News China’s ‘little giants’ are its latest weapon in tech war with U.S.
An ambitious government program aims to foster a new generation of startups that can compete with Silicon Valley by targeting sectors such as robotics, quantum ...
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News Rams and Chiefs win thrillers to advance to conference title games
The Rams will advance to the NFC Championship game at home against the San Francisco 49ers next week with a place in the Super Bowl ...
News In Okinawa, Nago mayor defeats anti-U.S. base transfer rival
The result will come as a relief to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is pushing for the relocation of the Futenma U.S. military base to ...
Mitakeumi makes case for ozeki promotion with third championship
Needing a win to avoid a potential three-way playoff, Mitakeumi defeated yokozuna Terunofuji for just the fifth time in 17 career bouts.
Sena Tomita claims first X Games women’s halfpipe title
With no time to plan new runs after the World Cup series, the Beijing-bound Tomita instead worked on perfecting her 1080, while improving her height ...
News COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 9,468 new cases
Tokyo confirmed 9,468 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, a day after the daily figure topped the 10,000-threshold for the first time ever.With the rapid ...
News Kishida Cabinet approval rating down 4.1 points to at 55.9%
The dip in the Cabinet's approval rating comes as Japan grapples with recent surges in COVID-19 infections, driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant.
News Severely ill COVID patients in Japan up eightfold from start of ’22
The total number of severe patients announced by local governments nationwide stood at 51 on Jan. 1. That figure topped 400 on Friday for the ...
Australian Open defends banning of Peng Shuai messages
A video posted on social media on Saturday showed security staff at Melbourne Park confiscating shirts and a banner bearing the slogan: "Where Is Peng ...
News New COVID-19 measures draw mixed reactions from Japanese public
The rapid spread of the omicron variant seems to be having less of an impact in people's behavior compared to previous waves of the coronavirus.