22.09.2024 6:00 FUKUSHIMA, Japan -- A series of data centers opening in Fukushima prefecture provides an opportunity to revitalize the disaster-struck region of northeastern Japan by attracting startups involved in artificial intelligence and other digital technology.Rutilea, an AI startup based in Kyoto, held a ceremony Wednesday for the completion of the first of two planned data centers in Okuma, a town on the Pacific coast that was hit hard by the 2011 tsunami.22.09.2024 6:07 The president has often said that all politics is personal. On Saturday, he opened his home in Wilmington to the leaders of Australia, India and Japan.22.09.2024 6:18 Bologna cab driver Roberto Mantovani, aka 'Robby,' published a book over the summer denouncing the tax evasion practices of most of his colleagues. This transparency has earned him fame in his home country, but disdain among members of his profession.22.09.2024 6:50 Heavy rain continued on Sunday in Noto in Ishikawa Prefecture, a region devastated by a magnitude-7.6 earthquake on New Year's Day, with Japan's weather agency keeping emergency warnings in place.
In the 24 hours through early Sunday morning, more than 360 millimeters of rainfall was recorded in Wajima and over 260 mm in Suzu, both cities on the Noto Peninsula where heavy rain warnings have been in effect since the previous day.
Read full story here22.09.2024 7:00 The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States agreed Saturday to expand cooperation on maritime security, such as through improving the interoperability of their countries' coast guards, in the face of China's relentless assertiveness in the South China Sea and nearby waters.
U.S. President Joe Biden, who chose his home state of Delaware to host a summit of the grouping known as the Quad, said they will roll out additional projects designed to have a "real positive impact" on the Indo-Pacific.
The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States hold a meeting near Wilmington, Delaware, on Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo)
Read full story here22.09.2024 7:00 HONG KONG -- The American rapper Kanye West, now known simply as Ye, would appear to be an unlikely favorite of the Chinese Communist Party. The superstar is a politically controversial figure even on his home turf. Yet he has taken China by storm this month, with a concert on the southern island of Hainan proving so popular that another has been scheduled for next Saturday.The Grammy Award-winning musician's "listening party" in Haikou last Sunday -- his first in China in 16 years -- drew 42,000 fans, mostly from other parts of the country. Ticket sales for the single show reached 51 million yuan ($7.23 million), making it significantly more lucrative than a recent five-show run with another rapper in the U.S. and Europe, which generated an average of $2.4 million per show.22.09.2024 7:40 Japan will take measures as early as October to enable foreign trainees to transfer jobs more easily, as the number of those who quit without notice due to poor working conditions and other reasons hit a record high of 9,753 in 2023, government sources said.
Under Japan's technical intern program, workers are prohibited from switching workplaces for the first three years in principle as they are asked to develop their skills in one area, while job transfer is permitted if there are "unavoidable circumstances."
