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Japan, India Startups To Study Laser-equipped Satellites To Tackle Space Debris

Space Startups In Japan And India Have Agreed To Jointly Study Using Laser-equipped Satellites To Remove Debris From Orbit, An Experimental Approach To The Increasingly Imminent Problem Of Orbital Congestion.

Yen Drops To 156 Against Dollar As BOJ Maintains Key Interest Rate

The Yen Weakened Against The Dollar Thursday After The Bank Of Japan Kept Borrowing Costs Unchanged, Extending A Retreat For The Currency That Came After The Federal Reserve Forecast Fewer Rate Cuts.

Honda And Nissan To Begin Merger Talks Nikkei Reports

Japanese Auto Giants Honda And Nissan Are In Preliminary Merger Talks, According To Media Reports Wednesday, Adding That A Tie-up Would Aim To Help Them Better Compete Against Tesla And Chinese Electric Vehicle Makers.

China Economy Logs A Lackluster Performance In November As Retail Sales Slow

China’s Economy Logged A Mixed Performance In November, The Monthly Government Update Said Monday, With Retail Sales Slowing As Consumers Held Back On Spending On Non-essentials Like Cosmetics, Alcohol And Clothing.

Trump Says He Could Meet Ishiba Before Returning To White House

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump Said Monday He Could Meet With Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Before He Returns To The White House In January.

Schools Targeted With AI Learning Apps Despite Experts Doubts

Apps Infused With AI Are Being Marketed To Schools Across The World And Governments Are Rushing To Embrace The Technology, Despite Experts Raising Serious Doubts.

Foreign-born CEO Says Japan Needs Immigration To Thrive

The Indian-born Head Of One Of Japan's Most Famous Snack Brands Has Warned That The Country Must Change Its Mindset And Admit More Immigrants To Get The Economy Back To The Glory Of Its Boom Years.

Trump, Wife Have Dinner With Widow Of Ex-Japanese PM Abe In Florida

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump On Sunday Met With Akie Abe, The Widow Of Slain Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, At His Mar-a-Lago Resort In Florida, His Wife Said.

Google Forges Ahead With Its Next Generation Of AI Technology While Fending Off A Breakup Threat

Google On Wednesday Unleashed Another Wave Of Artificial Intelligence Designed To Tackle More Of The Work And Thinking Done By Humans As It Tries To Stay On The Technology's Cutting Edge While Also Trying To Fend Off Regulatory Threats To Its Empire.

Asian Shares Advance, Tracking Rally On Wall Street

Shares Advanced Thursday In Asia After Wall Street Resumed Its Upward Climb, As An Update On Inflation Appeared To Clear The Way For More Help For The Economy From The Federal Reserve.

Japan Weighs Extra Taxes For Defense Spending As Early As April 2026

The Government Is Considering Increasing Taxation As Early As April 2026 To Help Cover Its Planned Boost In Defense Spending, Sources Close To The Matter Said Wednesday.

U.S. Firms Up $6.2 Bil Micron Funding To Boost Chipmaking

U.S. President Joe Biden's Administration Finalized Nearly $6.2 Billion In Funding For Micron Technology On Tuesday, Firming Up A Deal To Boost Domestic Semiconductor Production Before Donald Trump Returns To The White House.

Nippon Steel Slams Inappropriate Politics In U.S. Steel Deal

Nippon Steel On Wednesday Slammed The "inappropriate" Role Of Politics After Bloomberg News Reported That President Joe Biden Would Block Its Planned Takeover Of U.S. Steel.

U.S. Defense Secretary In Japan To Support Alliance As Osprey Aircraft Safety Causes Concern

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Met With Officials In Japan On Tuesday To Reaffirm The Importance Of Their Alliance And Washington's Commitment To Regional Security As Threats Rise From China And North Korea.

Bluesky Isnt The New Twitter But Its Resemblance To The Old One Is Drawing Millions Of New Users

That’s The Question My Collaborators And I Asked Over 1,000 People On Social Media As Part Of A Broader Research Project On Twitter Migration. Responses Ranged From The Profane To The Poetic, But One Common Theme Was That Despite Its Significant Flaws, Twitter At Its Best Was Truly Great … Until It Wasn’t.

Europe Economy Needs Help. Political Chaos In France And Germany Means It May Be Slower In Coming

Even Before The French And German Governments Collapsed, Europe’s Economy Had Enough Difficulties. Tepid Growth And Lagging Competitiveness Versus The U.S. And China. An Auto Industry That's Struggling. Where To Find Billions For Defense Against Russia? And Now Donald Trump Threatening Tariffs.

Govt Submits ¥13.9 Tril Draft Extra Budget To Diet For Economic Package

Japan's Government On Monday Submitted To Parliament A Draft Supplementary Budget For Fiscal 2024 Worth 13.9 Trillion Yen To Finance A New Economic Package Aimed At Easing Inflation-driven Financial Pressures On Households.

Chinas Ban On Key High Tech Materials Could Have Broad Impact On Industries, Economy

China Has Banned Exports Of Key Materials Used To Make A Wide Range Of Products, Including Smartphones, Electric Vehicles, Radar Systems And CT Scanners, Swiping Back At Washington After It Expanded Export Controls To Include Dozens Of Chinese Companies That Make Equipment Used To Produce Advanced Computer Chips.

Delayed Defense Tax Hikes Create ¥300 Bil Revenue Shortfall

Japan Is Expected To Face A Revenue Shortfall Of Around 300 Billion Yen If Tax Hikes To Help Fund Its Plan To Nearly Double The Defense Budget To About 2 Percent Of Gross Domestic Product Is Postponed By One Year From Fiscal 2026, A Government Estimate Seen By Kyodo News Shows.

European Satellites Launched To Create Artificial Solar Eclipses In Tech Demo

A Pair Of European Satellites Rocketed Into Orbit Thursday On The First Mission To Create Artificial Solar Eclipses Through Fancy Formation Flying In Space.

Tough Times For Japanese Pubs As Izakaya Bankruptcies Come At Highest Rate In More Than A Decade

In Japan, You’ll Come Across A Couple Of Different Sub-classifications Of Restaurants. There Are senmonten, “specialized Shops” That Focus On Variations Of A Single Dish, Like Beef Bowls Or Ramen. There Are teishokuya, Which Serve A Variety Of Set Meals With A Main Dish Accompanied By Rice, Vegetables, And Miso Soup. And Then There Are izakaya, Pubs That Offer A Wide Array Of Alcoholic Beverages And Sides Such As Skewers Of Grilled Chicken, Plates Of Sashimi, And Bowls Of edamame.

Japan, China Seek Broader Bilateral Talks To Improve Public Sentiment

Around 100 Japanese And Chinese Pundits Gathered In Tokyo On Thursday, Calling On Their Governments To Expand Dialogue And Promote People-to-people Exchanges To Improve Public Sentiment Amid Fragile Bilateral Relations.

Asian Stocks Mixed After Wall Street Falls Ahead Of Key U.S. Jobs Report

Asian Stocks Were Mixed Friday After Wall Street Retreated From Record Highs As Investors Awaited A U.S. Jobs Report Due Later In The Day.

