Candidates in the Tokyo gubernatorial election were busy appealing to voters during the first weekend of the campaign amid drizzly weather, with contrasting strategies beginning to emerge. For the July…
TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin. Less than six years later, the social media platform is deeply…
Digital minister Taro Kono and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba appear ready to run in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in September — a troubling sign for Prime Minister Fumio…
When Google announced this week that its climate emissions had risen by 48% since 2019, it pointed the finger at artificial intelligence. U.S. tech firms are building vast networks of…
Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi is stepping up her activities with an eye toward the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election expected to be held this September. The 63-year-old plans…
While many laws have been created and updated to improve the lives of women in Japan, others have not. Here, we highlight four Japanese laws we would like to see…
When Wu Cunsong and Chen Binghui founded their artificial intelligence startup two years ago in Hangzhou, China, they quickly ran into obstacles, including dearth of venture capital. This March, they…
U.S. President Joe Biden has again taken credit for Japan’s historic 2022 defense budget hike, saying in an interview Friday that he had pushed Tokyo to boost its spending. Speaking…
Ukraine aims to conclude negotiations to revise its investment treaty with Japan by year-end to add momentum for economic recovery, a senior Ukrainian government official said Wednesday. "It's an ambitious…
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Tuesday praised Sri Lanka's recent efforts to address its economic crisis and debt restructuring, following the South Asian country's agreement with creditor nations, according to…