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thejapantimes, 3 minutes ago to worldnews

Top U.S. and Chinese officials held talks at a hotel on collectively managing their biggest fears around artificial intelligence while keeping up a cutthroat competition to dominate technology that promises to reshape the global economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/geneva-us-china-ai/ #worldnews #politics #china #us #ai #artificialintelligence

thejapantimes, 26 minutes ago to business

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a public push to woo foreign investment, pledging further capital market reforms and promoting asset management in a speech to hundreds of global investors in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/economy/japan-kishida-pushes-capital-market-reform/ #business #economy #fumiokishida #investments #stocks #banks #japaneseeconomy #morganstanley

thejapantimes, 41 minutes ago to worldnews

Already under global pressure over the mounting toll from the war in the Gaza Strip, Israel slipped further into international isolation on Wednesday after three European countries broke with their main EU partners and decided to recognize a Palestinian state. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/european-recognition-palestine-israel-isolation/ #worldnews #politics #europe #norway #ireland #spain #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #benjaminnetanyahu

thejapantimes, 1 hour ago to worldnews

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to keep police reinforcements in New Caledonia as long as required as he attempts to end deadly riots in the French-ruled Pacific island triggered by a contested electoral reform. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/macron-new-caledonia-talks/ #worldnews #politics #emmanuelmacron #france #newcaledonia

thejapantimes, 1 hour ago to business

Service prices, a key component of Japan’s inflation data, are sustaining momentum, adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to take another step before too long toward policy normalization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/economy/japan-service-price-inflation/ #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj #consumerspending

thejapantimes, 2 hours ago to worldnews

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to stake the Conservative Party’s future on a rare summer election was so secret that even his chancellor of the exchequer appeared surprised by the plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/sunak-chancellor-uk-election/ #worldnews #politics #jeremyhunt #rishisunak #uk #tories

thejapantimes, 2 hours ago to Japan

The mayor of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, stressed the need for the swift demolition of buildings damaged in the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake in the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/japan-quake-house-demolition/ #japan #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #suzu #masuhiroizumiya

thejapantimes, 3 hours ago to Japan

North Korea continues to focus on achieving qualitative improvements in its nuclear and missile capabilities, according to an early draft of Japan's 2024 defense white paper. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/politics/japan-defense-paper-north-korea-nukes/ #japan #politics #defenseministry #defense #northkoreajapanrelations #nuclearweapons #missiles

thejapantimes, 3 hours ago to worldnews

Russia has deployed what is likely a space weapon into the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, the Pentagon said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/russia-space-weapon-us-satellite/ #worldnews #pentagon #russia #space #us #satellites

thejapantimes, 4 hours ago to worldnews

A Michigan farmworker tested positive with bird flu, the second person to contract the potentially lethal virus that has run rampant in U.S. cattle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/science-health/human-bird-flu-michigan/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #us #birdflu #michigan

thejapantimes, 4 hours ago to worldwithoutus

China began two days of military drills “surrounding the island of Taiwan” on Thursday, state-run media reported, days after the self-ruled island’s new president was sworn into office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/asia-pacific/taiwan-china-military-drills-lai/ #asiapacific #taiwan #china #pla #usmilitary #laichingte

thejapantimes, 5 hours ago to worldnews

Israeli tanks advanced to the edge of a crowded district in the heart of Rafah during one of the most intense nights of bombardment there since Israel launched its offensive in the city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/israeli-forces-rafah-battle/ #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas

thejapantimes, 5 hours ago to conservative

The dying words of a wounded man come back to haunt him when he fails to meet his maker on schedule in Nobuhiro Yamashita’s “Confession.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/05/23/film/kokuhaku-confession/ #culture #film #tomaikuta #ryujiyong #nao #nobuhiroyamashita

thejapantimes, 5 hours ago to conservative

Slashing realism, fluid camera work and moody color palettes achieve an evocative effect in Kazuya Shiraishi’s samurai drama “Bushido.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/05/23/film/bushido/ #culture #film #kazuyashiraishi #tsuyoshikusanagi