The Japan Times

Official account of Japan's most widely read English-language news source. Est. 1897. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/

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2024-11-02 06:00:01

Japan needs a medium-term strategy for supporting the chip industry, rather than ad hoc measures like creating or adding to funds every time it compiles a supplementary budget, a finance ministry advisory panel has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/02/tech/japan-panel-chip-strategy/ #business #tech #chipmakers #tech #computers

2024-10-06 03:37:00

French President Emmanuel Macron called for an "immediate and lasting” cease-fire in Lebanon and said countries should stop shipping weapons to Israel for use in the Gaza Strip. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/06/world/macron-weapons-halt-israel/ #worldnews #france #emmanuelmacron #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #us #benjaminnetanyahu

2024-10-06 03:04:01

Prominent Japanese food critic Yukio Hattori, who also appeared on television as a commentator on cooking programs, has died. He was 78. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/06/japan/society/food-critic-yukio-hattori-dies/ #japan #society #yukiohattori #food #obituary

2024-10-05 06:23:00

There's long been one mantra in mainstream economics: Growth is good. But recently, an alternative term has begun taking root in popular culture and policy: "degrowth." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/05/economy/degrowth-kohei-saito/ #business #economy #globaleconomy #koheisaito #universityoftokyo

2024-10-04 09:10:01

United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon remain in place — despite Israel asking them to move — and provide the only communications link between the countries' militaries, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/04/world/un-peacekeepers-stay-lebanon/ #worldnews #israel #lebanon #un

2024-10-04 05:14:00

Climate-friendly hydrogen was one of the most-hyped sectors in green energy, but the reality of its high cost is taking its toll. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/10/04/energy/green-hydrogen-hype-fade/ #environment #energy #hydrogen #investments #climatechange #renewables #energy

2024-10-04 04:45:00

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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/04/tech/ai-revolution-or-bubble/ #business #tech #ai #investments #openai #google #microsoft

2024-10-03 07:09:00

Elon Musk secretly funded a conservative political group in recent years, according to people familiar with his donations, illustrating quiet financial support for right-wing causes even before he endorsed former U.S. President Donald Trump's reelection bid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/03/companies/musk-funded-rightwing-trump/ #business #companies #elonmusk #us #2024uspresidentialelection #republicans #donaldtrump #jdvance #tesla #x #spacex

2024-10-03 06:47:01

As global warming causes more severe weather, authorities are having to give an underground flood management complex in Saitama Prefecture a major upgrade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/03/japan/tokyo-flood-prevention/ #japan #climatechange #floods #rainyseason #typhoons #disasterpreparedness #saitama

2024-10-03 04:24:00

The U.S. Supreme Court launches its new term with several major cases already on its schedule — involving guns, transgender rights, online pornography and more. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/03/world/crime-legal/gun-porn-us-supreme-court/ #worldnews #crimelegal #us #ussupremecourt #guns #transgender #pornography #donaldtrump #joebiden #kamalaharris #2024uspresidentialelection

2024-10-02 13:21:00

The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory Project has captured and unveiled images of the Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/02/japan/science-health/university-of-tokyo-tsuchinshan-atlas-comet/ #japan #sciencehealth #theuniversityoftokyo #tsuchinshanatlascomet #chile

2024-10-02 06:00:01

New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba named two women ministers to his Cabinet, down from five in the outgoing administration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/02/japan/politics/ishiba-cabinet-women-ministers/ #japan #politics #women039sissues #cabinet #junkomihara #toshikoabe

2024-10-02 05:14:00

Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as the first woman to become president in Mexico, inheriting a country beset by gang violence and economic uncertainty over controversial reforms passed by her powerful ruling party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/02/world/politics/sheinbaum-mexico-woman-president/ #worldnews #politics #claudiasheinbaum #mexico #latinamerica #andresmanuellopezobrador

2024-10-01 13:38:00

Alphabet’s Google plans to invest $1 billion to build data centers in Thailand, joining global tech companies in adding cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/01/companies/google-thailand-asia-ai/ #business #companies #alphabet #google #thailand #ai #southeastasia #tech #jobs #cloud

2024-09-28 07:09:00

A growing number of wealthy South Korean retirees are looking to spend their twilight years in luxury retirement homes, prompting big businesses to invest billions in new projects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/28/south-korea-luxury-retirement-homes/ #business #retirement #aging #elderly #southkorea

2024-09-27 23:01:00

Musician Koshi Inaba delivered a rollicking set for the stripped-down music series that brings cherry-picked Japanese acts you likely wouldn’t see Stateside to new ears. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/09/28/music/koshi-inaba-tiny-desk-concerts-japan/ #culture #music #koshiinaba #jpop #tinydeskconcertsjapan #nhk #japanesetv

2024-09-27 08:03:00

The Indian government has slashed its goal to create thousands of new tribunals to speedily try sex crimes after states like West Bengal, where the recent brutal rape-homicide of a doctor shook the nation, fell far short of targets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/27/asia-pacific/crime-legal/india-sex-crime-courts-states/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #india #sexcrimes #rape

2024-09-27 07:09:00

Elon Musk's X seems to have conceded to Brazil's Supreme Court, halting misinformation to lift a five-month ban and eyeing a swift return to one of its biggest markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/27/companies/musk-x-brazil-censorship-feud/ #business #companies #elonmusk #x #socialmedia #starlink #brazil

2024-09-25 07:09:00

Japan's retrial system — the only way for a convicted individual to be exonerated — is in the spotlight this week, with the Shizuoka District Court set to deliver its verdict in a retrial of a case dating back to 1966 on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/25/japan/crime-legal/japan-retrial-system-interview/ #japan #crimelegal #iwaohakamata #japanesecourts #justiceministry

2024-09-25 04:45:01

In what amounts to a massive adrenaline shot for the Chinese economy, the People’s Bank of China unveiled a series of easing measures at a rare, high-level news conference on Tuesday in Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/25/economy/xi-economic-china-time/ #business #economy #xijinping #globaleconomy #china #banks #pangongsheng

2024-09-24 22:27:01

Brett Favre, the former NFL quarterback accused of diverting millions of dollars in U.S. federal money away from welfare recipients, said Tuesday that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/09/25/more-sports/brett-favre-parkinsons/ #moresports #brettfavre #us #parkinson039s

2024-09-24 08:47:01

Japan and 11 nations agreed Monday to start immediate talks on a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials, including uranium and plutonium, for nuclear weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/24/japan/politics/kishida-nuke-material-ban-treaty/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #nuclearweapons #un

2024-09-24 08:13:01

The Amazon rainforest has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined to deforestation over four decades, fueling drought and record wildfires across South America. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/09/24/climate-change/amazon-forest-germany-france/ #environment #climatechange #amazonriver #amazonforest #rainforests #wildfires #climatechange #deforestation #logging #southamerica #latinamerica #brazil #environment

2024-09-24 06:00:05

Messaging app Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests, according to Chief Executive Officer Pavel Durov. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/24/tech/telegram-ceo-durov-data-governments/ #business #tech #paveldurov #france #telegram #socialmedia

2024-09-20 13:50:00

Japan has agreed to stricter monitoring of treated water discharged from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant with greater involvement of third-party inspectors, including China's, paving the way for a lifting of Beijing's ban on Japanese seafood imports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/20/japan/japan-china-iaea-import/ #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #fukushimano1 #iaea #trade #food

2024-09-20 12:13:01

The pager attacks targeted Hezbollah while also impacting civilians, escalating tensions that could cause the conflict to spiral out of control due to the group's ties to Iran and Hamas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/09/20/israels-hezbollah-pager-bombs/ #editorials #lebanon #israel #espionage #pagers #tech #hezbollah #hamas #gaza #iran

2024-09-20 11:22:01

Scientists used a version of ChatGPT to challenge conspiracy beliefs and found people more open to evidence than expected, contradicting the "post-truth" era idea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/20/ai-can-debunk-conspiracy-theories/ #commentary #chatgpt #ai #conspiracytheories

2024-09-20 08:47:00

The iPhone 16 went on sale in Japan Friday, with enthusiasts lining up from 8 a.m to be the first to get their hands on the new smartphone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/20/companies/iphone16-japan-stores/ #business #companies #apple #iphone

