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Wales coach Warren Gatland says he wants to continue in his role, but would support change amid the team's struggles.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 18, 2024

Head coach Warren Gatland would support any change that helps slumping Wales

Turning to his future, with a six-day turnaround before Wales faces a daunting fixture against back-to-back world champion South Africa, Gatland said: "I don't know.
The Bluesky social network has soared to one of the top positions in social network downloads in app stores in the past week since the U.S. election. The company reported a recent gain of 700,000 new users joining the social media platform, an alternative to X.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 18, 2024

How Bluesky, alternative to X and Facebook, is handling explosive growth

Bluesky’s meteoric growth underscores its role as a decentralized alternative to traditional social networks, prioritizing user control and developer creativity.
Microsoft has artificial intelligence and machine learning research bases in various countries around the world.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 18, 2024

Microsoft opens AI and robotics research base in Tokyo

The U.S. technology giant aims to combine AI with Japan's strength in robotics and put the results into practical use.
Spain's Rafael Nadal trains ahead of the Davis Cup tennis tournament finals, in Malaga, Spain, on Monday.
TENNIS
Nov 19, 2024

Spanish captain tight-lipped on Nadal's role in Davis Cup

Ferrer has until one hour before the first singles match starts at 5pm local time to announce his line-up.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer poses for a photograph with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their bilateral meeting at the Sheraton Hotel, on the sidelines of G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2024

Starmer confronted Xi on human rights at G20. It did not go well.

The incident in the first meeting between the leaders of the U.K. and China in almost seven years underscores the challenge Keir Starmer faces in seeking to thaw ties.
An American-made multiple launch rocket system, or MLRS, is used to launch a missile by Ukrainian soldiers in eastern Ukraine on March 9, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2024

Are long-range strikes against Russia too late to save Ukraine?

They could help Kyiv defend its foothold in Russian territory seized as leverage in any war talks, but may come too late to change the course of the war, analysts say.
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 19, 2024

Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby

Up to 17 teams are slated to join this year’s Asian Japanese Rugby Cup tournament in Malaysia on Dec. 14.
Federal Judge Amit Mehta ruled in August that Google, whose Chrome browser controls about 61% of the market in the U.S., illegally monopolized the search market.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 19, 2024

DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome to break search monopoly

Such a move would be a historic crackdown on one of the biggest tech companies in the world.
Donald Trump, the then-Republican presidential candidate and now the president-elect, visits the U.S.-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas, in February. His appointments to key positions in his new administration show he is moving aggressively on mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2024

Trump's mass deportation plan has its leaders in place

Even before Trump’s victory, Tom Homan, the former acting director for ICE, promised to "run the biggest deportation operation this country's ever seen.”
A Kamala Harris supporter listens as the Democratic presidential nominee concedes the 2024 U.S. presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump at Howard University in Washington on Nov 6. 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2024

What progressives must learn from Trump’s campaign

Progressives face a dilemma: prioritize every cause they deem right or adopt centrist positions on less critical issues to win over key voters.
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture, the world's biggest nuclear plant, on Aug. 5. Like many others in Japan, the plant is seeking clearance to restart, as the country grapples with how to shape its nuclear future.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 19, 2024

Japan’s nuclear future: Caught between climate goals and reality

Japan is well short of hitting its nuclear power goals by 2030, with the challenging nature of reactor restarts likely impacting its emissions reduction targets.
The C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable being laid at the bottom of the Baltic Sea off the shore of Helsinki on Oct 12, 2015.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2024

Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea found to have been cut

The episode recalled other incidents in the same waterway that authorities have probed as potentially malicious, including damage to undersea cables last year.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2024

Japan to hold regular economic security talks with U.K. under two-plus-two model

The talks are set to focus on improving growth and advancing bilateral cooperation in trade and economic security.
A Palestinian man searches for clothes through the rubble of a house destroyed in the Israeli military offensive, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2024

Gazans rebuild homes from rubble as winter looms

Many are scrambling to prepare shelters with limited resources, anticipating the cold winter nights in the besieged territory.
A member of the U.S. National Guard patrols on top of shipping containers along the Rio Grande, in Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, on March 19.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2024

Surveillance technology could supercharge Trump's plans, rights groups say

Trump could use surveillance systems and artificial intelligence as part of his plans to carry out mass deportations and more.
Italy's Jasmine Paolini in action against Poland's Iga Swiatek in their Billie Jean King Cup semifinal match in Malaga, Spain, on Monday
TENNIS
Nov 19, 2024

Italy digs deep to beat Swiatek's Poland 2-1 and reach BJK Cup final

In Wednesday's final, Italy will face either Britain or Slovakia.
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.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 19, 2024

Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys

Japanese investors sold a record $61.9 billion of the securities in the three months ended Sept. 30.
From left: Pakistani education activist and producer Malala Yousafzai, U.S. actress Jennifer Lawrence, producer Justine Ciarrocchi and director Sahra Mani attend the Los Angeles premiere of "Bread and Roses" on Nov. 14.
WORLD / Society
Nov 19, 2024

