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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2022
Bashing Big Oil won't save the planet
Focusing on a handful of companies that pump about 10% of the crude oil produced on the planet every day isn't going to reverse the rise in global carbon dioxide emissions alone.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2022
Beijing's big air venue to be converted into giant water slide
Plans for Beijing 2022's new venues highlight a problem that has long dogged Olympic host cities: What to do with the bespoke venues once the games end.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2022
How venture capital created the modern world
Rather than focusing on predictable returns, venture capitalists are in the business of betting on the future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2022
Olympic athletes told to leave phones at home to dodge spying in China
Beijing has promised the world's top athletes access to a partially unfettered internet during the Winter Games, but security experts say there are reasons to exercise caution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 19, 2021
A look at the intimate details Amazon knows about us
The company now makes the data it collects on U.S. customers available upon request failing to defeat a measure requiring such disclosures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 17, 2021
Secretive Chinese committee draws up list to replace U.S. tech
China is accelerating plans to replace U.S. and foreign technology, quietly empowering an organization to vet and approve local suppliers in sensitive areas from cloud to semiconductors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2021
Why is Citi helping big tech storm Wall Street?
The puzzling part of Alphabet's expansion of Google Pay is why Citigroup is a willing participant in Silicon Valley's invasion of Wall Street's turf.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2021
Chinese hackers target Indian agency and media company, report says
The agency, the Unique Identification Authority of India, holds the private biometric information of more than 1 billion Indian citizens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021
Beijing's big tech crackdown means a bad summer for investors everywhere
Beijing's crackdown over the weekend on for-profit school tutoring is just one part of a much wider reshape of the tech economy in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2021
Obscure cyberagency becomes nemesis of China's tech giants
Companies with large pools of user data now need approval for listings abroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2021
China's Didi crackdown is all about controlling big data
The crackdown shows how big data is quickly turning into the next major battleground in a clash of superpowers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 6, 2021
Didi shows all Chinese tech giants must first answer to Beijing
Over the past year, Xi Jinping's government has sought to gain control of the vast amounts of data held by large tech firms.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 5, 2021
Japanese manga series 'Golgo 13' tops record for most volumes published
In the series, Duke Togo, a highly skilled assassin for hire, takes on various assignments around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2021
After tech crackdown, Xi looking to tap Chinese firms' wealth of data
Beijing is pouring money into digital infrastructure, with the goal of positioning China as a leader in transforming the world economy within decades.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2021
Australia’s face-off with Facebook is of global import
In one clumsy strike, Facebook unified the entire Australian political spectrum, alienated its users and underlined just why tech giants require enforceable regulation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2021
Massive project near Tokyo heralds rise of hyperscale data centers
Costing over u00a5100 billion ($953 million), Daiwa House's 330,000-square-meter facility in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, is slated for completion in 2030.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2020
The Brussels effect comes for Big Tech
To avoid the cost of complying with multiple regulatory regimes around the world, companies often extend EU rules to their operations globally.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 12, 2020
Japan weighs infectious disease database for vaccine development
The government is considering setting up an integrated database to facilitate the prompt treatment of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2020
Mizuho to become first Japanese bank to sell consumer data
The new business is being made possible by deregulation aimed at shoring up the country's struggling banking industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2020
Alibaba’s secret three-year experiment creates next-generation factory
One in four clothing purchases in China was shipped via the firm's e-commerce platforms, granting it access to an ocean of data it has been quietly putting to use.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.

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