Read full story here22.09.2024 7:44 The California legislation comes amid growing concerns about the impact of cellphones and social media on adolescents mental health.22.09.2024 8:00 This article was originally published in Japanese in Nikkei Entertainment!, a monthly magazine and part of Nikkei Business Publications, a Nikkei group company.TOKYO -- Japanese artists are taking the global stage by storm with XG, YOASOBI, Creepy Nuts leading the way. Driven by user-generated content (UGC), these tracks are blazing through international charts and proving that J-pop and anime anthems are now major players worldwide.22.09.2024 8:15 The former president did not mention Mr. Robinson, the states embattled Republican nominee for governor, whom he once called Martin Luther King on steroids.22.09.2024 8:40 A moderate Republican, he championed education, civil rights and environmental causes as a three-term governor and on Capitol Hill. He was eyed as a potential vice president.22.09.2024 8:47 Anura Kumara Dissanayakes strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis and crushing hardship for many people.22.09.2024 9:01 The far right and far left are poised to make significant gains in state voting on Sunday, possibly affecting the stability of the national government in Berlin.22.09.2024 9:01 The F?te de lHumanit?, a blend of Burning Man, Woodstock and a political convention, attracts the masses with bands, lectures and food, but here K.F.C. is C.F.K.: Communist Fried Kitchen.22.09.2024 9:26 Israel launched arare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military officialin a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday. It was the deadliest such strike on Lebanon's capital in decades.22.09.2024 9:50 Al Jazeera aired footage of Israeli troops live on its Arabic-language channel ordering the office to be shut for 45 days.22.09.2024 9:59 US president is recorded on hot mic singling out Beijing, saying it continues to behave aggressively in areas including the South China SeaJoe Biden has been recorded on a hot mic telling the leaders of Australia, India and J ... 22.09.2024 10:00 SYDNEY -- Hotels in Australia are waking up to the value of offering their guests a deep and satisfying slumber, tapping into the burgeoning global "sleep tourism" industry catering to people willing to shell out for some soothing shut-eye.Although hotels are typically associated with rest after a long day of travel or business meetings, they do not always provide a restorative sleep experience for visitors.22.09.2024 11:00 CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- I became obsessed by teak, and its history in Thailand, while researching a historical novel based on a 19th-century teak boom in North Thailand. My research included the almost magical durability and workability of teakwood, the complex steps involved in logging and the lavish lifestyles of the teak tycoons.But with the book written and published I wanted to learn more about the use of teak in Thai art and architecture. For that, there was only one place to go -- Phrae.22.09.2024 12:00 Welcome to Your Week in Asia.Asian leaders head to the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, the EU holds a mid-week vote over tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles while Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) wraps up its leadership election on Friday. The corruption trial of Singapore's former transport minister gets underway, Indonesia kicks off regional elections and auctioneer Christie's puts a rare Van Gogh painting on the block in a sale esimated to fetch as much as $50 million. 22.09.2024 12:00 Buoyed by the teams success in 2022, the kingdom is eyeing a bigger goalThe rendering is dramatic, a vast white stadium inspired by the design of a Maghrebi communal tent, known as a moussem.The language used to describe it is n ... 22.09.2024 12:00 Tren de Araguas emergence in New York City and elsewhere has led law enforcement officials to strategize how to stem the gangs growth.22.09.2024 12:02 Perry Kouroumblis, 65, was arrested at Rome airport and held for the alleged murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan BartlettGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe brother of a man accused of the 1977 Easey S ... 22.09.2024 12:59 Japan winger Keito Nakamura scored for the second game running as Reims held Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 in the French Ligue 1 on Saturday, ending the three-time reigning champions' perfect start to the season.
Nakamura, who hit a late winner off Junya Ito's assist last weekend at Nantes, slotted home in the ninth minute at Stade Auguste-Delaune after controlling his fellow Samurai Blue winger's low cross and getting the better of Brazil defender Marquinhos.
Read full story here22.09.2024 13:47 Maria Rodrigues, a Tokyo-based costume maker, was one of several Brazilian performers who joined Tokyo's Asakusa Samba Carnival this year, with the event returning in all its glory after a scaled-back version was held last year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On a street lined with 480,000 spectators, the Sept. 15 carnival marked 43 years since the event's launch, with Rodrigues, who wore a skirt adorned with "solar panels" as part of her team's "electricity" theme, dancing to high-octane Brazilian samba music as she passed the landmark Kaminarimon gate of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa.
