From Indonesia to India to U.S., AI creeps into elections
TOKYO -- When Prabowo Subianto wanted to soften his image among young Indonesian voters, his campaign team brought out a smiling face: a cartoonish digital version of himself.
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Mazda, Yamaha to restart shipments of 3 models after testing scandal
TOKYO -- Mazda Motor and Yamaha Motor have been allowed to resume shipments of three vehicle models that had been flagged for improper testing, the Japanese government said Friday.
Can Japan’s First Same-Sex Dating Reality Show Change Hearts and Minds?
Japan is the only country among the world’s wealthiest democracies that has not legalized same-sex unions. Few celebrities are openly gay. Conservative groups oppose legislative efforts to protect the L.G.B.T.Q. community.
Japan to issue new banknotes with historic figures that appear to rotate in 3D
In the first design change in 20 years, the 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 1,000 yen bills will have bigger face value numbers printed on them than the current versions, so all people, regardless of age and nationality, can recognise them easily.
Japan and US need to up their game in the Senkakus
When the People’s Republic of China wants something that belongs to someone else, it is persistent and pushes to get what it wants. And it’s willing to use force if necessary. Japan knows the feeling, when it comes to its Senkaku Islands at the southern end of the Ryukyu chain. They are closer to Shanghai than to Tokyo. The PRC claims the islands as its own – referring to them as the Diaoyu Islands.
Plaintiffs exceed 100 in suits against MUFG over Credit Suisse bonds
TOKYO -- Fourteen additional retail investors in Credit Suisse bonds that had their value wiped out sued Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities on Friday, bringing the total number of plaintiffs in similar cases to over 100.
Japan's ANA and JAL team up against abusive behavior by passengers
TOKYO -- Japan's two leading airlines, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL), announced on Friday that they have set up a joint policyto protect their workers from verbal or physical violence inflicted by customers as airline employees have been victims in many cases.
Japan’s space agency delays launch of upgraded observation satellite on new H3 rocket due to weather
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said Friday its planned launch this weekend of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket will be postponed until Monday due to expected bad weather.