Global Push For Cooperation As Space Traffic Crowds Earth Orbit

The Rapid Increase In Satellites And Space Junk Will Make Low Earth Orbit Unusable Unless Companies And Countries Cooperate And Share The Data Needed To Manage That Most Accessible Region Of Space, Experts And Industry Insiders Said.

Head Of Influential Japan Opposition Party Suspended Over Extramarital Affair

A Small But Increasingly Influential Japanese Opposition Party Decided Wednesday To Suspend Its Leader, Yuichiro Tamaki, For Three Months Following A Media Report About An Extramarital Affair.

Japan Watching South Korean Situation With Grave Concern

Japan Said Wednesday It Will Closely Monitor The Evolving Situation In South Korea To Determine Its Implications On Bilateral Ties, After The Overnight Chaos Wrought By The Temporary But Abrupt Declaration Of Martial Law.

Japan To Use AI To Tackle Online Manga And Anime Piracy

Japan Is Planning To Use AI To Police Anime And Manga Pirating Websites That The Pop-culture Powerhouse Accuses Of Costing It Billions Of Dollars In Lost Revenue Every Year.

Asian Stocks Slide After South Korea Political Drama

Asian Markets Retreated Wednesday After Overnight Political Drama In South Korea Added To Regional Uncertainties, Though The Kospi In Seoul Fell Less Than 2%.

An 83-year-old Short Story By Borges Portends A Bleak Future For The Internet

In His 2019 Novel “Fall,” Science Fiction Author Neal Stephenson Imagined A Near Future In Which The Internet Still Exists. But It Has Become So Polluted With Misinformation, Disinformation And Advertising That It Is Largely Unusable.

After Fast Start, Electric Cars Need A Recharge As Range Limits, Cost Leave Some Drivers Skeptical

While Sales Of Electric Vehicles Surge In China, Adoption Of More Environmentally Friendly Vehicles Is Stumbling In The United States And Europe As Carmakers And Governments Struggle To Meet Years-old Promises About Affordability And Charging Stations.

Father Of PlayStation Says Everyone Told Us We Would Fail

The PlayStation Has Been A Colossal Consumer Hit, But Three Decades Ago, Its Creator Ken Kutaragi Struggled To Convince Both Game-makers And His Bosses At Sony That His Console Would Be A Winner.

Ishiba Pledges To Cooperate With Long-ignored Opposition In Bid To Save His Government

Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Who Survived As Leader After A Major Election Loss By His Governing Coalition, Promised Friday To Work Closely With The Long-ignored Opposition That Is Now The Only Way His Minority Government Can Stay In Power.

Asian Shares Are Mixed, With U.S. Markets Closed For Thanksgiving

Asian Shares Were Mixed On Friday After U.S. Markets Were Closed Thursday Due To The Thanksgiving Holiday.

Russia Says It Will Respond If U.S. Places Missiles In Japan

Russia Said On Wednesday That If The United States Stationed Missiles In Japan, This Would Threaten Russian Security And Prompt Moscow To Retaliate.

As AI Gets Real, Slow And Steady Wins The Race

In The Wake Of ChatGPT's Dramatic Arrival Two Years Ago, Companies Are Excited About Generative AI's Possibilities But Heading Into 2025 With Careful Deliberation Rather Than Rushing To Transform Their Operations.

In U.S., A Guitar Trademark Feud Gets Political

A Guitar Company Touting An Endorsement By Donald Trump Has Become Embroiled In A Trademark Dispute, Accused Of Imitating An Iconic Instrument, U.S. Media Reported Tuesday.

Extra Diet Session Begins With Minority Govt; Budget, Reforms On Agenda

Japan's Diet Convened An Extraordinary Session Thursday For Deliberations On A Supplementary Budget To Help Inflation-hit Households And Revise A Political Funds Law After A Bruising Scandal, In The First Major Test For Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Minority Government.

As Amazon Expands Use Of Warehouse Robots, What Will It Mean For Workers?

Amazon has Introduced A Handful Of Robots In Its Warehouses That The E-commerce Giant Says Will Improve Efficiency And Reduce employee Injuries.

Hello Kitty Owner Shares Plunge 17% On Sale Plan

Shares In The Japanese Entertainment Giant Behind The Popular Hello Kitty Brand Plunged On Wednesday After Major Shareholders Said They Would Reduce Their Stakes.

S Korea Expresses Regret To Japan Over Memorial For Mine Workers

South Korea Expressed Regret To Japan On Monday Over Tokyo's Attitude Towards A Memorial Service Held For Laborers Including Koreans Forced To Work In Japan's Sado Mines During World War II, Seoul's Foreign Ministry Said.

Ishiba Aims To Keep Wage Hike Momentum; Small Businesses Worried

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Said Tuesday The Government Will Work With Business Leaders And Labor Unions To Create An Environment Where Salaries Keep Rising, Vowing To Achieve His Goal Of Raising Japan's Average Minimum Hourly Wage To 1,500 Yen By The End Of The 2020s.

Amazon Japan Suspected Of Forcing Retailers To Cut Product Prices

Japan's Antitrust Watchdog Conducted An On-site Investigation Of The Japanese Unit Of Amazon.com Inc. On Tuesday For Allegedly Forcing Retailers To Cut Prices Of Products Sold On Its Online Shopping Website, Sources Close To The Matter Said.

S Korea Holds Memorial For Forced Laborers At Sado Mines, A Day After Boycotting Japanese Event

South Korea Paid Tribute To Wartime Korean Forced Laborers At Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines in A Memorial Ceremony On Monday, A Day After Boycotting A Similar Event Organized By Japan, As Tensions Over Historical Atrocities Continue To Impact Relations Between The Two Sides.

S Korea Holds Memorial For Forced Laborers At Sado Mines, A Day After Boycotting Japanese Event

Italy, Japan Sign Agreement On Defense Cooperation

Italy And Japan Have Signed In Rome A Bilateral Deal To Strengthen Cooperation In The Defense Sector, An Italian Statement Said On Monday.

Asian Shares Mostly Gain After Trump Picks Billionaire For Treasury Post

Shares Climbed In Asia On Monday, Tracking Last Week’s Gains On Wall Street, And Analysts Said Investors Were Viewing President-elect Donald Trump’s Choice Of Billionaire Investor Scott Bessent as His Nominee For Treasury Secretary As A Relatively Market-friendly Choice.

What To Stream: Michael Fassbender Spies, Yacht Rock Doc, Ben Stiller, The Beatles And Lindsay Lohan

The Oscar-nominated Animated Charmer “Robot Dreams” And Lindsay Lohan Starring In The Christmas Romantic Comedy “Our Little Secret” Are Some Of The New Television, Films, Music And Games Headed To A Device Near You.

Startup Transplants Pig Kidney Into Monkey For First Time In Japan

Japanese Startup PorMedTec Announced Monday That It Has Successfully Transplanted A Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney Into A Crab‐eating Macaque, A First In Japan That is Hoped Will Provide Insights Into The Future Use Of Animal Kidneys In Humans.

Are You Leaving Your Loved Ones Digital Legacies Or Headaches?

Have You Ever Thought About How Your Online Accounts, Such As Instagram Or Netflix, Should Be Managed After You’re Gone? Unless You Leave Behind Their Passwords, It Might Be Difficult For Your Loved Ones To Access Or Cancel Your Accounts.

