Sony-Honda venture debuts Afeela EV from $89,900 in U.S.
[Japan Today] - 01/7/2025
Sony Group Corp said its joint venture with Honda Motor Co has started accepting preorders in the United States for its new Afeela brand electric vehicle, priced from…
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Japanese actor dropped from beer ad campaign after drunken escapade
A popular Japanese actor hired to be the face of a low-alcohol beer has been fired after getting drunk and breaking (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Nvidia ramps up AI tech for games, robots and autos
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang made a rock star appearance at a packed arena late Monday, touting AI chips and (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
U.S. investment firm KKR mulls sale of major Japan supermarket Seiyu
U.S.-based global investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co is considering selling its stake in major (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Freewheeling Trump sets out U.S. territorial ambitions
Donald Trump threatened military action to secure the Panama Canal and economic force against neighboring Canada, in (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Resona Bank hit again by suspected cyberattack
Resona Bank said Tuesday that its internet banking service for individual clients has come under its second (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Care worker arrested for headbutting 87-year-old female resident at nursing home
A 32-year-old care worker at a nursing home in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, has been arrested for headbutting (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end U.S. fact-checking
Tech giant Meta's shock announcement to end its U.S. fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Wildfire burns through LA enclave known for its beaches and celebrity allure
Rimmed to the south by a 3-mile stretch of Pacific beach, and to the north by craggy bluffs and deep, verdant (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
Ex-SMAP member Nakai's TV scenes cut over alleged trouble with woman
Scenes featuring Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the pop idol group SMAP, were cut from a TV program aired (…)
[Japan Today] - 8/01/2025
Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he's looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed
Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win re-election, Elon Musk has trained his (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
Ukraine says forces conducting 'new offensive actions' in Russia's Kursk region
Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces were "commencing new offensive actions" in Russia's western Kursk (…)
[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025