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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at Ritan Park, part of the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China since 2017, in Beijing on Friday
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 18, 2026
Carney rattles Canada auto firms in break with U.S. on Chinese EVs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to open the way for imports of Chinese electric vehicles has rattled Canadian auto executives and raised concerns about how far he is willing to go in diverging from U.S. strategy.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil and gas executives and senior U.S. officials in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 18, 2026
Trump is pushing gas to power AI boom, but building plants could take years
Building the kind of power plants that the Trump administration prefers has become extremely difficult.
Puppies rest next to a Starlink terminal near the town of Lyman, in Ukraine, amid Russia's attack on the country in October 2022.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jan 17, 2026
Musk’s Starlink faces high-profile security test in Iran crackdown
How SpaceX withstands Iranian attacks on its most lucrative line of business ​is expected to be closely watched by the U.S., China and intelligence agencies.
Elon Musk in June 2023
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 16, 2026
OpenAI and Microsoft lose last chance to avoid trial with Elon Musk
A federal judge rejected requests by OpenAI and Microsoft to dismiss claims by Musk and ordered the case to proceed to a jury trial set for April.
A man rides a scooter past shipping containers at the Port of Keelung on Friday. The United States said on Thursday that it has signed a deal with Taiwan to reduce tariffs on goods from the democratic island, while increasing Taiwanese semiconductor and tech companies' investments in America.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2026
U.S. and Taiwan clinch deal to cut tariffs and boost chip investment
Duties on Taiwanese shipments would fall to 15%, and Taiwan’s tech industry would increase financing for American operations by $500 billion.
Japanese internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (center) poses for a photo with ministers from ASEAN member states in Hanoi on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2026
Japan and ASEAN agree to cooperate on AI development
Japan and ASEAN aim to join hands at a time when the United States and China are boosting their presence in the artificial intelligence sector.
Smartphone apps that help prevent fraud by blocking international calls and alerting users to potential scams could be endorsed by the National Police Agency under new plans.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2026
Police in Japan to endorse fraud prevention apps
As of the end of November, losses from so-called special fraud cases, including telephone scams, had reached about ¥121.3 billion, the worst on record.
Chinese analysts say Beijing has become increasingly concerned that any Western equipment could be hacked by foreign powers.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 15, 2026
China tells its firms to not use U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software: sources
Amid trade and diplomatic tensions between China and the U.S., Beijing has been keen to replace Western-made technology ​with domestic alternatives.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will allow Nvidia to export its second most powerful AI chips to China after the company was previously barred from doing so.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 14, 2026
U.S. gives green light to Nvidia H200 chip exports to China
Under a new rule, Nvidia can export but will need to certify that there are enough chips in the U.S., while Chinese customers must demonstrate “sufficient security procedures.”
An app called “Are you dead” targeted at people living alone has gone viral in China, with surging downloads and widespread commentary on social media.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 14, 2026
‘Are you dead?’ Chinese app for single living goes viral
The surge in popularity has prompted the developer to introduce a subscription fee and change the app’s name for a global ​audience.
The autonomous driving bus in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture
JAPAN / Society
Jan 14, 2026
Self-driving bus runs on public roads in greater Tokyo for first time
A University of Tokyo team is testing a Level 4 vehicle on a bus route for students, hoping to address Japan’s driver shortage.
Fujitsu CEO Takahito Tokita says the firm's shift away from annual spring hiring of graduates is designed to pay appropriate compensation to people with high abilities from the beginning, rather than paying based on seniority.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 13, 2026
Fujitsu CEO vows to keep raising wages, with annual graduate hiring set to end
Wages at Fujitsu are high in the Japanese electronics industry, but CEO Takahito Tokita says the company needs to pay more amid an intensifying global race for talent.
The chat window for chatbot Grok on a laptop
WORLD
Jan 13, 2026
U.K.’s Starmer escalates threats against X, calling Grok ‘shameful’
The prime minister vowed to enforce a law that bans the sexualization of people’s images without consent.
Nexperia’s headquarters in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The Dutch chipmaker is at the center of a fight over technology with China.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 12, 2026
Europe and China’s feud over chips is reaching a breaking point
Since a Dutch court intervened in chipmaker Nexperia’s ownership in October, the standoff with China has threatened to disrupt auto production in Europe and around the world.
Some tech titans like Elon Musk envision an AI-driven future of “socialism from above,” where machines generate abundance while the means of production remain in the hands of a wealthy few.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2026
Artificial intelligence, robots and Silicon Valley’s top-down socialism
The architects of AI are open about the fact that they are creating systems whose success in generating material abundance could also obliterate large swaths of the labor market.
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia, talks about partnering with Mercedes Benz during the Nvidia Live event at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 12, 2026
Nvidia and Tesla chase same self-driving goal via varying paths
While Tesla and Nvidia are fundamentally different companies, their dynamic underscores how unsettled the autonomous vehicle arms race remains.
As part of efforts to boost security of user data as ‍online fraud and data breaches increase in the world’s second-largest smartphone market, India is proposing requiring smartphone makers to share their source codes with the government, prompting behind-the-scenes opposition.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 12, 2026
India mulls forcing smartphone makers to give source code in security overhaul
The plan is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to boost security of user data as ‍online fraud and data breaches increase in the country.
Malaysia’s tech regulator said on Sunday that the country suspended access to Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok over AI-generated pornographic content.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 11, 2026
Malaysia suspends access to Musk’s Grok AI
On Saturday Indonesia became the first country to deny all access to the tool, which has been restricted to paying subscribers elsewhere.
X CEO Elon Musk boards Air Force One to depart for Philadelphia from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, last March.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 11, 2026
Musk says X to make algorithm open source in days
The company has also been working to incorporate more artificial intelligence into its recommendation algorithm for X, using Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot.
Fujitsu's physical AI system, which allows robots to move autonomously and in coordination with one another, is showcased at the CES tech show in Las Vegas on Wednesday. The robots are made by external manufacturers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 9, 2026
Fujitsu showcases automotive software tech at CES
Fujitsu’s AI can help mitigate the costs and labor needed for developing programs for software defined vehicles.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japanese police arrest nine over Sierra Leone-based special fraud
Japanese police have arrested nine individuals for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone as a base.
Iran war exposed, but hasn’t changed, Japan’s reliance on imported oil
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan's renewable goals.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.

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