Bitcoin Ticks Closer To $100,000 In Extended Surge

Bitcoin Extended Its Streak Of Record Highs After Ticking Above $99,000 For The First Time. The Cryptocurrency Has Rocketed More Than 40% In Just Two Weeks.

Mori Building Acquires Stake In Manhattan Landmark One Vanderbilt Avenue

Mori Building Co Ltd, Japan's Leading Urban Landscape Developer, Announced Friday That its U.S. Subsidiary Mori Building (U.S.A.) LLC Has Acquired A Stake In The One Vanderbilt From SL Green Realty Corp, New York City’s Largest Office Landlord.

N Korea Condemns U.S. Military Drills With S Korea And Japan

North Korea Condemned On Saturday Recent Joint Military Drills By The United States, South Korea And Japan, Warning That It Would Take Immediate Actions If Needed To Defend The State.

Japan Inflation Slows For 2nd Month In Oct On Energy Subsidies

Japan's Core Consumer Prices In October Climbed 2.3 Percent From A Year Earlier, Increasing At A Slower Pace For The Second Straight Month As Government Subsidies Curbed A Rise In Energy Bills, Government Data Showed Friday.

Cabinet To OK ¥39 Tril Economic Package To Ease Price Pain

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet Is Set To Approve A 39 Trillion Yen Economic Package To Support Consumer Spending As Disposable Incomes Continue To Be Whittled Away By Resurgent Prices, Sources Familiar With The Matter Said Thursday.

Japan Ramps Up Tech Ambitions With ¥10 Tril For AI, Chips

Japan Is Readying A Big Push In Microchips And Artificial Intelligence Aimed At Reclaiming Its Status As A Global Tech Leader And Meeting The Urgent Challenges Of Its Aging, Shrinking Population.

Southeast Asian Defense Chiefs Discuss Regional Security With Japan, China, Other Nations

Southeast Asian Defense Chiefs Met Thursday With China, The United States And Other Partner Nations In Laos For Security Talks, Which Come As Beijing’s Increasingly Assertive Stance In Its Claim To Most Of The South China Sea Is Leading To More Confrontations.

Ishibas Diplomatic Knack In Doubt Amid Blunders, No Trump Meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba May Be Learning The Hard Way That Diplomacy Is More Difficult Than It Sounds Following His Trip To South America To Attend Multilateral Summits, But His Inexperience Is Raising Doubts Over Whether He Is Up To The Job He Has Been In For Over A Month.

Japanese Rice Price To Wholesalers Hits Record High In October

The Average Price Of Japanese Rice Sold To Wholesalers By Suppliers In October Struck A Record High On Rising Production Costs, Government Data Showed Tuesday, Despite Forecasts That The Price Would Go Down Following The Autumn Harvest.

Italy, Japan, Britain Discuss Broadening Jet Fighter Project To Other Countries

The Leaders Of Italy, Japan And Britain Have Discussed A Potential Broadening Of The GCAP Jet Fighter Project To Other Countries, The Office Of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Said On Tuesday.

Ishiba Says He Hopes To Work With Trump, Not Confront Him

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Said Tuesday He Will Pursue Cooperation, Not Confrontation, With U.S. President-elect Donald Trump As A Mutual Effort To Deepen The Longtime Bilateral Alliance Should Benefit Not Just The Two Nations But The Wider Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. To Call For Google To Sell Chrome Browser: Report

The U.S. Will Urge A Judge To Make Google-parent Company Alphabet Sell Its Widely Used Chrome Browser In A Major Antitrust Crackdown On The Internet Giant, According To A Media Report Monday.

Associated Press Says Buyouts And Some Layoffs Are Ahead As It Seeks To Cut Its Workforce By 8%

The Associated Press Said Monday That It Would Begin Offering Buyouts And Lay Off Selected Employees, Part Of A Plan To Reduce The News Outlet's Staff By About 8% And Accelerate A Transition To A Digital-first Organization.

Ishiba Cabinet Support Rate Up To 40% Despite Minority Govt Status

The Approval Rating For The Cabinet Of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Rose 7.9 Percentage Points To 40.0 Percent, A Kyodo News Survey Showed Sunday, With A Majority Of Respondents Supporting The Ruling Coalition's Minority Government Seeking Policy Deals With Smaller Parties.

Australian Woman Accused Of Drug Smuggling Says She Was Victim Of Online Romance Scam

An Australian Woman Accused Of Smuggling Amphetamines In A Suitcase Appeared In A Japanese Court On Monday Nearly Two Years After Her Arrest, Saying She Is Innocent And That She Was Tricked Into Carrying Them As Part Of An Online Romance Scam.

EU Slaps Meta With A Nearly 800 Million Euro Fine For Engaging In Abusive Marketplace Practices

European Union Regulators Hit Facebook Parent Meta With A Fine Of Nearly 800 Million Euros On Thursday For What They Call “abusive Practices” Involving Its Marketplace Online Classified Ads Business.

Japan Economy Grows For 2nd Straight Quarter On Back Of Consumer Spending

Japan’s Economy Eked Out An Annual Rate Of 0.9% Growth In The July-September Period As Consumer Spending Held Up, Government Data Showed Friday.

S Korean Court Finds Ex-lawmaker Guilty Of Misusing Funds Meant For Wartime Sex Slave Victims

South Korea’s Supreme Court On Thursday Handed A Suspended Prison Sentence To A Former Lawmaker Who Was Found Guilty Of Embezzling Funds While Leading A Group Supporting Korean Survivors Of Japan’s Wartime Sexual Slavery.

Trump Victory Signals Golden Era For Crypto Industry

Donald Trump's Triumphant Return To The White House Signals A Potential Golden Era For Cryptocurrencies, Whose Influential Backers Heavily Supported His Presidential Bid.

Global Luxury Sales To Fall 2% In 2024, Among Weakest Years On Record, Bain Says

Sales Of Personal Luxury Goods Are Set To Fall 2% This Year, Making It One Of The Weakest On Record, With Price Hikes And Economic Uncertainty Shrinking The Industry's Customer Base, According To Consultancy Bain & Company.

Govt Eyes ¥30,000 Cash Handouts To Stimulate Japan Economy

The Government Is Considering Offering One-time Support Payments Of 30,000 Yen To Low-income Households Exempt From Resident Tax As Part Of A Stimulus Package For Japan's Economy, Sources Close To The Matter Said Wednesday.

China J-35A Stealth Fighter Is Black Box Despite Splashy Debut

China's Much-anticipated J-35A Stealth Aircraft, Centerpiece Of This Week's Zhuhai Air Show, Has Been More Than A Decade In The Making, But Experts Say Little Is Known About Its Capabilities.

Asian Shares Mostly Decline, Shrugging Off Wall Street Overnight Rally

Asian Shares Mostly Fell Tuesday, Despite A Rally On Wall Street In Stocks Seen As Benefiting The Most From Donald Trump’s Reelection as U.S. President.

Japan Record Number Of Women MPs Still Minority

New Lawmaker Saria Hino Took Her Seat On Monday As One Of A Record Number Of Women In Japan's Diet, But While Campaigning Ahead Of The Recent Election, A Voter Asked Her: "Who's Looking After Your Children?"

1st Summit Between Ishiba, China Xi Eyed For Friday

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba And Chinese President Xi Jinping Are Likely To Hold Their First Summit On Friday In Peru, A Government Source Said Tuesday.

