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JAPAN
May 13, 1999

Bill could enlarge temp workforce, magnify woes

Staff writer
COMMUNITY
Apr 29, 1999

And the Oscar goes to Splendor

Anais Anais by Cacherel first introduced me to the powers of perfume at age 12. No one told me you weren't supposed to overdo it. So not only did I leave no area of skin unscented, but I also fumigated every letter to my first boyfriend while he was away at summer camp. I began to realize the potent...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 15, 1999

Japanese women say single life fine — if they're financially independent

Some say that '70s feminism began its fall from grace in 1986 when a study claimed that a woman's chances of marrying sometime in her life drops to 5 percent after she passes her 35th birthday. The notion that so many nominally liberated women found this conclusion distressing gave rise to the cynical...
JAPAN
Mar 31, 1999

New equal opportunity law called a start

Staff writer
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Jan 13, 1999

We ski, Web ski

I've got a problem, and rather than just let it smolder, I figured the best way to confront it is to go public
JAPAN
Jan 11, 1999

Winter, jobless chill descends upon Osaka's homeless

"As things stand now, I have no way but to die by the roadside. Even if I get a job, I'm too weak to work," said a 60-year-old former day-laborer who has been homeless for five months.
JAPAN
Jan 2, 1997

Virtual idol Kyoko Date breaks new ground in cyberspace project

She sings and dances, favoring the style of teenage pop diva Namie Amuro. She's got what it takes to make it as an idol of today -- boyishly cute looks and a wardrobe of tight, satiny shirts and shorts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2023

Trump or DeSantis? Neither, say Ukrainian-American voters angry at war stance

Americans claiming Ukrainian descent may only total close to 1 million, but they are densely distributed in competitive areas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 30, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s next six months as PM look harder than the first

Tory ministers, strategists and advisers fear that Sunak risks losing momentum, hitting a ceiling in the polls as policy problems and political dramas pile up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 26, 2023

Inside Meta's scramble to catch up on AI

Despite high-profile investments in AI research, Meta had been slow to adopt expensive AI-friendly hardware and software systems, hobbling its ability to keep pace with innovation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 23, 2023

Twitter blue checks for dead celebrities add to verification confusion

People are confused after seeing the Twitter profiles of celebrities who have been dead for years still holding paid blue tick verifications for their accounts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2023

Trump’s indictment sparked $15.4 million fundraising bonanza

Almost 98% of the donations since the indictment on March 30 came from donors who gave less than $200, and 24% came from first-time contributors to Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2023

Everyone wants to make Ryan Reynolds money

Celebs are looking for equity-based endorsements in the hope of a big pay day — but this strategy won’t work for everyone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 3, 2023

‘On a tightrope’: How Taiwan’s president navigated the U.S. and China

Known for her quiet pragmatism, Tsai Ing-wen has ushered in a new era of American cooperation as worries about Chinese aggression rise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2023

AI and social media are a dangerous combination

The TikTok feeding frenzy reflects genuine fear about social media influence and AI, but a solution is elusive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 27, 2023

Twitter says parts of its source code were leaked online

The leak adds to the challenges facing the Elon Musk-owned company, which is trying to identify the person responsible and any other people who downloaded the code.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2023

Twitter to begin culling legacy verified marks from April 1

The move is one of the earliest policy changes announced by owner Elon Musk, who described the existing program as 'corrupt' shortly after taking over late last year.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Mar 11, 2023

Eco-friendly fuel drives Tokyo bus service

A fleet of renewable-diesel buses that entered service in January brought an agreement on biofuel promotion between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and biotechnology company Euglena Co. to fruition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2023

For tech giants, AI such as Bing and Bard poses billion-dollar search problem

Executives across the technology sector are talking about how to operate AI such as ChatGPT while accounting for the high expense.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2023

India’s BBC raid is just the Modi government's latest attack on the press

The West has indulged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while he has coerced and subverted his country’s media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 17, 2023

The extraordinary exit of the women of Silicon Valley

People leave senior jobs all the time. But because there are so few women in senior leadership it is more remarkable when that happens.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 26, 2023

Trump reinstated to Facebook and Instagram after two-year ban

The company’s decision to withdraw the ban means Trump can soon reach tens of millions of followers across the two services as he makes another bid for the White House.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 11, 2023

Meta's Twitter rival Threads surges to 100 million sign-ups faster than ChatGPT

Now the fastest-growing online platform to hit the milestone, Threads has been setting records for user growth since its launch Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 7, 2023

Meta’s Threads app draws millions seeking a Twitter alternative

Meta’s apps in the past have competed indirectly for user attention with Twitter by courting news publishers, politicians and other high-profile people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2023

Taliban orders women's beauty parlors to shut within a month

The order will force the closure of thousands of businesses run by Afghan women, and outlaw one of the few remaining opportunities for them to socialize away from home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 6, 2023

Instagram unveils Threads app, a threat to Musk’s Twitter

The app is the most serious threat yet to Elon Musk’s struggling social-media site.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2023

The (AI) therapist is in: Can chatbots boost mental health?

Such chatbots are growing in popularity at a time when health resources are stretched, despite concerns from tech experts around data privacy and counseling ethics.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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