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Japan panel backs ‘Principle Code’ to boost AI training data transparency Japan panel approves voluntary ‘Principle Code’ to promote AI training data transparency; firms asked to disclose model design, data …

Yokohama Ace Oda Throws Complete-Game Shutout, Dedicates Win to Late Coach Watanabe Yokohama pitcher Shoki Oda delivered a 6-0 complete-game shutout in the 108th National High School Baseball Championship quarterfinals, …

Mototomo Watanabe, Former Yokohama High Coach, Mourned by Rival Takashima Takashima Hitoshi mourns Mototomo Watanabe, former Yokohama High coach who died Aug. 17, 2026; he recalls their 1994 Senbatsu clash …

Chisato Moritaka donates ¥120 million to support Kumamoto earthquake recovery Chisato Moritaka and Up-Front pledge ¥120 million for recovery from the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto earthquake; donation boxes will be placed …

AI job displacement pushes U.S. tech workers into blue-collar jobs AI job displacement forces former U.S. software engineers into gig work and trades, driving demand for vocational training as workers …

Trump Threatens Oman After Iran Mediation Breaks Down On Aug. 17, 2026, Pres. Trump threatened Oman after Iran talks stalled, warning he would "bomb" the country if it blocked efforts …

Hinagu Fault video captures moment of surface rupture during July 28, 2026 Kumamoto earthquake Rare Hinagu Fault video captures surface rupture in Yatsushiro on July 28, 2026, providing seismologists unique …

Prime Minister Takaichi’s August 15 speech shifts wording on war pledge, prompting debate Prime Minister Takaichi’s August 15 speech at the national memorial used a causative phrasing — “will not …

Rising Rates Push Condominium Investment into a Chain of Rent Increases in Tokyo Higher interest rates force Tokyo condominium investment owners to raise rents, squeezing tenants and prompting calls for …