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Protesters calling for a pause in AI development rally outside Anthropic’s headquarters before marching to the offices of OpenAI and xAI in San Francisco in March.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2026
Preventing artificial intelligence from triggering a world war
A mechanism for distinguishing unintended harm from deliberate attacks is urgently needed.
While Gemini 4 has performed well on benchmarks widely used to gauge model efficacy, it does less well when employees actually put it to work, according to people with direct access to the effort.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 1, 2026
Google grapples with employee skepticism about new Gemini 4
The company said Gemini 4 posted leading scores on several benchmark tests, while internally some criticize how it performs in areas such as coding.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to the media after a meeting involving the Financial Services Agency, the Bank of Japan, the National Cybersecurity Office and top financial institutions following concerns about potential vulnerabilities linked to Anthropic's Mythos AI model in Tokyo in April.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 22, 2026
National security and the stakes of ‘technology sovereignty’
Investment in dual-use technologies is increasingly seen as an efficient way for states to acquire critical capabilities.
Protesters in San Francisco march from OpenAI’s headquarters to xAI, calling for a pause in artificial intelligence development last March.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2026
Don’t hold your breath for AI agreements or arms control
There have been incidents in which AI has gone rogue, cajoling, flattering or even blackmailing human operators to attain some form of agency.
Warnings from researchers at Anthropic that increasingly powerful artificial intelligence models could escape human control and even lead to the extinction of the human race have drawn attention in China, where policymakers have been preparing for some of the same risks.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 15, 2026
How China is preparing for the risk of AI escaping human control
Regulations and public statements from Beijing underscore how Chinese authorities regard the possibility of AI escaping human oversight as serious.
There have been a series of increasingly dire warnings from within the industry that artificial intelligence poses a growing threat to national security and the global economy.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 10, 2026
Anthropic worker quits over AI firms ‘gambling with our lives’
An artificial intelligence researcher warned that Anthropic and OpenAI were moving ahead with AI that could become too powerful for humans to control.
Google has racked up total European Union antitrust penalties of �10.38 billion in its near two decade-long fight with EU antitrust regulators.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 9, 2026
Google warns of lower quality as it revamps Europe search results to avoid EU fines
Google said the changes mark the largest reduction in quality of service at the internet search engine in its 29-year search history.
The clock is ticking for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping ahead of their meeting later this month, as waiting for proof of full AI autonomy could leave humanity unable to respond safely to potential dangers.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2026
Trump and Xi should align on artificial Intelligence
Advanced AI may surpass human control, so the U.S. and China must prepare together to manage the risks.
Meta policy bars children under 13 from using Facebook or Instagram and permits teenagers to use the platforms with some limits on content.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 1, 2026
Settlement requires Meta to check young users’ ages. How will that work?
The owner of Facebook and Instagram recently came to an $18 billion legal settlement with U.S. states that is aimed at curbing children’s use of social media.
In a landmark deal with state attorneys general across the U.S., Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and implement design changes such as limiting the amount of time users under 18 can spend scrolling on its apps.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 27, 2026
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 repeatedly found ways to get past restrictions.
The Google Store in Tokyo is larger than any of Google's 10 retail outlets in the United States.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2026
Google opens first directly run store outside U.S. in Tokyo
The store sells smartphones and offers repair services.
Demis Hassabis, chief executive officer of Google DeepMind, attends a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony in Seoul on April 27.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 6, 2026
Google AI veterans depart during seismic leadership shift
The split casts doubt over leadership of a critical area in growth right as competition intensifies.
TikTok and other social media companies are facing more than 3,000 individual complaints alleging that their products are addictive and have harmed the mental health of children.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
TikTok finalizing trio of settlements over addiction claims
The cases are part of broad litigation against the world’s largest social media companies, which includes individual plaintiffs, U.S. school districts and state attorneys general.
Marine One, carrying the U.S. president, departs from the Ellipse in front of the White House as construction on the South Lawn continues in Washington, on July 17.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
Meta, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI to meet Trump officials about AI safety testing
Anthropic and OpenAI disclosed in recent days that their AI tools breached the systems ?of ?other companies, stirring concerns among U.S. lawmakers.
Meta has deployed an "AI Info" label on its Instagram and Facebook platforms for posts using artificial intelligence technology, ahead of the European Union's sweeping artificial intelligence transparency rules entering into force.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 28, 2026
New EU rules set to aid transparency over artificial intelligence content
The goal is to ensure Europeans immediately know whether the online content they see is real or fake.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters during his trip to New York City in June 2023.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2026
Why can’t Indian immigrants influence policy in America?
Despite this remarkable ascent, Indian Americans have failed where it arguably matters most for a diaspora: influencing Washington’s policy toward their country of origin.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission aims to curb the market dominance of Big Tech companies such as Google and Apple.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2026
Japan antitrust watchdog to add new bureau to tackle Big Tech
The Japan Fair Trade Commission aims to curb the market dominance of companies like Google and Apple and ensure fairer transactions for small businesses.
A new report from a California-based nonprofit says the artificial intelligence features built in to Alphabet’s Google Search pose an "unacceptable risk” to children.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2026
Google Search AI poses ‘unacceptable risk’ to kids, report finds
The ubiquitous search engine’s AI features failed to detect suicide risks, said an eating disorder symptom was normal, and provided instructions for creating deepfakes, it says.
Google's bureaucracy, fragmented AI strategy and internal management problems are threatening to erode its leadership in artificial intelligence.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2026
Google’s power struggles are killing its AI mojo
Google’s messy history in product development, including a culture of launching new products and then moving on, has tainted its AI coding efforts and led to a lack of focus.
Online platforms are failing to use available technologies that can identify well-known coercion ?scripts used by sexual extortion offenders, Australia's internet regulator said in a transparency report.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 14, 2026
Australia finds serious gaps in Big Tech’s response to online child sexual abuse
Online platforms are failing to use available tech that can identify well-known coercion ?scripts used for sexual extortion, the nation’s internet regulator said.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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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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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
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