thejapantimes, 1 day ago to worldnews Beijing is opening the door to a real estate bazooka. But only a few developers will benefit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/19/world/china-housing-mess/ #commentary #worldnews #china #chineseeconomy #xijinping #realestate
Beijing is opening the door to a real estate bazooka. But only a few developers will benefit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/19/world/china-housing-mess/ #commentary #worldnews #china #chineseeconomy #xijinping #realestate
thejapantimes, 1 day ago to worldnews The drama starring former U.S. President Donald Trump that is now playing out in a New York City courtroom is more than just a criminal trial, it is a contest between competing concepts of power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/19/world/king-donald-trump/ #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #republicans #democrats #stormydaniels #newyork
The drama starring former U.S. President Donald Trump that is now playing out in a New York City courtroom is more than just a criminal trial, it is a contest between competing concepts of power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/19/world/king-donald-trump/ #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #republicans #democrats #stormydaniels #newyork
br00t4c, 2 days ago to random Do you want an "Open Thread" Commentary Post? #choice #commentary https://angrybearblog.com/2024/05/do-you-want-an-open-thread-commentary-post#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-want-an-open-thread-commentary-post
Do you want an "Open Thread" Commentary Post?
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thejapantimes, 3 days ago to worldnews Beijing is pouring billions into Pakistan to complete a key Belt and Road initiative artery. But this is threatened by terrorist groups targeting Chinese interests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/17/world/china-cpec-pakistan-terrorism/ #commentary #worldnews #china #pakistan #terrorism #beltandroadinitiative #security
Beijing is pouring billions into Pakistan to complete a key Belt and Road initiative artery. But this is threatened by terrorist groups targeting Chinese interests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/17/world/china-cpec-pakistan-terrorism/ #commentary #worldnews #china #pakistan #terrorism #beltandroadinitiative #security
thejapantimes, 3 days ago to worldnews Outside of a few big cities, it’s hard to put in 10,000 steps a day in the US, and the pandemic seems to have made things worse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/17/world/america-walking-health/ #commentary #worldnews #us #health #exercise #walking
Outside of a few big cities, it’s hard to put in 10,000 steps a day in the US, and the pandemic seems to have made things worse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/17/world/america-walking-health/ #commentary #worldnews #us #health #exercise #walking
thejapantimes, 3 days ago to worldnews 2023 wasn’t only the hottest year in recorded history, it was the hottest year in the last two millennia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/16/world/officially-hotter-since-jesus/ #commentary #worldnews #globalwarming #climatechange #pollution
2023 wasn’t only the hottest year in recorded history, it was the hottest year in the last two millennia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/16/world/officially-hotter-since-jesus/ #commentary #worldnews #globalwarming #climatechange #pollution
thejapantimes, 3 days ago to Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to Washington has initiated a new era of technology cooperation between the U.S. and Japan, emphasizing the pivotal role of technological innovation in their alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/16/japan/us-japan-semiconductor-alliance/ #commentary #japan #us #usjapanrelations #technology #semiconductors #china
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to Washington has initiated a new era of technology cooperation between the U.S. and Japan, emphasizing the pivotal role of technological innovation in their alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/16/japan/us-japan-semiconductor-alliance/ #commentary #japan #us #usjapanrelations #technology #semiconductors #china
thejapantimes, 4 days ago to worldnews Sam Altman is giving the world’s biggest chatbot a flirty personality. Expect some unintended consequences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/15/world/new-chatgpt-can-flirt/ #commentary #worldnews #chatgpt #ai #artificialintelligence #gpt4o
Sam Altman is giving the world’s biggest chatbot a flirty personality. Expect some unintended consequences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/15/world/new-chatgpt-can-flirt/ #commentary #worldnews #chatgpt #ai #artificialintelligence #gpt4o
thejapantimes, 4 days ago to worldnews The most important lesson for China concerns the “financialization of innovation,” whereby technology investment is funded by risk capital from the stock market rather than the banking system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/15/world/china-should-emulate-taiwan/ #commentary #worldnews #taiwan #taiwaneseeconomy #technology #china
The most important lesson for China concerns the “financialization of innovation,” whereby technology investment is funded by risk capital from the stock market rather than the banking system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/15/world/china-should-emulate-taiwan/ #commentary #worldnews #taiwan #taiwaneseeconomy #technology #china
