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Toyota halts some shipments as Japan’s auto safety scandal widens
Tokyo — A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened Monday, with Toyota Motor and Mazda both halting shipments of some vehicles after Japan’s transport ministry found irregularities in applications to certify certain models.
Japan’s atom-bombed cities rebuke Israel from ‘moral high ground’
But this year, the city’s mayor is withholding the invitation, in a move analysts say carries symbolic weight that reflects Nagasaki’s “moral high ground” as a site of nuclear devastation, as well as the increasingly negative views of Israel held by the Japanese public.
Japan’s birth rate hits ‘critical’ new low for eighth straight year, as demographic crisis looms
Japan’s health ministry described the nation’s birth rate as “critical” on Wednesday as it hit a record low for the eighth straight year, with the government moving to improve support for parents.
Younger and older Japanese divided over rise in foreigners: survey
TOKYO -- Younger Japanese people are largely welcoming of the growing number of foreign workers in Japan while older generations tend to express reservations toward the influx, a government survey shows.
Intel and partners to use Sharp's Japan LCD plants for chip research
TOKYO/OSAKA -- Intel and its 14 partner Japanese companies will use Sharp's underutilized liquid crystal display plants in the country to research cutting-edge semiconductor production technology, Nikkei has learned, in a move that will reduce costs for the alliance and provide needed income to the struggling electronics company.
Philippines won't convince skeptics without reform plans
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
NIKKEI Film: Japanese anime vs. generative AI
TOKYO -- Japanese anime is facing a new threat, copyright infringement made easy by artificial intelligence. Websites that allow users to share images created by generative AI are being flooded with depictions that more than resemble well-known characters. Nikkei investigated about 90,000 images and found about 2,500 with multiple similar features to the original artwork.