SoftBank issues $11.1 billion in bonds in OpenAI financing push

Technology investor SoftBank Group has ‌issued a total ⁠of $11.1 billion ⁠in dollar- and euro-denominated bonds, a ⁠filing ...

Court orders Trump to restore media access to White House

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House grounds, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access ...

Typhoon death toll at 10; marsh overflow floods north Chiba

The death toll from Typhoon No. 25 reached 10 on Sept. 23, as Chiba Prefecture continued dealing with widespread flooding caused in part by the first-ever embankment breaches at Inbanuma marsh.

Trump tells CNN reporter ‘you shouldn’t be here’ at U.N.

On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, President Donald Trump began his United Nations visit by telling a ...

Media outlets sue Trump over White House access ban

CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration days after they were barred from White House grounds, calling the selective ban — based on the content of their coverage ...

Panel supports police powers to hack phones; bill nears Diet

A government-appointed expert panel on Sept. 24 endorsed a proposal allowing police to boost their surveillance powers by ...

China has F-35 stealth jet parts, Pentagon invesitgates how

WASHINGTON—The Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation’s most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong, with a news outlet reporting Wednesday that China has obtained the F-35 equipment.

North Korea tests upgraded rocket launcher system, KCNA says

SEOUL―North Korea conducted a test firing of an upgraded 240mm guided multiple rocket ⁠launcher system on Tuesday, state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday, saying the weapon would bolster ...

Typhoon No. 25 closing in on Kanto region; caution urged

Typhoon No. 25 is expected to bring torrential rain to the Kanto-Koshin region on the afternoon of Sept. 21, and the Japan ...

Hokkaido potato farmers fear U.S. imports could spread dire pests

Naohiro Makino, a potato farmer in Obihiro, Hokkaido, gave a dire warning for why Japan should continue banning imports of fresh U.S. potatoes from the United States.

OpenAI agent hacks Australian health portal in landmark breach

SYDNEY—Australia said on ‌Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised ⁠access to files, in what could ⁠be the first known instance of an AI agent ...

Mudslide caused by typhoon buries woman in Yokosuka

The first cases of damage from Typhoon No. 25 were reported on the afternoon of Sept. 21, including a mudslide that buried a woman in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo.