Trump’s embrace of AI data centers adds to GOP’s midterm peril
Over the past few months, political strategists have warned Trump administration officials they were in danger of…
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Kremlin says Ukraine talks with U.S. envoys were useful, but no signs of breakthrough
Putin told the envoys that Russia was making "real progress" on the battlefield and was confident of achieving its…
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From farmers to chefs, Japan’s culinary voices tell their tales
"The Art and Craft of Japanese Cooking: Artisans, Chefs, Recipes" combines recipes with essays on chefs' approaches as…
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Punch Room Tokyo shakes its way to the top
Under the creative direction of bartender Yasuhiro Kawakubo, Punch Room Tokyo has climbed to the top of Japan's…
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Government may fully cover local losses from consumption tax cut
The national government is expected to present the plan at a meeting with local governments to be held shortly.
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The woman at the center of Japan’s currency fight
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is under pressure to strengthen the yen while balancing competing demands from the…
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OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring
OpenAI officials had kept the incident under wraps as they grappled with the fallout from the July breach of the open…
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Takaichi seen retaining foreign, defense and finance ministers in Cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering keeping Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi…
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Highest-level landslide warning briefly issued for Kagoshima town
In the island town of Yakushima, 24-hour rainfall reached 490.5 millimeters until 5:30 a.m., a record for the area.
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A year of Lear: Four new stagings hone in on the tragedy’s timeless lessons
Four separate productions of "King Lear" in one year in Japan signal renewed interest in the Shakespeare play that…
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Japan says progress made on $550 billion investment pact with U.S.
Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa declined to comment in detail, but said discussions on AI and chips will carry "very…
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White House reviews candidates to replace Pentagon No. 2 Steve Feinberg
Sources did not say why the White House was reviewing potential replacements and did not specify which candidates the…
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Chinese military commander overseeing Taiwan operations meets U.S. PACOM chief
PACOM chief Adm. Sam Paparo recently held his first in-person talks with Gen. Yang Zhibin, commander of the Chinese…
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Yen’s changing fortunes might finally be spooking the bears
New tailwinds from capital repatriation, unwinding carry trades and U.S. political pressure are now giving short…
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Job growth, but surging diesel prices — Trump’s midterms mixed bag
The labor market showed strong growth but record-high diesel prices are likely to further fuel inflation.
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Africa bigger and U.S. smaller: U.N. adopts new map
The new map — known as the Equal Earth cartographic projection — improves "the accuracy of the cartographic…
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Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes,’ as he plays down war
The U.S. president again compared the death toll of 18 U.S. service members to the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan,…
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Red-hot Japan sets 3-point records in win over Mali to open FIBA Women’s World Cup
Akatsuki Japan shot 57.1% from the 3-point line and set a World Cup record by making 20 from deep.
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Tetris distances itself from controversial White House ‘arcade’ games
Tetris said it did not give permission for the White House to use the game's iconic imagery for a controversial online…
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Anthropic IPO launch shifts toward mid-October
The shift pushes back what some investors have said could be a $2 trillion listing.
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China’s Xi seeks to bring large CEO delegation on U.S. visit
Xi rarely travels abroad with corporate executives, many of whom fell out of favor after Beijing's regulatory…
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U.S. envoys to make Ukraine peace push with Russia pessimistic
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow and — for the first time, Kyiv — with a proposal to end…
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U.S. judge extends block on Trump bid to curb mail-in ballots
The move is the latest twist in a legal dispute ahead of November's midterm elections.
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Trump’s big Venezuela deal leaves U.S. oil industry blindsided
Industry leaders are worried the deal short-circuits ongoing commercial talks and cuts them out of some of Venezuela's…
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U.S. and China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks
The talks will be led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the U.S. side, sources briefed on the discussions…
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Dollar posts weekly loss as yen jumps amid shifting rate bets
The Japanese currency posted its best week since July, gaining about 2.4% against the dollar.
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Takaichi lauds ‘transparency’ of Japan’s record budget requests
Her government has promised to review and cut back on unnecessary spending programs and is trying to incorporate more…
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How much socialism is America willing to swallow?
What is new is the number mainstream politicians who will voluntarily wear the label, while voters seem more willing…
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Robot penguins make a splash at Wakayama theme park
Visitors looked amazed to see one of the robots deftly move its flippers to change direction and dive deeper into the…
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Nidec says investigation found 844 quality-control irregularities
The panel was set up in May after the motor maker disclosed more than 1,000 suspected cases of quality irregularities…
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Almost anyone can make money selling electricity with AI, batteries and solar panels
Millions of people are using their solar panels and batteries to generate energy and sell excess back to the grid.
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When the yen ruled the world: Shunji Iwai’s ‘Swallowtail Butterfly’ returns in 4K
The director talks about his approach to the 4K restoration of his classic film, now showing in theaters nationwide.
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Nepal floods ruin merchants and traders ahead of crucial festival season
The catastrophe struck just ahead of the crucial September-to-November Hindu festival season, when celebrations…
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Panel may consider restricting evidence use in civil trials in Japan
The Code of Civil Procedure does not currently ban the use of evidence and confidential information for purposes…
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Corporate venture capital develops in Japan
What was once seen as a bad fit for Japanese companies is seen now as more of a necessity.
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Late Japanese researcher wins Ig Nobel Prize for study on blowing one’s nose
Unno was awarded the prize for his 1977 paper, "How to Blow the Nose – An Aerodynamic Study of the Nose Blowing."
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