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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2018
NTT Data, Gunma University to test self-driving ride services on public roads near Toyosu
A multiday test involving three self-driving vehicles on public roads will kick off Friday in Tokyo, the IT firm and school behind the experiment said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2018
Japan's Kubota admits falsifying data for metal components
Tractor-maker Kubota Corp. said Wednesday it had falsified data for metal rolling components, joining other Japanese manufacturers that have admitted in the past year to faulty inspections or data manipulation.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2018
Facebook says it's cooperating with SEC, FBI on Cambridge Analytica data abuse probe
Facebook Inc. said it's cooperating with multiple federal agencies, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, probing how profile data about the social network's users were transferred without permission to Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2018
Following Facebook data-sharing revelation, U.S. senator quizzes Alphabet, Twitter on Huawei relationship
A U.S. senator on Thursday is seeking responses from Google parent Alphabet Inc. and Twitter Inc. on whether the U.S. companies have any data-sharing agreements with Chinese vendors, following a disclosure from Facebook Inc. this week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2018
U.S. lawmakers press Facebook over data sharing with Chinese firms
Facebook Inc. faced criticism Wednesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers who demanded that the social media company be more forthcoming about data it has shared with four Chinese firms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2018
Cambridge Analytica ex-boss admits getting Facebook data from researcher
The former head of Cambridge Analytica admitted on Wednesday his firm had received data from the researcher at the center of a scandal over Facebook users' personal details, contradicting previous testimony to lawmakers.
EDITORIALS
May 30, 2018
A step toward the restoration of privacy
The EU's new rules on data protection and privacy are an important step in the protection of privacy and rebalancing the relationship between companies and customers.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 19, 2018
'Chibanian' data falsification claim halts IUGS screening for naming geological era
An international organization weighing a proposal to name a geological period after Chiba Prefecture has suspended the process due to an allegation of data falsification, a Japanese research team said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2018
The politics of machine-learning algorithms
If we do not take the reins of the new technologies that are starting to dominate decision-making in business, politics and society, they could lead us toward a political system we did not choose.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
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.
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.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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