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U.S. military may deploy to Japan’s earthquake-hit Noto area

[ad_1] The U.S. military could be deployed to Ishikawa Prefecture’s earthquake-hit Noto Peninsula to help with relief operations, a senior Japanese official said Tuesday, as snow and freezing temperatures continued to bog down the aid effort. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshi Moriya signaled at a news conference that arrangements for the deployment were in the final stages and that the U.S. military could “quickly” help provide supplies to isolated disaster victims while also airlifting vulnerable residents. U.S. forces could be […]

January 16, 2024

Japan

Wage gains of 4% would pave way for BOJ rate hike, ex-official says

[ad_1] The Bank of Japan is likely to be encouraged by stronger annual wage negotiation results that will pave the way for the end of its negative interest rate by this spring, according to a former BOJ executive director in charge of monetary policy."There’s a good chance the outcome of spring wage talks will be higher than last year, reaching 4%,” Eiji Maeda, the former director, said in an interview. That’s because the positive price mechanism the central bank has […]

January 16, 2024

Japan

U.S. and China start new climate era after veteran envoys step down

[ad_1] The world’s two biggest greenhouse gas emitters are charting a new course for cooperation after the departures of John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua — two titans of climate diplomacy who paved the way for landmark agreements. Representing the U.S. and China, the two men spent years on opposite sides of the negotiating table hammering out global deals to cut planet-warming emissions. Their close personal relationship has endured even as ties between the two superpowers deteriorated over issues from trade […]

January 16, 2024

Japan

Japan to bolster measures against bears waking up from hibernation

[ad_1] With deaths and injuries from bears already hitting a record high in the current fiscal 2023, the Environment Ministry plans to beef up countermeasures ahead of springtime, when the animals come out of hibernation.As part of its measures to prevent bears from entering human settlements, the ministry will conduct inhabitation research on bears by the end of March, and will bolster preparations to cull bears and strengthen a liaison system in preparation for the animals appearing in human habitats.It […]

January 16, 2024

Japan

Global investors plow into Asia data centers on AI boom

[ad_1] Asia is becoming the latest hunting ground for global investors in data centers, as companies from KKR & Co. to Bain Capital bet on the region’s growing computing and data storage needs following an artificial intelligence boom.Like in the U.S., Asia is seeing a surge in demand for data centers as giants like Amazon and Alphabet’s Google boost cloud services, the recent generative AI wave fuels data and capacity requirements, and the region’s growing population spurs storage needs.Demand in […]

January 16, 2024

Japan

Fukushima educational project aims to nurture gifted children

[ad_1] A new educational center will be launched in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, to respond to the learning ambitions and intellectual curiosity of "uniquely gifted children.”Local volunteers who are knowledgeable in mathematics, literature, art, information technology and other fields will serve as instructors, free of charge, as part of an aim to have the entire community work together to develop children's special abilities.The name of the new center, called the "Omega Class,” is derived from the Aizu dialect term "ome” which […]

January 16, 2024

Japan

Tokyo police mark 150th anniversary of founding

[ad_1] Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) pledged continued efforts to maintain security in the Japanese capital in a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of its founding on Monday. "We pledge to work together and demonstrate our comprehensive strength to maintain security in the capital city of Tokyo," MPD Superintendent General Hiroshi Kojima said in the ceremony attended by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, along with around 150 MPD officials. Emperor Naruhito said that he hopes the MPD will "continue to […]

January 16, 2024

Africa

Algeria 1-1 Angola: Former champions held to opening Afcon draw after Mabululu penalty

[ad_1] Baghdad Bounedjah (number nine), who plays his club football in Qatar with Al Sadd, celebrates opening the scoringAlgeria became the latest 2024 Africa Cup of Nations contenders to make a slow start to the tournament after being held to a draw by Angola.Baghdad Bounedjah put the Algerians ahead in the first half, but they were pegged back on the hour by Mabululu's penalty.They follow Egypt, Ghana and Cameroon in failing to win their opening match.This was the first game […]

January 16, 2024

Japan

China steps up Taiwan isolation after election, peeling off ally Nauru

[ad_1] One of Taiwan’s last diplomatic allies severed relations with the island and switched its alliance to China, after the global chip hub elected a new leader Beijing views as "separatist.”The government of Nauru, a tiny Pacific Island of 13,000 people, announced it will cut "diplomatic relations with Taiwan as of this day,” in a statement posted to its official Facebook page on Monday. It also vowed to stop developing "official exchanges with Taiwan.”"This is retaliation for democratic values and […]

January 16, 2024

U.S. military may deploy to Japan’s earthquake-hit Noto area

Wage gains of 4% would pave way for BOJ rate hike, ex-official says

U.S. and China start new climate era after veteran envoys step down

Japan to bolster measures against bears waking up from hibernation

Global investors plow into Asia data centers on AI boom

Fukushima educational project aims to nurture gifted children

Tokyo police mark 150th anniversary of founding

Algeria 1-1 Angola: Former champions held to opening Afcon draw after Mabululu penalty

China steps up Taiwan isolation after election, peeling off ally Nauru

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