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An Iranian woman who lost two of her children in a February airstrike on a school in Minab walks near the school on May 21.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2026
An analyst¡¯s missed remark surfaced in deadly Iran school strike probe
An analyst¡¯s missed remarks and U.S. intelligence systems that weren¡¯t connected to one another are among the missteps that led to an airstrike on an Iranian school.
The Gemini logo on a laptop computer arranged in New York on Dec. 9, 2023
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 11, 2026
Google to provide Pentagon with AI agents for unclassified work
The new feature will allow civilian and military personnel at the Defense Department to build AI agents using natural language.
Hackers infiltrated the networks of multiple U.S. telecommunications companies to steal customer call records and compromise the communications belonging to a "limited number¡± of people in government and politics, officials said.
WORLD
Nov 14, 2024
U.S. accuses China of vast cyberespionage against telecoms
The hackers infiltrated the networks of multiple telecommunications companies to steal customer call records and compromise communications.
Singtel uncovered the breach of its network after detecting suspicious data traffic in a core back-end router and finding what it believed was sophisticated, and possibly state-sponsored, malware on it, according to a person familiar with the investigation.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2024
Chinese group accused of hacking Singapore¡¯s Singtel in telecom attacks
The breach of Singtel, which has operations throughout Southeast Asia and Australia, was seen as a test run by China for further hacks against U.S. firms.
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the first national security memorandum detailing how intelligence agencies should use and protect artificial intelligence technology.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 25, 2024
White House urges agencies to adopt AI for military and spy use
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the nation must extend its lead on AI while also managing the risks.
U.S. intelligence officials think a Chinese hacking group may have been inside U.S. telecoms for months.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2024
U.S. investigating whether Chinese hackers breached its telecoms
U.S. intelligence officials think a Chinese hacking group may have been inside U.S. telecoms for months.
The Chinese government has dismissed U.S. accusations, saying the hacking attacks attributed to Volt Typhoon are the work of cyber criminals.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 28, 2024
Chinese hackers breach U.S. internet firms via startup
The revelation will add to concerns over the susceptibility of U.S. critical infrastructure to cyberattacks.
A gas leak from the Nord Stream 2 as seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark, on Sept. 27, 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2024
NATO supports work to back up internet by rerouting it to space
The initiative comes amid intensifying fears that Russia or China could mine, sever or otherwise tamper with undersea cables.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2024
Russia may launch nuclear weapon into space this year, U.S. tells allies
Moscow is said to be developing a space-based capability to knock out satellites using a nuclear warhead, in violation of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.
Whether or not Russia deploys a nuclear weapon in space, what¡¯s clear is that the U.S. and its two main adversaries, Russia and China, have developed increasingly advanced programs to wage conflict against assets in orbit.
WORLD
Feb 18, 2024
Russia¡¯s bid for orbiting nuclear weapon highlights new space race
Researchers have spent years tracking and testing for the possible effects of a nuclear blast in space.
The Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2023
Pentagon developing AI to aid Indo-Pacific and other commands
Several AI platforms under development may help connect commanders and their forces and increase the volume of data they can analyze at one time.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2022
Neurodiversity emerges as a skill in artificial intelligence work
For decades, workers with developmental disabilities, especially autism, have faced discrimination and disproportionately high unemployment levels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2022
Another Pentagon official exits,?saying?U.S. is?at risk of losing tech edge
Preston Dunlap said the Pentagon needs ¡®structural change¡± and should behave more like Elon Musk¡¯s satellite company SpaceX.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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