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Dubious immigration brokers helped spark business manager visa crackdown

Shady immigration consulting firms, many in China, help people set up shell companies to apply for a business manager visa, or advertise the option of renting out properties.

Japan rejects Taiwan's demand for talks over delimitation with Philippines

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Wednesday effectively brushed aside Taiwan's demand for consultation over the nation's planned bilateral negotiations with t

Boston Consulting Group exec urges Japan to clarify purpose of investment

Reiko Akiike, co-chair of Boston Consulting Group Japan, says she has strong expectations for investment in areas including AI, semiconductors and quantum technology.

Sushi chain in Japan may consult police over video of man pouring liquid on sushi

The video, posted on TikTok on Wednesday, seems to show the uploader pouring liquid from a dish soap bottle onto sushi that had been delivered to him via a conveyor belt.

Cepeda, ally of Colombia's president, questions vote result after falling behind pro-Trump candidate

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- IvAn Cepeda, an ally of Colombia's outgoing President Gustavo Petro, refused to immediately accept the result of the first ro

Crested ibises released into wild in quake-hit Ishikawa

The prefectural government hopes the effort will be a symbol of reconstruction from the powerful January 2024 earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula.

SoftBank plans up to €75 billion investment in French AI centers

The deal is a result of personal diplomacy between French President Emmanuel Macron and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son, who met in Japan earlier this year.

Japan dismisses ’ridiculous’ Russian criticism of military buildup

Russia's U.N. ambassador had said that "remilitarization" in Germany and Japan was a dangerous threat to global security and was undoing the results of World War II.

Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find

The results were found "under very specific conditions" in the lab and do not "call into question the effectiveness" of the repellent DEET, the lead study author said.

Anthropic reaches near-trillion dollar valuation, topping OpenAI

The results of the latest fundraising round confirm Anthropic's place as one of the most significant players in artificial intelligence.

Japanese honorary consul for Cambodia found with undeclared income

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese man serving as an honorary consul for Cambodia in the northeastern city of Sendai failed to declare some 370 million yen

Editorial: Ministry order after Okinawa boat accident is an intrusion into school education

Following an accident in which two boats capsized off the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, resulting in the deaths of a boat captain and a

Former Giants manager’s daughter consulted ChatGPT before reporting altercation

Shinnosuke Abe resigned from his position Tuesday following his arrest on suspicion of physically assaulting his daughter.

Three people plead guilty over fatal 2024 assault of Hokkaido university student

A total of six people have been indicted in the case of suspected robbery resulting in the death of a 20-year-old in Ebetsu, Hokkaido.

Speculators rush into copper as sulfur supply risk, AI drive up prices

U.S. soldier in Japan sent to prosecutors over sexual assault

The U.S. Army solider was referred to prosecutors on charges including nonconsensual sexual intercourse resulting in injury.

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Kagoshima

Police in the town of Yoron, which experienced the strongest shaking, have said there have been no reports of damage resulting from the quake.