2024-09-20 06:47:00

Local authorities in Nara are urging visitors to respect its deer after a video showing a man kicking one of the sacred animals in the city went viral on social media, sparking an outcry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/20/japan/society/nara-deer-kicked-video/ #japan #society #nara #animals #japanesepolice #socialmedia

2024-09-20 05:14:00

California is poised to enact the United States' most significant piece of legislation around artificial intelligence, which could help reshape governance of the technology worldwide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/20/world/politics/california-ai-safety-bill-divisive/ #worldnews #politics #california #ai #chatgpt #us #gavinnewsom #tech

2024-09-20 04:45:01

A yearslong analysis shows that social media titans engaged in "vast surveillance" to make money from people's personal information, according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/20/tech/us-social-media-surveillance-report/ #business #tech #socialmedia #surveillance #privacy #us #internet #personalinformation

2024-09-20 04:24:00

OpenAI has unveiled a new version of ChatGPT that it says can "reason” through tasks involving math, coding and science. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/20/tech/new-chatgpt-reasoning-power/ #business #tech #chatgpt #openai #ai

2024-09-20 03:04:00

Thousands of pagers and other devices exploding in Lebanon this week mark a new and deadly escalation in the use of supply chains against adversaries, giving new urgency to global leaders’ drive to reduce their dependence on technologies from rivals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/20/world/pager-explosion-supply-chain-alarm/ #worldnews #lebanon #israel #espionage #pagers #tech #hezbollah

2024-09-19 11:06:00

Elon Musk’s X "inadvertently and temporarily" skirted a ban of the social media network in Brazil though an automatic update of its software. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/19/elon-musk-x-brazil-software/ #business #elonmusk #brazil #x #socialmedia

2024-09-19 09:42:00

Japanese firm Icom said Thursday that it was investigating after media reported that two-way radio devices bearing its logo exploded in Lebanon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/19/world/japan-walkie-talkie-lebanon-blasts/ #worldnews #middleeast #israel #lebanon #hezbollah

2024-09-19 07:29:00

South Korea is confident it can overcome any obstacles to a multibillion dollar project to build a nuclear plant in the Czech Republic, despite appeals against the deal, President Yoon Suk-yeol has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/19/world/politics/south-korea-yoon-czech-nuclear-plant/ #worldnews #politics #czechrepublic #southkorea #nuclearpower #yoonsukyeol

2024-09-19 06:47:00

Alphabet's Google took a major step this year to end a European Union antitrust investigation with an offer to sell its advertising marketplace AdX, but European publishers rejected the proposal as insufficient. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/19/companies/google-ad-tech-business-eu/ #business #companies #google #alphabet #tech #eu

2024-09-19 04:24:00

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that his "victory plan," intended to bring peace to Ukraine while keeping the country strong and avoiding all "frozen conflicts," is now complete. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/19/world/ukraine-zelenskyy-victory-plan/ #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

2024-09-18 21:15:00

A Taiwanese company and its Hungarian partner on Wednesday reportedly denied making pagers that exploded while being used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/18/world/hezbollah-pagers-taiwan-hungary/ #worldnews #hezbollah #lebanon #taiwan #hungary

2024-09-18 12:13:01

Concerned about the worsening security situation in the Indo-Pacific, France and Japan are speeding up negotiations to finalize a visiting-forces pact within the coming months, Paris’ top envoy to Tokyo said in an interview. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/18/japan/politics/france-ambassador-japan-interview/ #japan #politics #france #francejapanrelations #sdf #defense #china #indopacific

2024-09-17 09:42:01

Small and medium-size firms in the Tohoku region are increasing their presence in Japan’s growing space sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/17/companies/space-industry-tohoku/ #business #companies #tohoku #space #satellites #tech #startups

2024-09-17 07:46:00

Entry restrictions during this summer's Mount Fuji hiking season cut dangerous overnight climbs from the Yamanashi Prefecture side by about 90% compared to last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/17/japan/mount-fuji-restrictions-results/ #japan #mountfuji #mountains #yamanashi #shizuoka

2024-09-17 05:14:00

Intel in 2022 lost out on a contract to design and fabricate the chip for Sony’s PlayStation 6, which dealt a significant blow to its effort to build its fledgling contract manufacturing business, several sources say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/17/tech/intel-lost-sony-playstation-contract/ #business #tech #intel #sony #playstation #videogames #chips #tech

