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Daniel Wiessner
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Friday
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2026
Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claims
The lawsuit ?says that the company relied on factors such as productivity and AI token usage when it slashed thousands of jobs earlier this year.
The lawsuit accused U.S. President Donald Trump of violating Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook's right to due process under the Constitution by firing her without notice or a hearing.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2025
Fed Gov. Lisa Cook sues Trump over his attempt to fire her
The case is likely headed to the Supreme Court, where a conservative majority has at least tentatively allowed Trump to fire officials from other agencies.
A coalition of mostly Democratic-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit to stop billionaire Elon Musk from accessing government systems used to process trillions of dollars in payments.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2025
U.S. states sue to block Musk¡¯s DOGE from accessing payment systems
The suit claims Elon Musk¡¯s Department of Government Efficiency has no legal power to access the U.S. Department of Treasury systems.
Demonstrators rally during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and the actions he has taken in the first weeks of his presidency, in Washington, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 7, 2025
U.S. judge blocks Trump buyout program as 60,000 sign up to quit
The Trump administration is pressuring workers to leave their jobs in an unprecedented drive to overhaul the federal government.
Customers walk past an Apple logo inside of an Apple store in New in 2018.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2024
Apple accused of silencing workers, spying on personal devices
Apple is also facing at least three complaints from a U.S. labor board
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2023
Tesla¡¯s legal troubles: What¡¯s next after $3 million race bias verdict?
The case is one of several involving working conditions at Tesla and other companies run by billionaire Elon Musk.
Hand, foot and mouth disease cases surge across Japan
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a viral infection that mainly affects infants and young children, causing blister-like rashes in the mouth and on the hands and feet.
Japan logs record compensation payouts for °ì²¹°ù¨­²õ³ó¾± and work-related illnesses
The number of requests filed in Japan for compensation for work-induced deaths and illnesses rose to a record 6,212 in fiscal 2025, the health ministry said Wednesday.
A cocaine bust in Spain leads all the way to Wall Street
This handout picture shows cocaine seized by Spanish police from a ship off the Canary Islands, following the detention of its 23-member crew without bail in Europe's largest-ever bust of the drug, in Madrid on May 8.
Cambodian tycoon was landlord to Chinese scammers and human traffickers
Thai soldiers inspect inside a workstation at a compound in O'Smach that the Thai military said was used for scam operations, at the Chong Chom-O¡¯Smach border crossing, in Samraong, Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, on March 6.
LDP and JIP decide on Kyoto route for Hokuriku Shinkansen line extension
The 139-kilometer extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line is expected to take around 26 years to complete.
How ¡®The Solitary Gourmet¡¯ became one of Japan¡¯s most enduring TV hits
Actor Yutaka Matsushige performs a dining scene during the filming of an episode of the TV drama series "Solitary Gourmet" at a tuna restaurant in Chiba Prefecture.
Cash is king again at Tokyo¡¯s bars after credit processor fails
Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo
Japan¡¯s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi¡¯s ¡°Elevator Girl House¡± series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
A sensory encounter at rare architectural gem KAIT Plaza
Tea practitioner Fukutaro Nakayama moved through the space of KAIT Plaza preparing tea for each guest next to them.
How Putin turned Japan into a den of spies
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Aeroflot CEO Sergei Aleksandrovsky at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 6.

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

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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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