Japan, U.S. to sign agreement on critical minerals for EV batteries

Tokyo, 28 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and the United States plan to sign an agreement that will reinforce supply chain resilience for critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries that will… Read more

China-Taiwan battle lines run through Latin America

Tokyo, 28 March, /AJMEDIA/ A battle in the intense diplomatic war between China and Taiwan is being fought in Latin America, where Honduras has become the latest country to ditch… Read more

MLB 2023: New rules, big money Mets, Ohtani’s walk year

Tokyo, 28 March, /AJMEDIA/ Baseball has transformed in the 145 days since Dusty Baker and the Houston Astros sealed the franchise’s second title in six seasons. As New York Mets… Read more

How superconductors work and what it means to have resistance-free electricity

Tokyo, 28 March, /AJMEDIA/ The modern world runs on electricity, and wires are what carry that electricity to every light, television, heating system, cellphone and computer on the planet. Unfortunately,… Read more

Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark

Tokyo, 28 March, /AJMEDIA/ William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that… Read more

Artists fight AI programs that copy their styles

Tokyo, 28 March, /AJMEDIA/ Artists outraged by artificial intelligence that copies in seconds the styles they have sacrificed years to develop are waging battle online and in court. Fury erupted… Read more

Panasonic-Sony display maker files for court protection

Tokyo, 28 March, /AJMEDIA/ Joled Inc, an organic light-emitting diode display company created through a merger of Panasonic Corp’s and Sony Corp’s operations, said Monday it has filed for court… Read more

Public approval for Kishida’s cabinet rises to 48%: poll

Tokyo, 28 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese public support for the cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida rose to 48%, exceeding the disapproval rate for the first time in seven months, the… Read more

Japan, S Korea arranging 1st security talks in 5 years in April

Tokyo, 28 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and South Korea are arranging to hold their first working-level security talks in more than five years next month, a diplomatic source said Monday, in… Read more

Relocated Japan Cultural Affairs Agency opens in Kyoto

Tokyo, 28 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Cultural Affairs Agency on Monday opened in Kyoto after relocating from Tokyo, becoming the first government body to move its headquarters from the capital as… Read more