2024-09-16 23:33:00

'Shogun' has cleaned up at the Emmys, so there’s no more excuse — it’s time to hop on a train and see the real history that inspired the smash-hit show on the last, great clash of the samurai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/09/17/travel/shogun-osaka-castle-travel-historical-sites/ #life #travel #shogun #emmys #travel #samurai #japanesehistory #castle

2024-09-16 10:48:00

Social media is being flooded by deepfake videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/16/world/crime-legal/deepfakes-famous-doctors-scams/ #worldnews #crimelegal #tech #deepfakes #misinformation #fakenews #socialmedia #ai #doctors

2024-09-16 09:42:00

More than 2½ years into its military offensive, Russia has imprisoned hundreds for protesting or speaking out against the campaign — even in private — in a crackdown that has paralyzed the Kremlin's domestic critics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/16/world/politics/ghosts-gulag-modern-russia/ #worldnews #politics #russia #josephstalin #history #censorship #russiaukrainewar

2024-09-16 08:03:00

A surge of U.S. investment by Chinese solar-panel makers threatens to enhance Beijing’s dominance of the sector, rather than weaning the world’s biggest economy off of it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/16/tech/china-us-solar-domestic-report/ #business #tech #china #us #solar #energy #renewables

2024-09-16 03:04:00

The biggest typhoon in more than seven decades has hit Shanghai, bringing gale-force winds and heavy rain to the eastern seaboard and disrupting holidaymakers at the start of a days-long national festival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/16/asia-pacific/shanghai-biggest-typhoon-since-1949/ #asiapacific #typhoons #china #shanghai

2024-09-15 07:29:00

A Japanese 10-year-old has become the youngest person authorized to prepare fugu puffer fish — a delicacy that can kill if its poisonous parts are not properly removed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/15/japan/fugu-child-test/ #japan #fugu #fish #kumamoto

2024-09-15 07:09:00

With Russian and Chinese presence in the Arctic growing, Tokyo aims to bolster the area's rule of law by redoubling diplomatic ties with Nordic countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/15/japan/japan-arctic-rule-of-law/ #japan #arctic #chinajapanrelations #russiajapanrelations #defense

2024-09-13 13:21:00

Smartphones have become central to our lives, especially in photography and videography, making everyone a creator and changing how we share and consume media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/09/13/iphone-another-revolutionary-device/ #editorials #apple #smartphones #tech #ai

2024-09-13 12:51:00

Japanese media's coverage of U.S. debates tends to be more superficial and uniform, often merely reflecting U.S. media content rather than offering in-depth analysis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/12/japan/us-japan-election-coverage/ #commentary #japan #uspresidentialdebate #2024uspresidentialelection #republicans #democrats #donaldtrump #kamalaharris

2024-09-13 11:06:02

Japan will consider requiring more elderly people to bear 30% of their medical costs in an outline of measures to deal with the aging population adopted Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/13/japan/society/elderly-medical-costs/ #japan #society #elderly #hospitals #pensions

2024-09-13 06:23:01

North Korea has offered a rare glimpse into one of its secretive uranium enrichment facilities, with leader Kim Jong Un urging the introduction of more centrifuges for weapons-grade material. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/13/asia-pacific/north-korea-uranium-enrichment-facility/ #asiapacific #northkorea #kimjongun #uranium #nuclearweapons #missiles

2024-09-12 11:22:00

China will "crush" any foreign incursion into its sovereign territory including in the South China Sea, a senior Beijing military official said Thursday on the sidelines of a defense forum. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/12/asia-pacific/politics/china-south-sea-crush/ #asiapacific #politics #china #philippines #southchinasea #us

2024-09-12 06:47:00

In recent years, Japanese fishers' saury catches have fallen to record lows, prompting some to use their fishing boats to catch other marine life, such as tuna and squid, as well. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/12/japan/japan-saury-fishing/ #japan #fish #fishing #tuna #saury #toyama #hokkaido #fisheries

2024-09-12 02:42:00

Hurricane Francine hit southern Louisiana Wednesday, threatening New Orleans and the Gulf Coast with strong winds, rain, and a storm surge that prompted thousands to evacuate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/12/world/hurricane-francine-louisiana/ #worldnews #neworleans #louisiana #us #hurricanefrancine