Is AI Dominance Inevitable? A Technology Ethicist Says No, Actually

Anyone Following The Rhetoric Around Artificial Intelligence In Recent Years Has Heard One Version Or Another Of The Claim That AI Is Inevitable. Common Themes Are That AI Is Already Here, It Is Indispensable, And People Who Are Bearish On It Harm Themselves.

Honda To End Production Of Super Cub 50 Motorcycle In May 2025

Honda Motor Co Plans To End Production Of Its Iconic Super Cub 50 Motorcycle In May 2025 Ahead Of The Introduction Of Stricter Vehicle Emissions Standards In Japan Later That Year.

First Artwork By Humanoid Robot Sells For $1.3 Mil

A Portrait Of English Mathematician Alan Turing Became The First Artwork By A Humanoid Robot To Be Sold At Auction, Fetching $1,320,000 On Thursday.

Ishiba Formally Reelected Japans Prime Minister, Setting Stage For Minority Govt

Shigeru Ishiba Was Formally Reelected As Japan's Prime Minister On Monday After A Rare Runoff Vote In Parliament That His Ruling Coalition No Longer Controls, Setting The Stage For A Minority Government That May Push Him To Yield More To An Emboldened Opposition Bloc.

Asia, The World Economic Engine, Prepares For Trump Shock

Some Asian Countries Stand To Gain If U.S. President-elect Donald Trump Pushes Ahead With His Promised Massive Tariffs On China And Triggers A New Wave Of Factory Relocations To The Rest Of The Region.

Drastic Efforts Needed To Open Door For Japan 1st Female PM

The Election In The United States In Which Kamala Harris Sought To Become The Country's First Female President Highlights A Stubborn Gender Inequality In Japan's National Politics.

Britain Remains On Board Next Generation Fighter Jet Plan With Japan, Italy

The British Government Has Decided To Remain On Board A Joint Fighter Jet Development Program With Japan And Italy Following A Review Of Defense Expenditure, Amid Speculation The Plan Could Be Axed, A Source Close To The Matter Said Saturday.

Nintendo Launches New Nintendo Music Service With Decades Worth Of Iconic Game Tunes

Nintendo may Be The World’s Most Famous Video Game Publisher, But It Also Boasts A Massive List Of Audio Achievements. So With Decades Of Unforgettable Pieces Of Music That Played As Fans Spent Hours Diving Into Genre-defining Classics Across Multiple Hardware Generations, Nintendo Has Decided To Launch Its Own Music Service.

Toyota Maintains Net Profit Forecast Despite Drop In First Half

Japanese Auto Giant Toyota Kept Its Annual Net Profit Forecast Unchanged On Wednesday, Despite Logging A 26 Percent Drop For The First Half Of This Financial Year.

Trump Victory Raises Prospect Of Trade War Impacting Japan, Other U.S. Allies

Donald Trump's Win In The U.S. Presidential Election Has Raised The Prospect Of A Tariff-fueled Global Trade War That May Be Damaging To Japan And Many Of Washington's Closest Allies, Rather Than Dealing A Blow To Just His Main Target -- China.

Trump Win Likely To Dampen Ishiba Ambitions For U.S. Troop Pact Change

Donald Trump's Return To The White House Is Likely To Make Japan Reluctant To Raise Potentially Controversial Proposals Affecting The Decades-old Bilateral Alliance -- Including Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Desire To Seek A First-ever Revision Of A Pact Governing The U.S. Military Presence.

South Korea Fines Meta For Illegal Collection Of User Data

U.S. Tech Giant Meta Illegally Harvested Sensitive Data Including On Sexual Orientation From Nearly A Million South Korean Facebook Users And Shared It With Advertisers, Seoul's Data Watchdog Said Tuesday.

Stocks, Bond Yields And Bitcoin Advance As U.S. Election Brings Republican Gains

Share Prices And Bond Yields Surged Wednesday As The Republican Party Gained Control Of The Senate And Former President Donald Trump Was Leading In The Still Incomplete Vote Counts From Tuesday’s Election.

Australia, India Say U.S. Election Result Wont Impact Quad Group

Australia And India's Foreign Ministers Said On Tuesday They Were Confident The Quad Group Of The U.S., India, Australia And Japan Would Continue To Cooperate In The Indo-Pacific Region Regardless Of The Outcome Of The U.S. Presidential Election.

Special Diet Session To Start Nov 11; Ishiba Expected To Remain PM

Japan's Diet Will Convene A Special Session From Next Monday Following The General Election, The Top Government Spokesman Said, With Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Looking Set To Be Reelected The Same Day.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Extends Closing Time For 1st Time In 70 Years

The Tokyo Stock Exchange Has Extended Its Trading Hours By 30 Minutes Starting Tuesday Without Any Trouble On The First Day, As It Aims To Make The Bourse More Attractive To Foreign Investors And Boost Dealing Activity.

Japan Cybersecurity Bill Delayed Due To Post-election Uncertainty

The Japanese Government Is Unlikely To Submit An Envisioned Bill To Enhance Cybersecurity Capabilities By Year-end, A Government Source Said, As Discussions Have Stalled Following Last Month's Change In Prime Ministers And The Ruling Party's Defeat In The General Election.

Japan Expresses Concern To China Over Russia-N Korea Ties

Japan's Top National Security Official Said He Conveyed "serious Concerns" To China's Foreign Minister Over North Korea's Deepening Ties With Russia After The Pair Held Talks In Beijing.

Who Should Get Paid For Nature Sequenced Genes?

Much Of The Vanilla That Flavors Our Ice Cream Today Is Artificial, Derived From The Genetic Signature Of A Plant That Hundreds Of Years Ago Was Known Only To An Indigenous Mexican Tribe.

U.S. Government Tries To Rein In An Out-of-control Subscription Economy

Signing Up For A Subscription To A Streaming Service Or Newspaper Has Never Been Easier.

U.S. Flies Long-range Bomber In Drill With S Korea, Japan In Reaction To North Missile Test

The United States Flew A Long-range Bomber In A Trilateral Drill With South Korea And Japan On Sunday In Response To North Korea’s Recent Test-firing Of a New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile designed To Strike The U.S. Mainland, South Korea’s Military Said.

Your Next Favorite Story Won’t Be Written By AI – But It Could Be Some Day

Stories Define People – They Shape Our Relationships, Cultures And Societies. Unlike Other Skills Replaced By Technology, Storytelling Has Remained Uniquely Human, Setting People Apart From Machines. But Now, Even Storytelling Is Being Challenged. Artificial Intelligence, Powered By Vast Datasets, Can Generate Stories That Sometimes Rival, Or Even Surpass, Those Written By Humans.

JAL Net Profit Falls 19.1% To ¥49.9 Bil In Fiscal 1st Half

Japan Airlines Co Said Friday Its Net Profit For The Six Months Ended September Fell 19.1 Percent From A Year Earlier To 49.9 Billion Yen, Hit By A Typhoon And An Investment Loss.

Steve McQueen WWII Drama Blitz Is More Unconventional Than It Appears

“Blitz,” Set In London During World War II, Might Technically Be Steve McQueen ’s First War Movie. But Struggle And Survival Has Long Marked The Filmmaker’s Tough And Tortured Work.

