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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 21, 2023
Tech layoffs cause havoc for Indian workers in the United States
Under the terms of their visas, workers who are laid off face the prospect of having to leave the country in 60 days.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2023
Preempting a generative AI monopoly
Policymakers must prevent this nascent artificial intelligence market from becoming dominated by a handful of giant private companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2023
Jack Ma spotted in Australia in a nod to Alibaba’s global roots
The former executive has been on the move just as signs have emerged that Beijing is relenting on a campaign to curtail the influence and power of internet giants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 20, 2023
Meta launches subscription service for Facebook and Instagram
In addition to a verification badge, the subscription includes 'proactive account protection, access to account support, and increased visibility and reach.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 18, 2023
Angry Bing chatbot just mimicking humans, say experts
Microsoft's nascent Bing chatbot turning testy or even threatening is likely because it essentially mimics what it learned from online conversations, analysts and academics have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 18, 2023
ASML’s big bet on China is starting to backfire over data thefts
After new revelations about data theft linked to China, questions are now mounting over the risks associated with doing business with the country as calls for new controls grow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 17, 2023
China’s top tech banker goes missing, unnerving finance industry
Bao’s company, China Renaissance Holdings, said it had lost touch with the banker, one of the country’s most prolific dealmakers over the past two decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 17, 2023
Sony chip unit sees limited impact from recent export curbs to China
Sony is the world's largest maker of image sensors widely used in smartphones and autos.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2023
Enrollment capacity hikes eyed for Tokyo universities
A government panel has called for allowing increases specifically for information technology-related faculties and departments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 16, 2023
Looking back 20 years to learn lessons from the U.S.-Japan chip war
Today, China has military ambition that Japan did not, and the U.S. doesn’t have the monopoly on chip technologies that it once had.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2023
Retrieving smartphone data from 'Luffy' suspects no easy task, experts say
The robbery suspects were careful not to leave digital traces of their operation, communicating through an encrypted messaging app.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2023
Rapidus considering building chip factory in Hokkaido, report says
A spokesperson of the chip venture confirmed that the governor of Hokkaido will visit its headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday to discuss the potential plan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2023
Bleak earnings and revolving leadership dampen prospects for Toshiba buyout
During an earnings report on Tuesday, Toshiba Vice President and CFO Masayoshi Hirata dodged questions surrounding any potential buyout developments.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2023
Japan rolls out 'humble and lovable' delivery robots
From April, revised traffic laws will allow self-driving delivery robots to navigate streets across the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 14, 2023
Silicon Valley talent is helping grow Vietnam's startup hub
Coders are moving to the nation’s commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City to launch startups focused on everything from insomnia to microloans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 13, 2023
ChatGPT frenzy prompts China firms to seek home-grown alternatives
Dozens of bots rigged to ChatGPT technology have emerged on WeChat, with hobbyists using it to make programs or automated accounts that can interact with users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2023
Sushi freezing tech improving in Japan
With frozen food items selling well in Japan since the start of the pandemic, technologies to freeze sushi have been improving drastically.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2023
Biden plans to bar some U.S. investments in China and track others
The Biden administration plans to outright ban investments in some Chinese technology companies and increase scrutiny of others.
Ukraine risks losing all Russian land it seized within months, U.S. says
Ukrainian soldiers carry the coffins of three comrades killed in recent fighting in eastern Ukraine during their funeral in the western city of Lviv on Dec. 20.
Honda-Nissan deal sets up next fight for bankers in Japan M&A boom
A Nissan dealership and a Honda dealership in Tokyo. As the two firms negotiation a potential merger, Nomura Holdings is advising Honda, while Nissan has retained Mizuho Financial Group and Bank of America.
Osamu Suzuki, who ran Suzuki Motor for five decades, dies at 94
Osamu Suzuki, a former president of Suzuki Motor, in October 2016
Uranium detected in extracted Fukushima nuclear fuel debris
Nuclear fuel debris recovered from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant No. 2 reactor
Rejecting the Nippon Steel bid is a slap in the face to Japan
U.S. Steel workers who support the takeover by Nippon Steel rally outside the company's headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in September.
How Hokkaido quietly became a culinary treasure trove in 2024
The central Hokkaido city of Asahikawa made headlines this year when one of its suburbs was named as the best place to live in Japan — a ranking earned in part due to the community's many outstanding restaurants and cafes.
Bling-Bang, baby: The J-pop soundtrack of 2024
Hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts' uptempo “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” quickly became a TikTok favorite after its release days into 2024, which helped turn the song into a Billboard Japan Hot 100 topper for 19 weeks before rising up viral streaming charts around the world.
Flu cases surge above ‘warning’ levels in much of Japan
Authorities are calling for utmost vigilance as Japan heads into the New Year holiday season, when many people plan getaways.
Dodgers voice Stephen Nelson paves way for Japanese Americans in media
Dodgers announcers Stephen Nelson and Jessica Mendoza pose with Ichiro Suzuki before a game against the Mariners in Seattle in 2023.
Start the new year not with one temple visit, but seven
At each shrine and temple, priests create festive, decorative go-shuin stamps, and you can collect the marks of all seven of the lucky gods on one piece of paper (called a shikishi) to serve as a good-luck talisman.

Podcast

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

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
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