AP Week in Pictures: Asia
March 15-21, 2024
Asian news from Tokyo
In Japan, Ohtani’s ‘perfect person’ image could take a hit with firing of interpreter over gambling
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is referred to in Japan as “kanpeki no hito” — the perfect person — because of his manners and impeccable behavior.
U.S., Japan to discuss how Tokyo can work with AUKUS: Kurt Campbell
TOKYO -- U.S. and Japanese leaders at their April summit are expected to discuss how Tokyo can technologically collaborate with the AUKUS trilateral defense framework, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell told Nikkei and other outlets on Thursday.
Japan's Aeon to even out pay between part- and full-time workers
TOKYO -- Japanese retailer Aeon will start boosting wages for part-time workers at 40 group companies in fiscal 2024, so that they are paid equally to full-time counterparts for doing the same work.
Japan's Nikkei average closes at all-time high after BOJ policy shift
TOKYO -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average hit an all-time intraday high Thursday, as investors snapped up risk assets following dovish remarks by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Japanese startup generates AI models from 'evolutionary' process
TOKYO -- Sakana AI, a Japanese artificial intelligence startup, said Thursday that it has invented a new way of creating generative AI models that applies the concepts of evolution and natural selection. This approach, according to the company, allows significantly cheaper and faster AI development.
Nvidia goes big and U.S. chip projects stutter
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Japan, US, Philippines vow to boost ties ahead of April summit
The senior officials also acknowledged that any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force cannot be tolerated, according to the ministry, in an apparent criticism of China’s increasing maritime assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.