Japan voted Best Country in world for 2nd year in a row in ...
WEB1 day ago · By Casey Baseel, SoraNews24 TOKYO. Conde Nast Traveler has released the results of its Readers’ Choice Awards, and for the second year in a row, Japan has been voted Best Country. Japan finished with a score of 95.32 in the annual user survey, followed by Switzerland at 94.62 and Thailand at 92.29. A detailed breakdown of the scoring …
Japan This Week Podcast | Oct. 4, 2024: Japan's new PM ...
WEB2 days ago · Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of trending news stories from the Japan Today website. This week, Jeff Richards runs solo to bring you the latest stories and reader reactions, including Japan's new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, prices rising yet again across the country, Tokyo's…
What next for OpenAI after $157 billion bonanza? - Japan Today
WEB1 day ago · ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has become an AI powerhouse after securing Silicon Valley's largest-ever funding round. The company now faces the challenge of delivering on its promise to become the next Apple or Google. The funding. OpenAI raised $6.6 billion in cash and secured a $4 billion credit line, catapulting the company to a staggering $157 ...
Japan antitrust watchdog launches risk study into generative AI
WEB2 days ago · Japan's antitrust watchdog has launched an investigation into the rapidly growing generative artificial intelligence market, aiming to promote fair competition amid dominance by U.S. tech giants in semiconductors and specialized personnel necessary for development. Fast-paced advancements in AI technology have prompted the Japan Fair …
Kishida's legacy: Scandals and compromise at home, global ...
WEB6 days ago · Kishida, who long served as foreign minister under Abe, has won respect for his national security and foreign policies that significantly deepened ties with the United States and other partners such as Australia, the U.K., South Korea and the Philippines, while elevating the country’s international profile.
Tokyo expands underground 'cathedral' complex to counter ...
WEB3 days ago · A staff member of the Metropolitan Outer Floodway Management Office shows the inside of a pressure-adjusting water tank, part of a complex of underground water discharge tunnels constructed to protect Tokyo and its suburbs against floods during heavy rain and typhoon seasons, at the Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge …
Cabinet ministers say they are not pursuing Ishiba's 'Asian ...
WEB4 days ago · Japan's foreign and defense ministers said on Wednesday they are not working on a proposal by Japan's new prime minister to establish an "Asian NATO", as the U.S. and India had rejected the idea. Shigeru Ishiba made the proposal ahead of his victory in the ruling party leadership election on Friday, arguing that it would bolster security in …