2024-09-12 01:48:01

A wildfire in the hills near Los Angeles exploded overnight, torching dozens of homes as its footprint swelled 1,000%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/12/world/wildfire-los-angeles/ #worldnews #us #california #wildfires #losangeles

2024-09-11 20:10:00

From Malaysia to Brazil, free speech is being pitted against social media regulation. It’s missing the point. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/11/world/hold-big-tech-accountable/ #commentary #worldnews #malaysia #freespeech #tiktok #cyberbullying #socialmedia

2024-09-11 16:42:01

Russia and China launched joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, marking the largest naval exercise in decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/11/asia-pacific/russia-china-naval-exercise/ #asiapacific #taiwan #china #philippines #southchinasea #seaofjapan #taiwanstrait #russia

2024-09-11 13:50:01

East Japan Railway has unveiled plans to introduce driverless bullet trains by the mid-2030s in an effort to make operations more efficient and sustainable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/11/tech/jr-east-shinkansen-driverless/ #business #tech #jreast #shinkansen #trains #selfdriving

2024-09-11 12:26:00

Despite growing concerns about the breakneck speed at which the world’s armed forces are incorporating artificial intelligence into their weapons and systems, global cooperation in regulating the military use of the cutting-edge technology is proving elusive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/11/world/ai-military-use-regulations-analysis/ #worldnews #ai #tech #computers #usmilitary #pla #us #china #defense

2024-09-11 07:46:00

This year's climbing season for Mount Fuji ended on Tuesday without any reported major confusion over new restrictions that were imposed at the start of the season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/11/japan/society/mount-fuji-season-ends/ #japan #society #mountfuji #overtourism #mountains #yamanashi #shizuoka

2024-09-10 13:38:01

A top EU court will rule on Tuesday in a 13 billion euro tax case involving Apple and Ireland, and could also deliver a victory for Brussels by upholding a multibillion euro fine against Google. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/10/tech/apple-google-eu-court/ #business #tech #apple #google #europe #eu

2024-09-10 05:14:00

China hawks in the U.S. House overcame a last-ditch lobbying effort and passed legislation that would blacklist Chinese biotech companies and their U.S. subsidiaries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/10/world/politics/us-blacklist-china-biotech/ #worldnews #politics #china #us #biotech #tech

2024-09-10 02:42:01

U.S. says alleged white supremacists tried to use Telegram to spark race war https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/10/world/society/us-white-supremacists-telegram/ #worldnews #society #telegram #racism #socialmedia #us

2024-09-07 00:08:00

With so much fanfare for big players in the gaming industry, is Germany's Gamescom a space reserved only for the giants? Japan's indie developers disagree. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/09/07/digital/gamescom-germany-japan-indie-studios/ #life #digital #gamescom #videogames #japan #tokyo

2024-09-05 09:10:00

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to provide Africa with $50 billion in financial support over the next three years and strengthen military cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/05/asia-pacific/politics/xi-courts-africa/ #asiapacific #politics #xijinping #china #africa #investments #debt

2024-09-04 16:15:00

A global conservation body has called on the city of Kitakyushu to halt its plans to demolish newly-discovered Meiji Era remains for the sake of redevelopment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/04/japan/moji-heritage-alert/ #japan #kitakyushu #fukuoka #icomos #unesco #archaeology #worldheritage #meiji

2024-09-04 13:38:00

The extreme heat felt across Japan in July was "almost impossible" without climate change, a joint analysis by the Meteorological Agency and the education ministry has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/09/04/climate-change/japan-july-heat-climate-blame/ #environment #climatechange #heat #heatwaves #climatechange

2024-09-04 06:47:01

The Ukrainian minister in charge of weapons production resigned on Tuesday in anticipation of another defense role and four other ministers stood down in a major government shake-up at a critical juncture in the war with Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/04/world/politics/ukraine-arms-chief-ministers/ #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy

2024-09-02 11:06:00

Starlink — the satellite-internet service controlled by Elon Musk that has 250,000 customers in Brazil — told the country’s telecom agency Sunday that it would not comply with orders to block X, his social media platform. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/02/tech/musk-starlink-block-x-brazil/ #business #tech #elonmusk #starlink #x #brazil

