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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 22, 2023
The researchers aiming to foresee — and prevent — war
The goal is to create a system for anticipating events years and even decades in advance — and then advise decision-makers on how to move toward better long-term outcomes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 11, 2023
Concern over spate of videos targeting homeless people in Japan
Some posts show homeless people being filmed without permission and being teased. Supporters say that the videos make fun of vulnerable people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2023
Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars
Some of the recordings caught Tesla customers in embarrassing situations — one ex-employee described a video of a man approaching a vehicle completely naked.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 23, 2023
As AI booms, EU lawmakers wrangle over new rules
The European Commission proposed the draft rules nearly two years ago in a bid to protect citizens from the dangers of the emerging technology.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023
Why does the U.S. still retain the biometrics of millions of Iraqis?
Biometrics of nearly 3 million Iraqis are being stored in a database in West Virginia — where they are still held 20 years after the Iraq War started.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 9, 2023
TikTok makes fresh push to convince regulators that it protects data
The company outlined plans on Wednesday to build three European data centers to store information on TikTok’s 150 million users in the region locally.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2023
India's push for digital sovereignty risks more online surveillance
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been pushing for self-reliance in everything from manufacture to vaccine development, and especially technology.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2023
Seeing is believing? A global scramble to tackle deepfakes
Most countries appear to be struggling to keep up with the fast-evolving technology amid concerns that regulation could stymie innovation or curtail free speech.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 30, 2023
The first rule of street photography club? Always carry a camera, preferably analog
The idea that street photography is a solitary hobby is outdated. Thanks in part to social media, communities for those who document everyday life are thriving.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2023
TikTok ban gains steam in Congress, dialing up pressure on Biden
The attention on TikTok underscores concerns in Congress that TikTok and its parent comapny, ByteDance, could share information on U.S. users with Chinese authorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2023
Japan weighs linking benefits recipients' bank info with My Number
Under a proposed law revision, authorities will ask people whose account info is already known to public bodies for benefit payments whether they want to link the two.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 23, 2022
Meta to pay $725 million in Cambridge Analytica scandal settlement
Facebook's parent company admitted no wrongdoing, saying in a statement that settling was 'in the best interest of our community and shareholders.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2022
ByteDance employees accessed TikTok data of two journalists in leak probe
The data was accessed as part of an unsuccessful effort to identify potential connections between journalists and company employees, to learn if they were in the same location.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2022
Bans on TikTok gain momentum in Washington and states
In the past several weeks, at least 14 states have banned TikTok on government-issued devices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022
TikTok U.S. security deal’s prospects clouded by FBI doubts and state bans
A congressional panel is seeking a way to let TikTok keep operating in the U.S. while also preventing the possibility that the Chinese government could access user data.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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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