JAPAN TODAY
 
U.S. tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" ahead of high-level meetings in Tokyo, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the AI field.
Artificial intelligence newcomer DeepSeek has sent Silicon Valley into a frenzy, with its high per...

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CNA
 
Five households in the immediate vicinity of a massive, ever-widening sinkhole near Tokyo were urged to evacuate on Sunday (Feb 2), with efforts to rescue a man stuck inside reportedly halted.
A 74-year-old truck driver was swallowed on Tuesday by the cavity which has since expanded to 40m ...

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VOI.ID
 
Seattle-based global coffee shop network, United States, Starbucks, last month launched a plant-based straw that is biodegradable for its outlets in Japan starting this month.
Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd., will replace the paper straws it uses with biomass alternatives originating from pl...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Miho Takagi set a Japan record with her 35th speed skating World Cup individual gold medal Friday, eclipsing Hiroyasu Shimizu and Nao Kodaira for the most from the country in distances contested at the Winter Olympics.
The 30-year-old reached the landmark after clocking 1 minute, 13....

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo's top government spokesman said Friday.
"We confirmed that Russian military bombers and fighter jets flew over the high seas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan yeste...

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XINHUA
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday expressed concern over the United States' decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), Jiji Press reported.
"The U.S. has played a crucial role in global health. From Japan's perspective, we do not welcome any move that w...

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BBC
 
Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened.
The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in Saitama prefecture, near the capital Tokyo, swallowing a truck.
Rescue efforts have been hampered by road collapses, and offi...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan saw its biggest year-on-year jump in foreign workers since records began, government data showed Friday, as the country seeks to address labor shortages exacerbated by its aging population.
In October 2024, the nation's foreign workforce stood at 2.3 million -- an increase of ...

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UCA NEWS
 
The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government pay him more than $1.3 million in compensation after his conviction was quashed, his lawyer said on Jan. 30.
Iwao Hakamada, 88, was declared innocent last year of a 1966 quadruple murder for which he spen...

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NIPPON
 
Suzuki Motor Corp. said Thursday that it will release the Jimny Nomade, the first five-door model in its Jimny four-wheel-drive vehicle series in Japan, on April 3.
The all-new Jimny has enhanced driving ability on rough roads and extra comfort. The four seater easily accommodates passen...

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