2024-09-02 10:48:00

Nestled between mountains in a secluded corner of West Virginia, the Green Bank Telescope scans the cosmos for secrets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/02/world/science-health/alien-hunting-green-bank-telescope/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #astronomy #space #aliens #ufo

2024-09-01 12:13:00

Shipments of air conditioners in July jumped 18% year on year to 1,306,000 units, up for four consecutive months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/01/japan-air-conditioner-sales-boom/ #business #airconditioners #climatechange #heat

2024-09-01 04:45:00

Japan introduced a system Sunday to oblige businesses to report health damage from supplements and other food products labeled as having specific health benefits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/01/japan/society/supplements-health-damage-report/ #japan #society #food #health #kobayashipharmaceutical

2024-09-01 02:26:01

Swimmer Keiichi Kimura captured Japan's second gold medal at the Paris Paralympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/paralympics/2024/09/01/kimura-gold-japan-paralympics/ #paralympics #2024parisparalympics #keiichikimura #teamjapan

2024-08-30 15:29:27

Director Hiroshi Sunairi takes a fly-on-the-wall approach to explore the life of Mao Ishikawa, who photographed Okinawans and the effects of the U.S. military. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/08/30/film/from-okinawa-with-love/ #culture #film #photography #hiroshisunairi #maoishikawa #documentaries #okinawa #wwii #japanesefilm

2024-08-30 15:08:00

Prices for a total of 1,392 products from 195 major Japanese food manufacturers will go up in September, a survey by research firm Teikoku Databank showed Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/30/japan/society/food-price-hikes/ #japan #society #food #surveys #teikokudatabank #inflation

2024-08-30 10:34:01

Japan's Foreign Ministry on Friday announced a budget request that included ¥66.2 billion ($457 million) to strengthen efforts to respond to information warfare. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/30/japan/politics/foreign-ministry-budget-request/ #japan #politics #foreignministry #budgets #aid #misinformation

2024-08-30 01:26:01

Afghan Zakia Khudadadi became the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team to win a medal at the Paralympics when she clinched a bronze in taekwondo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/paralympics/2024/08/30/khudadadi-paralympic-bronze-refugee-team/ #paralympics #2024parisparalympics #zakiakhudadadi #taekwondo #taliban #refugees #afghanistan #refugeeparalympicteam

2024-08-28 23:33:01

Typhoon Shanshan, which is being called one of the strongest typhoons in Japanese history, made landfall near Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Thursday morning just after 8 a.m. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/29/japan/typhoon-shanshan-thursday/ #japan #typhoons #meteorologicalagency #landslides #typhoonshanshan #rail #shinkansen #kyushu #miyazaki #kagoshima

2024-08-28 16:15:01

As South Korea scrambles to halt the sharp decline in its birth rate, policymakers are having a hard time convincing many in their 20s and 30s that parenthood is a better investment than stylish clothes or fancy restaurants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/28/asia-pacific/society/korea-birth-rate-yolo-generation/ #asiapacific #society #southkorea #parenting #familyplanning #population

2024-08-28 09:30:01

As high temperatures break records around the U.S. and wildfires rip through the West, another climate-driven weather hazard — extreme rainfall — is pummeling the country’s Northeast, and scientists say it will get worse as the climate changes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/08/28/climate-change/extreme-rain-northeastern-us/ #environment #climatechange #climatechange #us #floods

2024-08-28 09:10:01

The Kyushu region is bracing for the likely landfall of the slow-moving but powerful Typhoon Shanshan, with heavy rain already impacting a wide area of Japan and causing a landslide in Aichi Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/28/japan/typhoon-shanshan-wednesday/ #japan #typhoons #meteorologicalagency #landslides #typhoonshanshan #disasters

2024-08-28 08:13:02

Foreign laborers who dealt with harsh conditions in Saudi Arabia are warning about a pending construction boom for stadiums for the 2034 World Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/08/28/soccer/world-cup/migrant-welfare-saudi-arabia-world-cup/ #soccer #worldcup #saudiarabia #2034worldcup #fifa #humanrights #forcelabor

2024-08-28 07:29:01

As tourists flock to Japan in record numbers, the country’s airlines are facing a severe shortage of pilots. And finding them won’t be easy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/28/companies/japan-pilot-shortage/ #business #companies #airlines #wages #jal #ana #tourism

