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LDP panel urges limits on land-buying near Japan security sites by 'individuals of concern'

TOKYO -- The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters on foreign-national policy on June 4 drafted a set of recommendations to be presented to t

Japan ditch pre-World Cup pitch in Monterrey due to poor conditions

Video of Japan ⁠training at Tigres' facility went viral ⁠on Mexican social media Wednesday, as the pitch had ​visible signs ⁠of wear.

US sanctions Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in latest move to pressure island's leadership

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States has imposed sanctions Thursday on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals, in the

Cancer Institute Updates Alcohol Guidance From Moderation to Avoidance

Japan's national cancer body now advises avoiding alcohol, citing evidence that even small amounts raise cancer risk, and lowers the BMI cap for men to 25. The post Cancer Institute Updates Alcohol Guidance From Moderation to Avoidance first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

Japan PM declines to confirm alleged smear video audio, irking opposition

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday declined an opposition lawmaker's request to listen to audio relating to reports alleging h

Nvidia's CPU move and China's EV makers go solid

Nvidia CEO mounts charm push in South Korea with TV talk show and baseball appearances

Jensen Huang is returning to South Korea with a charm offensive that reflects the country's rising importance in AI chips, robotics and the next wave of physical AI.

Man arrested over video of him allegedly pouring detergent-like liquid on sushi

Yuta Shinnishi, 43, has admitted to the allegation and was quoted as saying he "wanted to get more views" on social media.

Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson announces retirement

Wilson made his announcement during ⁠a 3-minute, 16-second video posted to social media.

China extends outbound investment curbs to individual investors

The new rules, released Monday by China's cabinet, broadened the definition of "investors" to include individual residents.

Intel CEO praises 'friend' Nvidia and TSMC despite rising competition

Chinese labs with ties to military seeking Nvidia’s AI chips

At least seven Chinese universities that support the country's armed forces and defense industry are seeking access to Nvidia's H200 chips.

Nvidia forays into CPU market for everything in challenge to Intel, AMD

70% in Japan view transgender people positively despite online discrimination: survey

TOKYO -- A survey by an advocacy group found that more than 70% of respondents have positive attitudes toward transgender individuals despite widespre

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.

Nvidia enters Windows PC market, taking on Intel and AMD

Its new RTX Spark Superchip will debut this fall in laptops and desktops running the Windows for Arm operating system from brands including Dell and Lenovo.

Nvidia bets on agentic AI with its 'largest-ever' supercomputing system

In Finland, radioactive spent nuclear fuel soon to be buried underground

With space for 6,500 tons of uranium, a new facility in Finland is aimed at providing permanent storage for spent fuel from Finland's five nuclear reactors.

U.S. takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China

Nvidia and AMD's chips may have been making their ⁠way to Chinese entities despite U.S. efforts to starve China of the semiconductors needed to develop critical AI capabilities.

Australian researchers teach brain cells to play ’Doom’ video game

Each so-called "biological computer" contains around 200,000 living human brain cells, grown from stem cells that were harvested from blood donations.