thejapantimes, 4 days ago to worldnews Students are right to be distressed over the suffering of Palestinians. But are they applying cognitive empathy to understand the other side, too? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/15/world/gaza-university-campus-protests-japan/ #commentary #worldnews #gaza #israel #hamas #israelhamaswar #palestinians #universities #education #students #middleeast
Students are right to be distressed over the suffering of Palestinians. But are they applying cognitive empathy to understand the other side, too? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/15/world/gaza-university-campus-protests-japan/ #commentary #worldnews #gaza #israel #hamas #israelhamaswar #palestinians #universities #education #students #middleeast
thejapantimes, 4 days ago to Japan The perception gap widens. Japan's view of China is deteriorating, characterized by a fear of arbitrary detention and the belief the country, economically, is past its peak. China sees Japan as declining and too reliant on the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/15/japan/perception-gap-japan-china/ #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #chineseeconomy #japaneseeconomy
The perception gap widens. Japan's view of China is deteriorating, characterized by a fear of arbitrary detention and the belief the country, economically, is past its peak. China sees Japan as declining and too reliant on the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/15/japan/perception-gap-japan-china/ #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #chineseeconomy #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 6 days ago to Japan Discussions are ongoing to create a more responsive U.S.-Japan command structure, addressing issues such as command authority, integration and rapid decision-making capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/14/japan/japan-defense-modernization/ #commentary #japan #usjapanrelations #defense #usmilitary #indopacific #southkorea #sdf #defenseministry #us
Discussions are ongoing to create a more responsive U.S.-Japan command structure, addressing issues such as command authority, integration and rapid decision-making capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/14/japan/japan-defense-modernization/ #commentary #japan #usjapanrelations #defense #usmilitary #indopacific #southkorea #sdf #defenseministry #us
thejapantimes, 7 days ago to Japan Japanese companies are increasingly investing in U.S. states like North Carolina. "Friend-shoring" ensures economic resilience even in the face of political change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/13/japan/japanese-companie-investment-us-alliance/ #commentary #japan #us #fumiokishida #usjapanrelations #japanesecompanies #economicsecurity #china #uschinarelations #toyota #northcarolina
Japanese companies are increasingly investing in U.S. states like North Carolina. "Friend-shoring" ensures economic resilience even in the face of political change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/13/japan/japanese-companie-investment-us-alliance/ #commentary #japan #us #fumiokishida #usjapanrelations #japanesecompanies #economicsecurity #china #uschinarelations #toyota #northcarolina
thejapantimes, 7 days ago to worldnews The city-state will have a new PM this week. Will Lawrence Wong ensure Singapore remains the sleek, cool and prosperous metropolis of "Crazy Rich Asians"? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/13/world/singapore-new-prime-minister-lawrence-wong/ #commentary #worldnews #singapore #lawrencewong #leekuanyew #globaleconomy #depopulation #southeastasia
The city-state will have a new PM this week. Will Lawrence Wong ensure Singapore remains the sleek, cool and prosperous metropolis of "Crazy Rich Asians"? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/13/world/singapore-new-prime-minister-lawrence-wong/ #commentary #worldnews #singapore #lawrencewong #leekuanyew #globaleconomy #depopulation #southeastasia
thejapantimes, 10 days ago to worldnews One of the great ironies of the war in Gaza is that it has given a free pass for repression to one of the world’s ugliest regimes: Iran. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/10/world/iran-gaza-cloak-repression/ #commentary #worldnews #iran #houthis #israel #hamas #humanrights #women039sissues #islam #religion #hezbollah
One of the great ironies of the war in Gaza is that it has given a free pass for repression to one of the world’s ugliest regimes: Iran. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/10/world/iran-gaza-cloak-repression/ #commentary #worldnews #iran #houthis #israel #hamas #humanrights #women039sissues #islam #religion #hezbollah
thejapantimes, 10 days ago to worldnews Was Trump's erratic foreign policy an asset or a liability for the U.S.? In capitals all over the world, leaders are weighing the prospect of his return. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/10/world/trump-second-term-repercussions-asia/ #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #xijinping #kimjongun #us #china #russia #northkorea #southkorea #usjapanrelations
Was Trump's erratic foreign policy an asset or a liability for the U.S.? In capitals all over the world, leaders are weighing the prospect of his return. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/10/world/trump-second-term-repercussions-asia/ #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #xijinping #kimjongun #us #china #russia #northkorea #southkorea #usjapanrelations
