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The United States¡¯ Take It Down Act criminalizes the publication of nonconsensual sexual content and forces social media and website operators to remove such posts.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 27, 2026
Instagram and Facebook ran AI ¡®nudify¡¯ ads from China, report says
Meta¡¯s rules prohibit sexually suggestive ads or those for apps that purport to strip the persons depicted.
Tim Cook in Beijing in 2024
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2026
Apple¡¯s Tim Cook takes on crucial new role: global ambassador
Cook will tread a thin line between Washington and Beijing as the world¡¯s two largest economies vie for supremacy.
Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic is loosening its commitment to safety, saying it will no longer delay AI development that might be dangerous.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 26, 2026
Anthropic drops hallmark safety pledge in race with AI peers
Anthropic has said it was updating its rules and would no longer delay possibly dangerous AI development if it believes it lacks a significant lead over a competitor.
Google is one of the few companies that produces what the industry calls the full stack in computing, and it has a data goldmine for constructing AI models from its search index, Android phones and YouTube.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 26, 2025
Google, the sleeping giant in global AI race, now ¡®fully awake¡¯
Google¡¯s newest multipurpose model, Gemini 3, won immediate praise for its capabilities in reasoning and coding, as well as niche tasks that have tripped up AI chatbots.
China's DeepSeek carries far-reaching implications for the global tech industry and supply chain.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 27, 2025
Why is the AI world freaking out over China¡¯s DeepSeek?
DeepSeek has far-reaching implications for the global tech industry, upending the widespread belief that the future of AI will require ever-increasing amounts of power.
A man walks in the Hong Kong's Central Financial District on March 15.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 17, 2024
Hong Kong preparing policy statement for artificial intelligence in?finance
The guidelines are intended to signal support for the technology, while local regulators try to address its use amid the U.S.-Chinese technology conflict.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
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.
¡®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.
¡®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.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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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
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