Japan And EU Announce Security And Defense Partnership

Japan And The European Union Announced A Security And Defense Partnership On Friday As They Seek To Step Up Military Ties, Including Joint Exercises And Exchanges Between Their Defense Industries, Amid Growing Tensions With China, North Korea And Russia.

Researchers Say An AI-powered Transcription Tool Used In Hospitals Invents Things No One Ever Said

Tech Behemoth OpenAI Has Touted Its Artificial Intelligence-powered Transcription Tool Whisper As Having Near “human Level Robustness And Accuracy.”

EU To Impose Duties On Electric Vehicle Imports From China From Thursday

The European Union Will Impose Duties On Imports Of Electric Vehicles From China From Thursday After Talks Between Brussels And Beijing Failed To Find An Amicable Solution To Their Trade Dispute, European Commission Spokesperson Olof Gill Said Tuesday.

Election Shock In Key U.S. Ally Japan Could Embolden China, Other Rivals

A Shock Election Result In Japan, Washington's Key Asian Security Ally, And The United States' Potentially Destabilizing Presidential Election Next Week Could Provide An Opportunity For China And Other Rivals To Test Western Resolve In East Asia.

Apple Launches IPhone Into AI Era With Free Software Update

Apple Is Releasing A Free Software Update That Will Inject Its First Dose Of Artificial Intelligence Into Its IPhone 16 Lineup As The Trendsetting Company Tries To Catch Up With Technology's Latest Craze.

30 Plaintiffs In Japan Sue Facebook Owner Meta Over Fake Ads

Facebook And Instagram Owner Meta Platforms Inc Faced Fresh Lawsuits In Japan On Tuesday Over Advertisements That Fraudulently Solicited Investments With Fake Celebrity Endorsements, With 30 Plaintiffs Seeking A Total Of 435 Million Yen In Damages.

Record Number Of Women Win Seats In Japan Election

A Record Number Of Women Have Been Elected To Japan's House Of Representatives, Projections Showed Monday, But At Less Than 16 Percent They Remain A Minority.

Bruised PM Ishiba Scrambles For Support From Other Parties

Japan's Bruised Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Is Exploring Potential Collaboration With Other Parties After Losing His Majority In Elections, Local Media Reported Tuesday.

An AI Chatbot Pushed A Teen To Kill Himself, Lawsuit Against Its Creator Alleges

In The Final Moments Before He Took His Own Life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III Took Out His Phone And Messaged The Chatbot That Had Become His Closest Friend.

Moody Cuts France Outlook, Opening Door To Credit Downgrade

Ratings Agency Moody's Has Downgraded France's Outlook, Opening The Door To A Potential Credit Rating Cut As It Cited Concerns Over The Country's Finances.

Ishiba High-stakes Election Gambit Backfires

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Had Hoped Calling An Election Would Allow Him To Gain A Firmer Grip On Power. Instead, His Political Capital Has Waned, Leaving His Premiership Hanging By A Thread Only A Month After Taking Office.

Japan Ruling Bloc Loses Lower House Majority

Japan's Ruling Camp Lost Its Majority In The House Of Representatives In Sunday's Election, Dealing A Heavy Blow To Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Who Must Now Look For Additional Support Outside The Coalition To Run A Stable Government.

Google Urged To Step Up Efforts To Demonetize Climate Falsehoods

Civil Society Groups Have Urged Google In An Open Letter To Rigorously Enforce Its Policy To Demonetize Environmental Disinformation, Saying Ads Placed Alongside Climate Denial Content Persistently Popped Up Despite The Tech Titan's Pledge To Crack Down.

Lower-priced New Cars Are Gaining Popularity In U.S., And Not Just For Cash-poor Buyers

Had She Wanted To, Michelle Chumley Could Have Afforded A Pricey New SUV Loaded With Options. But When It Came Time To Replace Her Chevrolet Blazer SUV, For Which She'd Paid About $40,000 Three Years Ago, Chumley Chose Something Smaller. And Less Costly.

Candidates Make Last-ditch Appeals Ahead Of Sunday Election

Candidates In Japan's Super-tight Parliamentary Election Made Last-ditch Appeals To Voters On Saturday, With Opinion Polls Suggesting The Ruling Coalition Might Fall Short Of A Majority.

Microsoft Pushes For Gaming Supremacy With Call Of Duty Release

Microsoft's Ambition To Become The "Netflix Of Video Games" Faces A Huge Test This Week With The Release Of "Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6" On Friday.

Taiwan TSMC Stops Shipments To Client After Chips Sent To Huawei

Taiwanese Chipmaking Giant TSMC Halted Shipments To A Customer This Month After Its Semiconductors Were Sent To China's Huawei, A Taipei Government Official Told AFP, Potentially Breaching U.S. Sanctions.

Seven & I Unveils 1.7-fold Sales Growth Plan Amid Takeover Pressure

Japanese Retail Giant Seven & I Holdings Co Aims To Increase Its Group Sales 1.7-fold To Over 30 Trillion Yen By Fiscal 2030, Its President Said Thursday, Amid Pressure To Raise Its Corporate Value Following A Renewed Takeover Bid From A Canadian Rival.

Consumption Tax Cut Unlikely After Sunday Election

Ahead Of Japan's General Election On Sunday, Some Opposition Parties Are Calling For Cutting Or Abolishing The Politically Sensitive Consumption Tax To Entice Voters Feeling The Pinch From Price Hikes, But The Proposals Appear Too Good To Be True.

ABBA Bjorn Ulvaeus Among 11,000 Artists Issuing AI Warning

Thousands Of Artists Including ABBA Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus, Hollywood Actress Julianne Moore And Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro Have Signed A Statement Warning About The Unlicensed Use Of Artificial Intelligence.

Big Tech Energy Needs Mean Nuclear Power Is Getting A Fresh Look From Electricity Providers

Nuclear Power Is Garnering Renewed Attention Amid Growing Demand For Power And Cleaner Energy.

BOJ Chief Warns Of Risks Of Raising Interest Rates Too Slowly

Bank Of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda On Wednesday Warned Of The Risks Of Moving Too Slowly In Raising Interest Rates, Saying Striking The Right Balance Is Crucial For The Japanese Economy To Grow In A Sustainable Way.

Ishiba Snap Election Gamble Could Backfire On Sunday

New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Snap Election Gamble Could Backfire This Sunday, With His Ruling Party At Risk Of Losing Its Majority For The First Time In 15 Years.

Tokyo Metro Shares Rocket On Debut In Japans Biggest IPO In 6 Years

Shares In Tokyo Metro, One Of The World's Busiest Subways, Soared Almost 50 Percent On Its Debut Wednesday After Its Government Owners Raised 348.6 Billion Yen In Japan's Biggest Initial Public Offering In Six Years.

A Mans World: Japan Makes Tepid Push On Gender Gap In Politics As Election Nears

Karen Makishima Is The Only Female Running For Japan's Ruling Party In Her 20-seat Prefecture For The Oct 27 General Election, Reflecting The Tough Battle Women Face In Breaking Into The Country's Male Dominated Politics.

Fake AI History Photos Cloud The Past

A Wave Of Touching Photos Showing Great Moments In Time Is Fascinating Amateur Historians Online. The Problem? They Are Not Real -- And May Be Clouding Our View Of The Past.