thejapantimes, 11 days ago to Japan Disinformation is a global issue exacerbated by social media, Japan's insular media culture and limited engagement in online political discourse have acted as a form of insulation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/09/japan/japan-disinformation-age/ #commentary #japan #news #socialmedia #disinformation #fakenews
Disinformation is a global issue exacerbated by social media, Japan's insular media culture and limited engagement in online political discourse have acted as a form of insulation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/09/japan/japan-disinformation-age/ #commentary #japan #news #socialmedia #disinformation #fakenews
thejapantimes, 11 days ago to worldnews The spread of H5N1 at dairy farms keeps surprising scientists. That’s not good. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/09/world/bird-flu-outbreak/ #commentary #worldnews #birdflu #h5n1 #covid19 #health #vaccinations #agriculture
The spread of H5N1 at dairy farms keeps surprising scientists. That’s not good. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/09/world/bird-flu-outbreak/ #commentary #worldnews #birdflu #h5n1 #covid19 #health #vaccinations #agriculture
thejapantimes, 12 days ago to Japan With politics and economics increasingly intertwined, countries are weaponizing economic power by reviving the kind of industrial policies Japan embraced decades ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/japan/economic-security-geoeconomic-power/ #commentary #japan #geoeconomicbriefing #economicsecurity #tech #defense #trade #uschinarelations #cptpp
With politics and economics increasingly intertwined, countries are weaponizing economic power by reviving the kind of industrial policies Japan embraced decades ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/japan/economic-security-geoeconomic-power/ #commentary #japan #geoeconomicbriefing #economicsecurity #tech #defense #trade #uschinarelations #cptpp
thejapantimes, 12 days ago to random The only Japanese prime minister to oversee a period of consistent growth and high employment in the past three decades was Shinzo Abe during his second term, which began in 2012. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/legacy-of-abenomics/ #commentary #shinzoabe #abenomics #japaneseeconomy
The only Japanese prime minister to oversee a period of consistent growth and high employment in the past three decades was Shinzo Abe during his second term, which began in 2012. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/legacy-of-abenomics/ #commentary #shinzoabe #abenomics #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 12 days ago to worldnews Propaganda doesn’t need to go viral to sway elections anymore. That makes AI’s impact more insidious and harder to detect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/world/if-ai-wrecks-democracy/ #commentary #worldnews #artificialintelligence #ai #voting #democracy #fakenews
Propaganda doesn’t need to go viral to sway elections anymore. That makes AI’s impact more insidious and harder to detect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/world/if-ai-wrecks-democracy/ #commentary #worldnews #artificialintelligence #ai #voting #democracy #fakenews
thejapantimes, 12 days ago to worldnews If Donald Trump were to win a second term, his aggressive stance toward China and inclination for protectionist measures could complicate the situation for Southeast Asian nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/08/world/second-trump-term-southeast-asia/ #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #asean #china #aseanusrelations #chinausrelations
If Donald Trump were to win a second term, his aggressive stance toward China and inclination for protectionist measures could complicate the situation for Southeast Asian nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/08/world/second-trump-term-southeast-asia/ #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #asean #china #aseanusrelations #chinausrelations
br00t4c, 12 days ago to random Democrats Just Took the Lead In This Poll Average and No One Noticed #commentary #democrats https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/05/07/democrats-just-took-the-lead-in-this-poll-average-and-no-one-noticed/
Democrats Just Took the Lead In This Poll Average and No One Noticed
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thejapantimes, 13 days ago to Japan Japan is debating the limits of its famed hospitality as a rush of travelers, boosted by the weak yen, strains patience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/japan/tourists-mt-fuji-view/ #commentary #japan #fujikawaguchiko #mountfuji #tourism #japaneseeconomy
Japan is debating the limits of its famed hospitality as a rush of travelers, boosted by the weak yen, strains patience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/japan/tourists-mt-fuji-view/ #commentary #japan #fujikawaguchiko #mountfuji #tourism #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 13 days ago to worldnews The West’s strategic overreach vis-a-vis Russia is not only alienating much of the rest of the world, but also providing a windfall for its real rival, China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/world/west-hastening-its-decline/ #commentary #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #china #chinarussiarelations #defense
The West’s strategic overreach vis-a-vis Russia is not only alienating much of the rest of the world, but also providing a windfall for its real rival, China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/07/world/west-hastening-its-decline/ #commentary #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #china #chinarussiarelations #defense