat

Global warming has made Saudi Arabia's desert climate even hotter in recent years, probably exceeding the temperatures of the Prophet Muhammed's time about 1,400 years ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2023

Japanese firms wary of students' use of AI in job applications, survey finds

Companies including a machinery-maker and a financial institution said they have decided to ban the use of generative AI in job applications from students.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2023

Huge crowds circle Kaaba as Hajj begins in Saudi heat

Islam's holiest site is expected to host more than 2 million worshippers from 160 countries during the annual rites that could break attendance records.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2023

Putin vows to crush 'armed mutiny' after Russian mercenary boss seizes southern city

The feud between Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Russian military has escalated into a confrontation, setting up the biggest challenge to Putin’s authority since the Ukraine war started.
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
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
LIFE / Style & Design
Jan 21, 2023

Japanese designers begin the year with responsible and eco-friendly products

This month: a breathing pillow, a hard hat made from scallops and chairs from master architect, Kengo Kuma.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 21, 2023

Half-farming, half-anything: Japan’s rural lifestyle revolution

Leaving Japan's suffocating metropolises behind is as simple as a passion, a modest profit and plot of land.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2023

Asia turns to tech to help watch over a growing elderly population

Smart home technologies such as cameras, robots, motion sensors and artificial intelligence-based speakers are being rolled out to help take care of loved ones.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2023

Warning lights flash faster and brighter on the Korean Peninsula

North Korea appears to be growing more emboldened due to its increasing nuclear arsenal, and is stepping up its military provocations with South Korea.
Japan Times
Finland report 2023
Jan 18, 2023

Nightingale Health: The preventative health company

Nightingale Health (est. 2013) is a health technology company aiming to promote preventative health with its proprietary blood analysis technology.

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