Read full story here22.09.2024 14:00 A summer marked by record-setting heat particularly in Arizona has ended. Phoenix notched a record 113 consecutive days of temperatures at or above 100 degrees.22.09.2024 14:03 Prosecutors say the sexual encounters in hotel rooms were coercive and abusive and are the heart of their sex trafficking case. The music moguls lawyers call them consensual.22.09.2024 14:03 The presidential race has exposed a fault line in American political culture over the deeply personal decision to have children.22.09.2024 15:00 Our supply chains are vulnerable, which means that we are vulnerable.22.09.2024 15:43 Polls opened on Sunday in the German state of Brandenburg, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is projected to finish first.22.09.2024 15:45 Gil Av?rous, nomm? ministre des Sports, un monde qu'il conna?t par son versant associatif, est l'actuel maire de Ch?teauroux et pr?sident de l'association des Villes de France (VdF), ex-membre des R?publicains, fid?le de Nicolas Sarkozy et autant Barnier que Macron compatible.22.09.2024 16:00 Investor Vinod Khosla spoke with TIME about the future of AI and his thoughts on regulation. Страницы: 205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245
FUKUSHIMA, Japan -- A series of data centers opening in Fukushima prefecture provides an opportunity to revitalize the disaster-struck region of northeastern Japan by attracting startups involved in artificial intelligence and other digital technology.Rutilea, an AI startup based in Kyoto, held a ceremony Wednesday for the completion of the first of two planned data centers in Okuma, a town on the Pacific coast that was hit hard by the 2011 tsunami.
The president has often said that all politics is personal. On Saturday, he opened his home in Wilmington to the leaders of Australia, India and Japan.
Bologna cab driver Roberto Mantovani, aka 'Robby,' published a book over the summer denouncing the tax evasion practices of most of his colleagues. This transparency has earned him fame in his home country, but disdain among members of his profession.
Heavy rain continued on Sunday in Noto in Ishikawa Prefecture, a region devastated by a magnitude-7.6 earthquake on New Year's Day, with Japan's weather agency keeping emergency warnings in place.
In the 24 hours through early Sunday morning, more than 360 millimeters of rainfall was recorded in Wajima and over 260 mm in Suzu, both cities on the Noto Peninsula where heavy rain warnings have been in effect since the previous day.
Read full story here
The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States agreed Saturday to expand cooperation on maritime security, such as through improving the interoperability of their countries' coast guards, in the face of China's relentless assertiveness in the South China Sea and nearby waters.
U.S. President Joe Biden, who chose his home state of Delaware to host a summit of the grouping known as the Quad, said they will roll out additional projects designed to have a "real positive impact" on the Indo-Pacific.
The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States hold a meeting near Wilmington, Delaware, on Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo)
Read full story here
HONG KONG -- The American rapper Kanye West, now known simply as Ye, would appear to be an unlikely favorite of the Chinese Communist Party. The superstar is a politically controversial figure even on his home turf. Yet he has taken China by storm this month, with a concert on the southern island of Hainan proving so popular that another has been scheduled for next Saturday.The Grammy Award-winning musician's "listening party" in Haikou last Sunday -- his first in China in 16 years -- drew 42,000 fans, mostly from other parts of the country. Ticket sales for the single show reached 51 million yuan ($7.23 million), making it significantly more lucrative than a recent five-show run with another rapper in the U.S. and Europe, which generated an average of $2.4 million per show.
Japan will take measures as early as October to enable foreign trainees to transfer jobs more easily, as the number of those who quit without notice due to poor working conditions and other reasons hit a record high of 9,753 in 2023, government sources said.
Under Japan's technical intern program, workers are prohibited from switching workplaces for the first three years in principle as they are asked to develop their skills in one area, while job transfer is permitted if there are "unavoidable circumstances."
Read full story here
The California legislation comes amid growing concerns about the impact of cellphones and social media on adolescents mental health.
This article was originally published in Japanese in Nikkei Entertainment!, a monthly magazine and part of Nikkei Business Publications, a Nikkei group company.TOKYO -- Japanese artists are taking the global stage by storm with XG, YOASOBI, Creepy Nuts leading the way. Driven by user-generated content (UGC), these tracks are blazing through international charts and proving that J-pop and anime anthems are now major players worldwide.
The former president did not mention Mr. Robinson, the states embattled Republican nominee for governor, whom he once called Martin Luther King on steroids.
A moderate Republican, he championed education, civil rights and environmental causes as a three-term governor and on Capitol Hill. He was eyed as a potential vice president.