U.S. Budget Deficit Widens To $1.8 Tn, Third Highest On Record

The United States On Friday Reported A Budget Deficit Of $1.8 Trillion For The Past Year, Widening From 2023's Level On Greater Spending, Including For Interest On The Public Debt.

Japan, NATO Defense Chiefs Agree To Ramp Up Cooperation

The Defense Ministers Of Japan And Three Other Indo-Pacific Countries Agreed At Their First Meeting With Their NATO Counterparts On Thursday In Brussels To Boost Cooperation, Amid China's Growing Military Assertiveness And Russia's Protracted Invasion Of Ukraine.

Japan Records ¥294.3 Bil Trade Deficit On Weak Yen, Slowing Exports

Japan Racked Up A Trade Deficit Of 294.3 Billion Yen In September, According To Finance Ministry Data Released Thursday, As Exports Fell To Key Destinations Like China.

Ishiba Sends Offering To Yasukuni Shrine Ahead Of Election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Sent An Offering To Yasukuni Shrine, His Office Said On Thursday, Drawing Criticism From South Korea Which Views The Shrine As A Symbol Of Japan's Militaristic Past.

Microsoft Settles Video Gamers Lawsuit Over Activision Takeover

Microsoft Corp Has Settled A Lawsuit From A Group Of Gamers Who Sued To Try To Stop The Company From Buying Video Game Publisher Activision Blizzard For $69 Billion Last Year.

7 Eleven Turnaround Plan Requires Heavy Lifting To Stop Couche-Tard $47 Billion Takeover

Japan's Seven & I Holdings Is Betting It Can Boost Value By Hiving Off Underperforming Businesses And Focusing On Mainstay 7-Eleven stores. The Outcome Of Its Strategy Will Determine Whether It Can Outmaneuver A $47 Billion Canadian Takeover Bid.

U.S., S Korea, Japan Unveil New Team To Monitor N Korea Sanctions

The United States, South Korea And Japan On Wednesday Announced The Launch Of A New Multinational Team To Monitor The Enforcement Of Sanctions Against North Korea After Russia And China Thwarted Monitoring Activities At The United Nations.

Google Signs Nuclear Power Deal With Startup Kairos

Google On Monday Signed A Deal To Get Electricity From Small Nuclear Reactors To Help Power Artificial Intelligence.

China Exports Slow Sharply In September, Adding To Worries Over The Economy

China’s Exports Slowed Sharply In September As Global Demand Weakened, Adding To Worries Over How To Recharge Growth In The World’s Second-largest Economy.

Ruling LDP Most Popular In Upcoming General Election: Poll

The Ruling Liberal Democratic Party Is The Most Popular Among Japanese Voters Ahead Of The General Election On Oct 27, A Kyodo News Survey Showed Sunday.

Campaigning Kicks Off In Japan For Oct 27 General Election

Official Campaigning Began Across Japan On Tuesday For The Oct 27 General Election As Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Seeks A Fresh Mandate And To Restore Public Trust In Politics Undermined By A Slush Funds Scandal Engulfing His Ruling Party.

Chinas Solar Goes From Supremacy To Oversupply

Strong State Support And Huge Private Investment Have Made China's Solar Industry A Global Powerhouse, But It Faces New Headwinds, From Punitive Tariffs Abroad To A Brutal Price War At Home.

Ishiba Wont Visit Yasukuni Shrine For Autumn Rite, Source Says

Japan's New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Will Not Visit Yasukuni Shrine In Tokyo, Seen By Its Neighbors As A Symbol Of The Country's Past Militarism, During The Fall Festival Next Week, A Source Close To Him Said Friday.

Ishiba Opts For Pragmatic Diplomacy; No Talk Of Asian NATO

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Opted For A Pragmatic Approach In His Diplomatic Debut On His Visit To Laos That Ended Friday, Avoiding Any Mention Of His Controversial Proposal To Create A NATO-like Security Alliance In Asia Amid China's Rise.

Super Bundling: Bangos Strategy For Transforming The Subscription Economy

Bango, A Major Player In Mobile Payments And Subscription Bundling, Helps Consumers To Charge Digital Content And Services Directly To Their Mobile Phone Bills Through Its Digital Vending Machine Technology.

Trumpet Star Marsalis Says Jazz Creates Balance In Divided World

Renowned American Trumpeter And Composer Wynton Marsalis Believes The Universal Language Of Jazz Can Bridge Divides With A Common Story Of Humanity.

Uniqlo Parent Company Reports Record Annual Earnings

Uniqlo's Parent Company Fast Retailing On Thursday Announced "a Record High Performance In Fiscal 2024" With Domestic Profits In Japan Boosted By Hot Summer Weather And A Tourism Boom.

Asian Stocks Follow Wall Street Decline; Markets Wait For China Policy Briefing

Asian Stocks Were Mostly Lower On Friday As Chinese Markets Declined As Investors Await A Key Briefing About The Details Of The Upcoming Stimulus Plan This Weekend.

Ishiba Presses Chinas Li On Airspace Intrusion

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Called For A "full Explanation" Of An Airspace Intrusion By A Chinese Military Aircraft In His First Face-to-face Meeting With Premier Li Qiang, The Japanese Government Said Friday.

Asia-Pacific Leaders Discuss South China Sea, North Korea, Ukraine

Leaders Of 18 Asia-Pacific Countries Began A Meeting In Laos On Friday To Discuss Issues Ranging From Russia's Prolonged War In Ukraine, North Korea's Nuclear And Missile Development, And The Expanding Conflict In The Middle East.

Facebook, YouTube And TikTok Users In Europe Get Forum To Challenge Social Media Content Decisions

Social Media Users In The European Union Will Soon Have A New Forum To Challenge Decisions By Platforms To Remove Posts And Videos For Breaking Their Rules Or Leave Up Others That May Violate Them.

Asian Shares Rise After Wall Street Rally

Asian Shares Mostly Rose Thursday, As Market Optimism Got A Perk From The Record Highs Set On Wall Street.

Japan's Benchmark Nikkei 225 Edged Up 0.3% In Afternoon Trading To 39,390.33. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Rose 0.4% To 8,223.00. South Korea's Kospi Added 0.5% To 2,607.45.

Your Local Everything: What 7-Eleven Buyout Battle Means For Japan

In Japan More Is At Stake Than Money In The Mammoth Takeover Battle For 7-Eleven, The World's Biggest Convenience Chain, By Canadian Retail Giant Alimentation Couche-Tard.

Ishiba Eyes Stronger ASEAN Ties, Expresses Concern Over South China Sea

New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba On Thursday Agreed With His Association Of Southeast Asian Nations Counterparts To Beef Up Their Cooperation, While Expressing Serious Concern Over "militarization And Coercive Acts" In The South China Sea, The Japanese Government Said.

Japan Real Wages Log 1st Fall In 3 Months Amid Continued Price Rises

Japan's Real Wages In August Fell 0.6 Percent From A Year Earlier, Marking The First Decline In Three Months, As Wage Growth Failed To Keep Pace With An Acceleration Of Price Increases, Government Data Showed Tuesday.

Ishiba Defends His Diet Dissolution Plan In 1st Debate With Opposition

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba On Monday Sought To Stave Off Criticism From The Opposition Bloc About His Abrupt Change Of Heart Over When To Dissolve The Lower House And Other Key Policy Issues As Japan Gears Up For A General Election In Late October.

