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Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm
Meta's move to restrict teenagers' use of social media in the U.S. shows companies have tools to better protect young people online, Austral
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Nepal floods test 36-year-old PM with huge rebuilding challenge
Shah faces a costly recovery just as Nepal's $45 billion economy is being squeezed by higher fuel costs, weaker tourism and slowing growth.
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From Tamagotchi to Plarail, Tokyo Toy Show kicks off
The Tokyo Toy Show will run through Sunday at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.
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Japanese economic report cites need to closely monitor impact of natural disasters
The reference to natural disasters was added in the wake of a powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28 and a downpour
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Japan to subsidize trips to quake-hit Kyushu region among other measures
Details of the travel program will be decided at a later date, but the government is considering subsidizing 60% of the fees for trips to so
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Japanese delegation falls short in bid to mend ties during rare China visit
The visit by the lawmakers was the first since relations faltered after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's November remarks that Japan could in
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Takaichi begins meeting with LDP executives ahead of expected Cabinet reshuffle
Personnel changes would come as her administration looks to shore up public support and strengthen its position within the party before the
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China’s humanoid robots aren’t smart enough to take your job — yet
Though the country's robot makers produce world-beating hardware, the humanoids currently lack the intelligence needed for general-purpose w
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China’s ‘Ethnic Unity’ law is already harming Uyghurs
China's new ethnic‑unity law is already driving forced assimilation at home and enabling repression abroad, prompting urgent calls for globa
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Rescuers seek nearly 1,500 still missing in Nepal and China after flash flood
Television images showed collapsed homes, floating cars and a metal bridge being washed away, while witnesses said the waters engulfed entir
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Glacier collapse and ice avalanche likely fueled deadly Nepal flash flood
Researchers have long sounded alarm bells on the vulnerability of the so-called Third Pole to warming temperatures, and about the rising pot
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Japanese government bonds could get a boost from retail investors
Incentives to encourage individuals to buy the debt are being considered as the Bank of Japan cuts back on purchases.
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Scottie Scheffler credits Tiger Woods with increasing size of purses on PGA Tour
The winner of this week's Tour Championship takes home $10 million, and a spot in the top eight would push Scheffler to No. 1 on the Tour's
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Trump’s expansion of executive privilege would invite more corruption
The Trump administration’s latest assertions about executive privilege — that it protects the confidentiality of a president’s communication
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Okinawa gubernatorial race puts focus on economy even as security tensions loom
The leading campaigns of incumbent Gov. Denny Tamai and former Naha Deputy Mayor Genta Koja have made economic revitalization their centerpi
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BOJ deputy chief keeps door open to September rate increase
The Bank of Japan is confronting mounting inflationary pressures as the Middle East conflict drags on, compounded by persistent yen weakness
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Kioxia plans new chip fab in Japan to meet AI memory demand
The Tokyo-based maker of NAND flash memory will construct a third facility at its manufacturing site in Iwate Prefecture.
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Mark Walter’s company says Dodgers not for sale
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York are investigating TWG, more spec
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72-year-old man arrested for overstaying 15-day tourist visa by 26 years
Police believe the South Korean national came to Japan using his brother's passport in September 1993 in search of higher-paid work.
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Trump’s Canada, beef trade actions add to GOP midterm worries
States affected by both moves are all Senate battlegrounds crucial to Democrats' strategy to retake the chamber.
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Carlos Alcaraz ready to reignite season at U.S. Open after injury layoff
Alcaraz has missed most of the clay season, the French Open, Wimbledon and North American hard-court tournaments.
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The foreigners missing in Nepal’s flash floods
Official figures suggested at least 341 foreigners were among the missing after devastating floods that have killed at least 160 people.
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Kids will be kids, and that’s the biggest risk with Meta’s new safeguards
Guardrails can only work as well as a company's ability to accurately identify a user's age, and young people around the world have repeated
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Japan eyes tax relief for bear hunters
The number of bear sightings in fiscal 2025 reached a record high of more than 50,000, and 13 people were killed in attacks, according to th
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