Anura Kumara Dissanayakes strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis and crushing hardship for many people.
The far right and far left are poised to make significant gains in state voting on Sunday, possibly affecting the stability of the national government in Berlin.
The F?te de lHumanit?, a blend of Burning Man, Woodstock and a political convention, attracts the masses with bands, lectures and food, but here K.F.C. is C.F.K.: Communist Fried Kitchen.
US president is recorded on hot mic singling out Beijing, saying it continues to behave aggressively in areas including the South China SeaJoe Biden has been recorded on a hot mic telling the leaders of Australia, India and J ... 
SYDNEY -- Hotels in Australia are waking up to the value of offering their guests a deep and satisfying slumber, tapping into the burgeoning global "sleep tourism" industry catering to people willing to shell out for some soothing shut-eye.Although hotels are typically associated with rest after a long day of travel or business meetings, they do not always provide a restorative sleep experience for visitors.
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- I became obsessed by teak, and its history in Thailand, while researching a historical novel based on a 19th-century teak boom in North Thailand. My research included the almost magical durability and workability of teakwood, the complex steps involved in logging and the lavish lifestyles of the teak tycoons.But with the book written and published I wanted to learn more about the use of teak in Thai art and architecture. For that, there was only one place to go -- Phrae.
Welcome to Your Week in Asia.Asian leaders head to the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, the EU holds a mid-week vote over tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles while Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) wraps up its leadership election on Friday. The corruption trial of Singapore's former transport minister gets underway, Indonesia kicks off regional elections and auctioneer Christie's puts a rare Van Gogh painting on the block in a sale esimated to fetch as much as $50 million. 
Buoyed by the teams success in 2022, the kingdom is eyeing a bigger goalThe rendering is dramatic, a vast white stadium inspired by the design of a Maghrebi communal tent, known as a moussem.The language used to describe it is n ... 
Tren de Araguas emergence in New York City and elsewhere has led law enforcement officials to strategize how to stem the gangs growth.
Perry Kouroumblis, 65, was arrested at Rome airport and held for the alleged murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan BartlettGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe brother of a man accused of the 1977 Easey S ... 
Japan winger Keito Nakamura scored for the second game running as Reims held Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 in the French Ligue 1 on Saturday, ending the three-time reigning champions' perfect start to the season.
Nakamura, who hit a late winner off Junya Ito's assist last weekend at Nantes, slotted home in the ninth minute at Stade Auguste-Delaune after controlling his fellow Samurai Blue winger's low cross and getting the better of Brazil defender Marquinhos.
Read full story here
Maria Rodrigues, a Tokyo-based costume maker, was one of several Brazilian performers who joined Tokyo's Asakusa Samba Carnival this year, with the event returning in all its glory after a scaled-back version was held last year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On a street lined with 480,000 spectators, the Sept. 15 carnival marked 43 years since the event's launch, with Rodrigues, who wore a skirt adorned with "solar panels" as part of her team's "electricity" theme, dancing to high-octane Brazilian samba music as she passed the landmark Kaminarimon gate of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa.
Read full story here
A summer marked by record-setting heat particularly in Arizona has ended. Phoenix notched a record 113 consecutive days of temperatures at or above 100 degrees.
Prosecutors say the sexual encounters in hotel rooms were coercive and abusive and are the heart of their sex trafficking case. The music moguls lawyers call them consensual.
The presidential race has exposed a fault line in American political culture over the deeply personal decision to have children.
Our supply chains are vulnerable, which means that we are vulnerable.
Polls opened on Sunday in the German state of Brandenburg, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is projected to finish first.
Gil Av?rous, nomm? ministre des Sports, un monde qu'il conna?t par son versant associatif, est l'actuel maire de Ch?teauroux et pr?sident de l'association des Villes de France (VdF), ex-membre des R?publicains, fid?le de Nicolas Sarkozy et autant Barnier que Macron compatible.
Investor Vinod Khosla spoke with TIME about the future of AI and his thoughts on regulation.