Ishiba To Hold Talks With Several Leaders On ASEAN Sidelines

Japan's New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Will Hold Talks This Week On The Sidelines Of The ASEAN Summit In Laos, A Top Official Said Tuesday, Meeting China's Premier Among Others According To Media Reports.

Asian Shares Climb After Blockbuster U.S. Jobs Report

Asian Shares Advanced Monday After A Surprisingly strong U.S. Jobs Report raised Optimism About The Economy, Sparking A Rally On Wall Street.

AI Bubble Or Revolution? OpenAI S Big Payday Fuels Debate

Fear Of Missing Out Has Rocketed The Value Of Artificial Intelligence Companies, Despite Few Signs As To When The Technology Will Turn A Profit, Raising Talk Of AI Overenthusiasm.

Some Scandal-hit LDP Members To Be Denied Endorsement In Election

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Said Sunday That His Ruling Liberal Democratic Party Will Not Endorse Some Party Lawmakers Implicated In A Slush Funds Scandal As Its Official Candidates In The Upcoming General Election, Amid Fallout From The Scandal That Has Eroded Voter Trust.

Japanese Govt Admits Doctoring Untidy Cabinet Photo

Japan's Government Admitted Monday Manipulating An Official Photo Of The New Cabinet To Make Its Members Look Less Unkempt, After Online Mockery Of Their Sagging Trousers.

Are Digital Tools A Way For Companies To Retain Hourly Workers?

The COVID-19 Pandemic and The resetting Of The Economy that Followed It Made Hourly Workers More Aware Of Their Value. Some Experts Think Employers Should Expect To Field Demands For flexible Hours and Other Workplace Incentives Even As The labor Market Weakens.

What Next For OpenAI After $157 Billion Bonanza?

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI Has Become An AI Powerhouse After Securing Silicon Valley's Largest-ever Funding Round. The Company Now Faces The Challenge Of Delivering On Its Promise To Become The Next Apple Or Google.

Ishiba Visits Disaster-hit Ishikawa In 1st Inspection Tour As PM

Meta AI Turns Pictures Into Videos With Sound

Meta On Friday Provided A Look At A Generative Artificial Intelligence Model It Is Working On That Lets People Create Short Videos, Complete With Audio, From Text Prompts And Photos.

Unions Trying To Fend Off Automation, Or Minimize The Impact

The Massive Port Workers' Strike That Threatened To Shut Down All The Major Dockyards On The Eastern Seaboard Of The U.S. And The Gulf Coast Is Highlighting A Fear Held By Many Workers: Eventually, We Will Be Replaced By Machines.

LDP Considers Endorsing Members Punished Over Scandal In Diet Race

Japan's Ruling Liberal Democratic Party Is Considering Endorsing Lawmakers Who Were Punished For Failing To Report Political Funds To Run As Its Official Candidates In The Upcoming General Election, Sources Familiar With The Plan Said, In A Setback For The Party's New Leader Shigeru Ishiba.

Convenience Store FamilyMart To Abolish Eat-in Spaces

There’s A Lot Of Joy To Be Found In Just Randomly Browsing Through A Japanese Convenience Store, Where The High-quality And Uniqueness Of The Ever-changing Lineup Of Food And Drinks Means There’s Always A Tasty Surprise Or Two Waiting For You.

Japan Antitrust Watchdog Launches Risk Study Into Generative AI

Japan's Antitrust Watchdog Has Launched An Investigation Into The Rapidly Growing Generative Artificial Intelligence Market, Aiming To Promote Fair Competition Amid Dominance By U.S. Tech Giants In Semiconductors And Specialized Personnel Necessary For Development.

Emmy-winning Actor Sawai Among Time S 100 Next-generation Leaders

Anna Sawai, Who Became The First Japanese To Win An Emmy Award For Best Lead Actress For Her Role In The U.S. Television Series "Shogun," Was Selected Wednesday In Time Magazine's List Of The 100 Most Influential People In The Next Generation.

Ishiba To Announce Plans For Happiness Index

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Will Propose A New Happiness Index During His First Parliamentary Policy Speech On Friday, Local Media Have Reported.

Ishiba Vows To Restore Trust In Politics, Reassure Public On Security Threats, High Living Costs

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba On Friday Promised To Restore Trust In Politics Following A Series Of Scandals And Tried To Reassure The Public Amid Security Threats From Japan's Neighbors And Higher Living Costs.

EU Queries Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube Over Harmful Content Risks

The EU Voiced Concerns About "harmful" Content Posted On Snapchat, TikTok And YouTube As It Told The Digital Platforms On Wednesday To Hand Over More Information On How Their Platforms Recommend Content To Users.

Toyota Boosts Its Investment In Air Taxi Company Joby Aviation By Another $500 Million

Toyota Is Investing Another $500 Million In Joby Aviation As Part Of A Partnership Aimed At Helping Get The American Air Taxi Company's Commercial Business Off The Ground.

Cabinet Ministers Say They Are Not Pursuing Ishibas Asian NATO Proposal

Japan's Foreign And Defense Ministers Said On Wednesday They Are Not Working On A Proposal By Japan's New Prime Minister To Establish An "Asian NATO", As The U.S. And India Had Rejected The Idea.

Epic Games Sues Google And Samsung Over App Store

"Fortnite"-maker Epic Games Is Suing Tech Giants Google And Samsung, It Announced Monday, Accusing Them Of Illegally Colluding To Block Competition On Samsung Devices.

Asian Markets Mixed; Japanese Stocks Rebound From Mondays Slump

Asian Shares Were Mixed On Tuesday, With Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index Regaining Some Of Its Sharp Losses From A Day Earlier.

Japan Urges Restraint As Israel Begins Ground Operation In Lebanon

Japan's Government Expressed "serious Concern" Tuesday Over Israel's Ground Incursion Against The Iran-backed Militant Group Hezbollah In Southern Lebanon, Urging Maximum Restraint To Prevent A Further Escalation Of The Conflict.

LDP Leader Shigeru Ishiba Formally Elected Japan PM

Japanese Ruling Party Leader Shigeru Ishiba Was Elected Prime Minister In Parliament On Tuesday, Succeeding Fumio Kishida To Take Charge Of The Country At A Time Of Low Public Confidence In Politics, A Shaky Economy And Mounting Security Threats.

AI At Tokyo Game Show 2024: Revolution Or Replacement?

As The Tokyo Game Show 2024, Which Ended Sunday, The Gaming Industry Was Buzzing With Questions About The Future Of Generative AI. Developers Are Increasingly Integrating AI Into Game Creation, Utilizing It For Procedural Content Generation, Enhancing NPC Behavior And Automating Backend Processes Like Quality Assurance And Server Optimization.

Japan S Stocks Slump After Ishiba S Election

Asian Markets Had A Wild Start To The Week, With Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 Index Tumbling Nearly 5% While Chinese Markets Soared On News Of Fresh Stimulus For The Faltering Economy.

Kris Kristofferson, Singer-songwriter And Actor, Dies At 88

Kris Kristofferson, A Rhodes Scholar With A Deft Writing Style And Rough Charisma Who Became A Country Music Superstar And An A-list Hollywood Actor, Has Died.

What To Expect As Japan Prepares For Oct 27 Election

Japan's Incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Said On Monday He Plans To Hold A General Election On Oct 27.

