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US, Japan and Philippine forces jointly patrol in South China Sea after hostilities involving China

The United States has deployed a reconnaissance aircraft while Japan and the Philippines sent navy ships in a joint patrol in the disputed South China Sea two days after the allied forces condemned ...

ABC News - Dec. 6

The top arms dealers in South Korea and Japan are growing almost as fast as those in Russia

Yahoo News - Dec. 6

European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo

A pair of European satellites has rocketed into orbit on a mission to create artificial solar eclipses

ABC News - Dec. 5

Fox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company's records about Philippines bribery case

Smartmatic does not need to give Fox News any information about U.S. federal charges against the voting machine company’s co-founder over alleged bribery in the Philippines

ABC News - Dec. 5

Japan's famous sake joins UNESCO's cultural heritage list, a boost to brewers and enthusiasts

Sake is perhaps even more Japanese than the world-famous sushi

ABC News - Dec. 5

Nvidia tangos with an activist hedge fund: An excerpt from Tae Kim's new book on the tech giant

Starboard Value's Jeff Smith knows his firm sold its Nvidia stake way too soon, Tae Kim writes in "The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant."

CNBC - Dec. 5

European satellites launch from India on a mission to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo

ABC News - Dec. 5

AI Hits a Wall: What This Means for the Tech Industry

AI commercialization is a game of musical chairs and the music has stopped. For now.

Inc. - Dec. 5

Sake: Japan’s ‘divine gift’ given special status by Unesco

Rice wine enshrined as part of ‘cultural heritage of humanity’ . Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It’s brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savoured in the ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

Japan's famous sake joins UNESCO's cultural heritage list, a boost to brewers and enthusiasts

LUQUE, Paraguay (AP) — Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It's brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored in the country’s pub-like izakayas, poured during ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

Japan's famous sake joins UNESCO's cultural heritage list

Sake is perhaps even more Japanese than the world-famous sushi

ABC News - Dec. 4

US dealmaker Lichtenstein considers return to a less hostile Japan

Financier sparked backlash with takeover attempts but country has become more receptive to foreign funds

Financial Times - Dec. 5

Tech Stocks and AI Propel Wall Street’s Record-Setting Streak

AI is fueling the rise of tech stocks to soaring levels.

Inc. - Dec. 4

Two USS George Washington sailors die days apart after reaching Japan, Navy says

Two sailors assigned to the USS George Washington died within days of each other shortly after the aircraft carrier arrived in Japan, officials and family members said.

NBC News - Dec. 4

Tech stocks hit first all-time high since July

Technology stocks powered to new highs on Wednesday as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rallied 1% and investors poured into key software and megacap players.

CNBC - Dec. 4

AI play Pure Storage soars 24% after touting it won a contract with an unnamed big tech company

Pure Storage shares rallied 24% after announcing a contract with a top tier hyperscaler.

CNBC - Dec. 4

South Korea’s Martial Law Turmoil Threatens Pacific Alliance With U.S. and Japan

Donald J. Trump had been seen as the main risk factor for the partnership between Tokyo, Seoul and Washington. Then came martial law in South Korea.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Elite Sumo Wrestlers Will Compete in London, a Rarity Outside Japan

A five-day event in October will be the Japan Sumo Association’s first competition in Britain in more than three decades.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

London to host only second professional Sumo wrestling contest outside of Japan

Royal Albert Hall will host five-day event in October, after bringing in specialist soil and a strengthened stage the last time it was staged there. London will host only the second professional ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4

Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% Review: High Tech, High Price

The updated BlackWidow steps even further into the world of premium custom mechanical keyboards, with a price to match.

Wired - Dec. 4

Donna Nelson, who claims she was love scam victim, jailed for smuggling drugs into Japan

Donna Nelson sentenced to six years in prison after court finds her guilty of bringing methamphetamine into country. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4

Japan’s audacious bid to become a semiconductor superpower

The government is backing a start-up that aims to upend the economics and geography of the microchip industry. Does it have a chance of success?

Financial Times - Dec. 4

China’s ties with Saudi Arabia buoyed by green tech

Warming relations between Xi Jinping and Saudi crown prince complicate outlook for Trump administration

Financial Times - Dec. 4

China bans exports of key high-tech materials, hitting back at US chip sanctions

China has announced a ban on exports to the United States of gallium, germanium and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications

ABC News - Dec. 3

Emergence’s AI orchestrator launches to do what big tech offerings can’t: play well with others

It aims to sit above the fray and work well with any application and vendor that the enterprise uses, uniting them all with its orchestrator.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

‘Progressive except for Palestine’: how a tech charity imploded over a statement on Gaza

The board of the non-profit Code for Science & Society blocked a statement against genocide. The fallout tore the high-profile organization apart. Miliaku Nwabueze, a senior program manager at Code ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3

Apple's $1 Billion Move: Will Indonesia Dictate the Future of Tech Giants?

Yahoo News - Dec. 3

Japan dispatches a plane and navy ship after spotting a Russian submarine

Japan has dispatched a surveillance plane and a navy ship after spotting a Russian submarine off the coast of a southwestern island near Taiwan

ABC News - Dec. 3

These are the most in-demand tech jobs hiring right now

According to LinkedIn’s latest report, software engineer, full stack engineer and application developer are in the top 10 roles.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

Trump vows to block U.S. Steel's takeover by Japan's Nippon Steel

President-elect Donald Trump said he is "totally against" Japan's Nippon Steel buying U.S. Steel.

CBS News - Dec. 3

Meta’s Zuckerberg seeks ‘active role’ in Trump tech policies

Policy chief Nick Clegg says social media company ‘overdid it’ on content moderation, as it seeks to placate president-elect

Financial Times - Dec. 3

Japan’s Nomura bank boss takes 30% voluntary pay cut after worker tries to kill customer

Wealth management employee charged with robbery, attempted murder and arson after home visit to elderly clients. Business live – latest updates The boss of the Japanese bank Nomura has ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3

Top tech stocks are ‘cash machines,’ so keep buying, says the dean of valuation

Aswath Damodaran, the NYU Stern School of Business finance professor, says big tech stocks are “insanely profitable,” and should be bought in case of pullbacks.

MarketWatch - Dec. 3

China's AI balancing act — beating the U.S. but keeping the tech from threatening Beijing's rule

Prominent AI scientist Max Tegmark said the narrative of a geopolitical battle between the U.S. and China racing to build the smartest AI is a "suicide race."

CNBC - Dec. 3

Replica Harry Potter swords broke Japan weapons law

The Japanese police say the tip of the blade is sharp enough for it to be classified as an actual sword.

BBC News - Dec. 3

Florida Atlantic hires Texas Tech OC Zach Kittley as head coach

Kittley replaces Tom Herman, who went 6-16 in two seasons.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 3

Replica Harry Potter swords recalled in Japan for breaking weapons law

Police said 86cm stainless steel blade – mounted on a wooden plaque and sold in the hundreds – contravened Japan’s firearms and sword control law. Full-size replica swords sold as souvenirs at a ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3