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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.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 18, 2023
R.F. Kuang wrote a blistering satire about publishing. The industry loves it.
The ¡®Yellowface¡¯ author draws on her own experiences in the publishing industry to tackle issues like cultural appropriation and representation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 6, 2022
French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize in literature
The Swedish Academy lauded ¡®the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory.¡¯
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 12, 2022
Director Werner Herzog finally finds his medium
The filmmaker behind ¡°Grizzly Man¡± and ¡°Fitzcarraldo¡± makes a late-career foray into fiction with ¡°The Twilight World,¡± a new book about a real-life Japanese intelligence officer.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 11, 2022
A new way to choose your next book
¡®There¡¯s Netflix for movies. There¡¯s Spotify for music. But there really wasn¡¯t an equivalent discovery experience for books.¡¯
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 31, 2022
Book ban efforts spread across the U.S.
Challenges to books are nothing new, but according to educators, librarians and free-speech advocates, the tactics and venues where they play out are changing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 9, 2021
A Chinese American gunslinger challenges the whiteness of Westerns
Tom Lin¡¯s debut novel explores the lives of Chinese Americans and immigrants who have largely been omitted from the cultural history of the West.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 27, 2021
¡®The Committed¡¯: Viet Thanh Nguyen writes unreliable narrators because he is one, too
Like his Pulitzer Prize-winning debut, ¡®The Sympathizer,¡± Viet Thanh Nguyen¡¯s new novel, ¡®The Committed,¡± hinges on questions about individual and collective identity and memory.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2021
Simon & Schuster cancels plans for Josh Hawley¡¯s book
Simon & Schuster said Thursday that it would cancel the publication of an upcoming book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, one of several members of Congress who tried to overturn the results of the presidential election.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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