Ishiba Picks Veterans, Ex-PMs As Execs For Divided Ruling Party

Japan's New Ruling Party Leader Shigeru Ishiba Selected Seasoned Lawmakers For Its Executive Posts On Monday, Following A Hotly Contested Presidential Election.

Ishiba Says He Will Focus On Boosting Wages, Consumption

Japan's Incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Stressed The Need For The Country's Economy To "fully Emerge From Deflation" And Vowed To Take Steps To Boost Wages, In A Sign His Near-term Focus Would Be To Keep Activity On A Sustained Recovery Track.

Nuking A Huge Asteroid Could Save Earth, Lab Experiment Suggests

Humanity Could Use A Nuclear Bomb To Deflect A Massive, Life-threatening Asteroid Hurtling Towards Earth In The Future, According To Scientists Who Tested The Theory In The Laboratory By Blasting X-rays At A Marble-sized "mock Asteroid".

Maggie Smith, Scene-stealing Actor Famed For Harry Potter And Downton Abbey, Dies At 89

Maggie Smith, The Masterful, Scene-stealing Actor Who Won An Oscar For 1969 Film “The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie” And Gained New Fans In The 21st Century As The Dowager Countess Of Grantham In “ Downton Abbey” And Professor Minerva McGonagall In The Harry Potter Films, Died Friday. She Was 89.

Japan Businesses Hope For Sustained Economic Growth Under Next PM

Japan's Business Leaders Have Expressed Hope That Shigeru Ishiba, The Newly Elected President Of The Ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Will Accelerate The Country's Economic Growth Amid Signs Of Recovery, Including Rising Wages And Prices.

Japan Super-cheap Corn Snacks Maker Apologizes For 2nd-ever Price Increase In 45 Years

Part Of The Appeal Of Japan’s Mega-popular Umaibo corn Puff Snacks Is How Manufacturer Yaokin Is Constantly Adding New Flavors To The Lineup, Like Teriyaki Hamburger Or Cup Noodle. But At The Same Time,

Japan Launches H2A Rocket With Reconnaissance Satellite After Delays

An H2A Liquid-fuel Rocket Carrying An Information-gathering Satellite Was Launched On Thursday From A Southwestern Japan Island, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd Said.

Toyota Global Output Drops 11.2% In August As Quality Scandal Bites

Toyota Motor Corp Said Friday Its Global Production In August Dropped 11.2 Percent From A Year Earlier To 709,571 Vehicles, Falling For The Seventh Straight Month, As Output Was Partially Suspended Due To A Vehicle Certification Scandal And A Typhoon.

Small Rate Hike Unlikely To Hurt Economy, BOJ Policy Board Noted In July

A Number Of Bank Of Japan Policy Board Members Appeared Optimistic About The Impact Of A Small Rate Increase On The Economy, Arguing That July Was The Right Time To Begin Taking Rates Higher,

Alain Delon, French Heartthrob On The Big Screen, Dies At 88

Alain Delon, The French Movie Star Whose Heartthrob Image And James Dean-like Persona Made Him One Of His Nation’s Most Celebrated Actors, Has Died. He Was 88.

Genchari Moped Users Lament Imminent Farewell

With Production Of Japan's Beloved genchari mopeds — With Engines Of Up To 50 Cubic Centimeters — Expected To Come To An End Due To Stricter Environmental Regulations To Be Introduced In The Country, Users Are Sadly Saying Goodbye To The Iconic Vehicles.

Volunteers Step In As Lifeline For Noto Flood Survivors

Volunteer Efforts Are Ramping Up In The Northern Part Of The Noto Peninsula In Ishikawa Prefecture, Following Record-breaking Rains That Devastated The Area Over The Weekend And Left At Least 11 Dead.

Hyogo Governor To Seek Reelection After Automatically Losing His Seat Next Week

Embattled Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito Announced Thursday He Will Seek Reelection After He Automatically Loses His Seat On Monday Following The prefectural Assembly’s Historic No-confidence Vote last Week.

Hospital Shortcomings Forced 509 Patients To Abandon Organ Transplants

A Total Of 509 Patients In Japan Had To Give Up On Organ Transplant Operations Last Year Because Hospitals Were Unable To Carry Out Such Procedures, A Health Ministry Survey Showed Tuesday.

JR East Fails To Disclose Data Tampering For Seven Years

East Japan Railway Co., Or JR East, Said Friday That It Has Failed For Seven Years To Disclose Data-tampering Misconduct In The Process Of Fitting Wheels To Axles.

LDP Leader Candidates Split On Separate Surnames For Married Couples

As Debates Among Candidates For The Ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Presidential Election Unfold, One Issue Is Dividing Reform-oriented And Conservative Lawmakers — Whether To Allow Married Couples To Have Separate Surnames.

Daiichi Wants To Go It Alone In Search For Targeted Cancer Drugs

The Japanese Cancer Drug Powerhouse Daiichi Sankyo Has Its Sights On The Next Generation Of Targeted Oncology Drugs, And This Time It Might Not Need A Partner To Get It Over The Line.

Japans Arctic Research Vessel Mirai Reaches Sea Ice Area

Aboard Research Vessel Mirai –

The Japanese Oceanographic Research Vessel Mirai Conducted Observations In An Arctic Ocean Area With Sea Ice For The First Time This Voyage On Monday Local Time.

Dementia Advocates Worry Public Attitudes Preventing Diagnosis

Eighty Percent Of The Public Thinks Dementia Is A Normal Part Of Aging, Meaning The Need For A Correct Diagnosis And Care For People With The Condition Is Possibly Being Neglected,

Kishida Heads To U.S. For Final Trip Abroad As Japanese Leader

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida On Saturday Left Tokyo For The United States On His Final Overseas Trip Before Stepping Down As His Country's Leader.

New Mouse Models Can Boost Japan S Drug Development: National Cancer Center

The National Cancer Center Japan (NCC) Has Announced The Start Of A New Clinical Trial For An Anticancer Drug Prescreened With Tumor-bearing Mice, Saying The Use Of Such Mouse Models Could Significantly Accelerate The Nation’s Drug Development.

Scientists Win Ig Nobel For Discovering Anal Breathing In Mammals

A Research Team Of Japanese And American Scientists Won The Ig Nobel Prize In Physiology Thursday For Discovering That Mammals Are Capable

Scientists Win Ig Nobel For Discovering Anal Breathing In Mammals

A Research Team Of Japanese And American Scientists Won The Ig Nobel Prize In Physiology Thursday For Discovering That Mammals Are Capable Of Breathing Through Their Anuses, Which They Hope Will Help Treat People With COVID-19 And Other Respiratory Diseases.

The Terrifying Way That Eels Escape A Hungry Fish S Stomach

For Most Animals, Ending Up In A Predator’s Stomach Means All Is Lost. But Not For Japanese Eels.

Out-of-pocket Costs For Off-patent Drugs To Rise In October

A System Revision In Japan In October Will Increase Out-of-pocket Expenses For Patients Who Choose The Original Version Of Drugs With Expired Patents Over Their Generic Counterparts.A System Revision In Japan In October Will Increase Out-of-pocket Expenses For Patients Who Choose The Original Version Of Drugs With Expired Patents Over Their Generic Counterparts.