2024-08-26 11:06:00

Are heat waves and guerrilla rainstorms keeping the Japanese from shopping as much as they used to? The answer is complicated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/26/economy/climate-change-consumption-japanese-shoppers/ #business #economy #heat #heatwaves #consumerspending #guerrillarainstorms #agriculture

2024-08-26 09:10:00

Hokkaido, which got 40% of its electricity from renewable energy sources in fiscal 2023, is looking to raise this share to 60%. But its local grid was never designed with renewable energy in mind. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/26/japan/society/hokkaido-renewable-energy/ #japan #society #energy #solar #emissions #climatechange #renewables #wind #hokkaido

2024-08-26 04:07:00

Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire founder and owner of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing on a private jet late on Saturday, three sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/26/world/crime-legal/telegram-founder-durov-france/ #worldnews #crimelegal #paveldurov #telegram #russia #france #socialmedia

2024-08-25 11:56:00

The Philippines on Sunday accused Chinese vessels of blocking a ship transporting provisions to Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/25/asia-pacific/chinese-vessels-blocks-philippine-supply-mission/ #asiapacific #philippines #china #southchinasea

2024-08-25 06:47:00

The heavily fortified area separating North and South Korea is home to a biodiverse landscape and is a place of deep meaning for nearby farmers whose bees can fly freely through it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/25/asia-pacific/dmz-south-korea-honey/ #asiapacific #southkorea #northkorea #food

2024-08-25 01:48:00

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will use one of its capsules to bring home astronauts stuck at the ISS next year, in a fresh setback for rival Boeing that also raises questions about how NASA will staff the orbiting lab moving forward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/25/world/science-health/boeing-mission-spacex-return/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #nasa #boeing #spacex #space #iss #us #starliner

2024-08-20 10:48:01

New restrictions implemented on Mount Fuji's most popular Yoshida trail this year have significantly reduced the number of "bullet climbers" and reduced bad behavior associated with the dangerous practice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/20/japan/society/mt-fuji-restrictions-progress/ #japan #society #mountfuji #tourism #yamanashi #overtourism #mountains #mountaineering

2024-08-19 14:20:03

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will start a demonstration project as early as Thursday to remove a small amount of radioactive debris from its wrecked nuclear power plant in Fukushima. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/19/japan/tepco-fukushima-radioactive-debris/ #japan #nuclearenergy #nuclearwaste #tepco #fukushimano1 #utilities #radiation

2024-08-19 08:03:01

Nearly 12% of tested spice samples failed to meet quality and safety standards, according to data of tests by Indian authorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/19/india-spice-safety-standards/ #business #india #foodpoisoning #food

2024-08-17 08:47:01

With U.S. equities on the rebound, this summer’s selloff is looking more like a pause in the bull market than the beginning of its end. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/17/markets/stocks-panic-record-highs/ #business #markets #stocks #investments #boj

2024-08-17 08:03:00

Donald Trump and his staunchest followers have used menace and harassment to fundamentally reshape the Republican Party, purging officials and activists seen as insufficiently loyal to Trump and his Make America Great Again agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/17/world/politics/trump-intimidation-reshape-republican-party/ #worldnews #politics #2024uspresidentialelection #donaldtrump #republicans #congress

2024-08-17 03:04:00

Kyiv said Friday its incursion into Russian territory had advanced, claiming it aimed to force Russia to negotiate on "fair" terms, as Moscow's troops announced new gains in eastern Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/17/world/ukraine-advance-russia/ #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #kursk

2024-08-15 11:22:00

Women's accessories sold by Shein, Temu and AliExpresss contained toxic substances sometimes hundreds of times above acceptable levels, authorities in Seoul said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/15/companies/seoul-toxic-substances-shein-temu/ #business #companies #shein #temu #aliexpress #southkorea #apparel #fashion #fastfashion #china #poisoning

2024-08-14 02:42:01

In a small corner of Fukushima, an aging survivor of one of Japan’s most secretive World War II projects — sending balloon bombs over the Pacific to the U.S. — has finally decided to share his story, as part of a special exhibition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/14/japan/history/balloon-bomb-project-survivor/ #japan #history #wwii #fukushima #toshimizuishii #us