Phone documentary details Afghan women's struggle under Taliban rule

Exiled Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani reached out to a dozen women after the fall of Kabul in 2021, tutoring them on how to film themselves for the purpose of the film.
Demonstrators march to show support for immigrant families in New York on Nov. 9. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that he intended to declare a national emergency and use the U.S. military in some form to assist in his plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2024

Trump confirms plans to use the military to assist in mass deportations

The president-elect's team believes use of vast holding facilities could enable accelerated deportations of immigrants who fight their expulsion from the country.
Nippon Steel has accused critics of the U.S. Steel deal of making inaccurate comments about the transaction.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2024

Nippon Steel claims union 'misinformation' in battle for U.S. Steel

Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori has reiterated commitments made by Nippon Steel, which include maintaining U.S. Steel’s blast furnace operations.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky said that while North Korea’s provision to Russia of military equipment and troops is certainly worrisome, what’s “really a serious problem” is what Moscow is giving Pyongyang in return.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2024

Ukraine ambassador warns of Russian military tech transfers to North Korea

What Moscow is giving Pyongyang in exchange for its troops could have direct security implications for East Asia, Kyiv's envoy to Tokyo warns.
The Philippines is countering Chinese aggression with a strategy of exposing coercive actions through media, embedding journalists with its military and leveraging visual evidence to gain domestic and international support.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2024

Philippines uses the media spotlight to fight back against China

Manila is promoting “assertive transparency” to shape the media landscape, putting Beijing on the defensive.
Workers remove flowers from a makeshift memorial outside the Zhuhai Sports Center in Zhuhai in south China's Guangdong province on Nov. 13, two days after 35 people were killed in one of the country's deadliest car attacks in years.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 20, 2024

Mass casualty attacks in China put focus on mental health as economy slows

The events have led to a spike in worries about the health of society in China, where attacks have occurred with alarming regularity throughout 2024.
Mika Abe (right) opened a restaurant committed to animal welfare in Sendai in November.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Dec 2, 2024

Restaurant committed to animal welfare opens in Sendai

Muku offers dishes including grilled pork from pasture-raised pigs and poached eggs from cage-free chickens, served as part of a salad bowl.
A Nigerian health official administers an mpox vaccination at Federal Medical Center in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2024

WHO approves Japanese pharmaceutical company's mpox vaccine

The listing from the World Health Organization paves the way for countries worldwide to quickly approve and import the vaccine for distribution.
U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Fox and Friends co-host Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington on April 6, 2017.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2024

Trump picks Gaetz and Hegseth hold grudges against the agencies they would run

They both feel victimized by the agencies they would take over, giving them further motivation to embrace Trump's call for a to-the-bones makeover.
Huawei’s struggles reflect how years of U.S. sanctions have scored initial success at freezing Chinese technology advancements at current levels, and deprived its national champions of the chance to graduate to the next level.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 20, 2024

China’s chip advances stall as U.S. curbs hit Huawei AI product

Huawei's hurdle has implications for China's broader ambitions, suggesting the country will lag further behind the U.S. in 2025 when newer chips emerge.
Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2024

Japanese businesses grow more pessimistic on China’s economy

About 64% of Japanese companies said the Chinese economy is faring worse than last year.
Asian banks are shifting focus from trade financing to wealth management and capital markets to offset potential losses from U.S. tariffs and capitalize on growing regional and global wealth.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2024

The wealthy will shield Asian banks from Trump tariffs

Asian banks are shifting focus from trade financing to wealth management and capital markets to offset potential losses from U.S. tariff.
A post-election analysis by the polling company Blueprint discovered that the top reason why American swing voters eventually supported Donald Trump over Kamal Harris was culture (+28) followed by inflation (+23).
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2024

It’s too soon to say wokeism is dead

The Republicans ran the most unwoke man in America for the presidency, Donald Trump, and were amply rewarded for it.
Chinese buyer of Okinawa Island to make visit in summer
Yanaha Island in Okinawa Prefecture as seen from a ferry.
Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows decadeslong gap in power rules
The flight data recorder retrieved from Jeju Air flight 2216, which crashed killing 179 people in December. Black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the flight stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.
Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki signs with Dodgers
Roki Sasaki pitches for Japan during the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome on March 11, 2023.
Major Japanese firms pay record winter bonuses
The average figure of winter bonuses agreed on by labor unions and employers stood 4.93% higher than a year earlier.
Yokozuna Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career
Terunofuji won 10 titles in sumo's top division during his career.
A slow dive into ‘a moment and an eternity’ with Ryuichi Sakamoto
From the mid-2000s onward, Ryuichi Sakamoto created a number of installation works, often in collaboration with Shiro Takatani, of multimedia art collective Dumb Type.
The efforts to bridge the disaster information gap, 30 years on
Roxana Oshiro and her husband gather their belongings in front of their house in Furukawacho, in Kobe's Suma Ward, after the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995.
Japan looks to up the ante with more money and partners in military aid program
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo hold a joint news conference in Taguig City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Wednesday.
Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
A map of the hypocentral region of an anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake
With new regional party, Shinji Ishimaru touts rebirth
Shinji Ishimaru announces details of his new regional party at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
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