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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2022
Get ready to relearn how to use the internet
Everyone knows that an AI revolution is coming, but no one seems to realize how profoundly it will change their day-to-day life.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 28, 2022
Elon Musk's Twitter ownership begins with firings and uncertainty
Musk has offered little clarity over how he will achieve the lofty ambitions he has outlined for the influential social media platform.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 27, 2022
Tech’s biggest companies are sending worrying signals about the U.S. economy
A series of quarterly earnings reports is showing that even Silicon Valley's most powerful companies are feeling the impact of inflation and rising interest rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 26, 2022
Twitter is losing its most active users, internal documents show
Heavy tweeters have been in 'absolute decline' since the pandemic began, a Twitter researcher wrote in an internal document titled 'Where did the Tweeters Go?”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2022
Toshiba valued at ¥2.4 trillion by JIP in takeover bid, sources say
A bid at u00a52.4 trillion would be worth about u00a55,541 per share, similar to Toshiba's closing price of u00a55,391 per share on Monday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2022
Technology-sharing a sticking point as Renault, Nissan hash out reset, sources say
Renault and Nissan said this month they were in talks about the future of their alliance, including Nissan potentially investing in an electric vehicle business being spun out of Renault.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2022
Who gets the last word on Steve Jobs? He might.
Some historians are wondering if Steve Jobs' widow is trying to frame the legacy of her late husband, a complicated and transformational figure who was shadowed by his flaws.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 22, 2022
Researchers create robot resembling digital minister Taro Kono
The 175-centimeter-tall robot has 52 movable parts, including those in its face, arms and lower back, and is part of research into remote work activities.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 22, 2022
'Buddhabot speaking': AI-powered assistant offers spiritual wisdom
The software has been programmed to memorize around 1,000 teachings from Buddhist texts such as the Sutta Nipata and Dhammapada.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 21, 2022
Twitter and Elon Musk talks warm up as buyout deadline nears
After months of public acrimony and accusations, talks between the two sides have turned cordial and are focused on closing the transaction rather than litigation, according to one source.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2022
Key iPhone supplier warns smartphone demand will continue to fall
Kyoto-based Murata Manufacturing expects this year's drop in smartphone sales to keep going well into 2023, led by a sharp downturn in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2022
Japan Coast Guard begins unmanned aircraft operation
The agency's first unmanned aerial vehicle is based at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Hachinohe air base in Aomori Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 19, 2022
China's underground market for chips draws desperate automakers
A massive gray market for chips has exploded in China, populated with hundreds of middlemen where the cost of acquiring just one item can run as high as 500 times its original price.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2022
Rise of delivery robots leaves drivers fearful of job losses
Growing numbers of delivery robots — from pavement-driving pods to flying drones — are being rolled out in urban areas, boosted by a surge of interest during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 18, 2022
Major Japan tech show returns in person, but focus is on the metaverse
The hype generated by the metaverse has prompted the trade show to set up a section called Metaverse Expo to feature a number of firms promoting the trend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 12, 2022
Toshiba chooses JIP-led group as preferred bidder for buyout, sources say
Private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners is looking to acquire the firm in partnership with multiple domestic companies including Orix and Chubu Electric Power, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2022
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse struggles
Meta's push to develop virtual and augmented reality technology has had a bumpy year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2022
Chipmaker rout engulfs TSMC and Samsung with $240 billion wiped out
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, plunged more than 8% on Tuesday, the most since May 2021.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Smart Countryside
Oct 9, 2022
The city aiming to change perceptions of electronic voting in Japan
Tsukuba, a designated Super City in Ibaraki Prefecture, is hoping its trials of online voting among schoolchildren can be rolled out to municipal polls and beyond.
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.
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.
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.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.

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