Tag: Japan
OpenAI opens Tokyo hub, adds GPT-4 model optimized for Japanese
OpenAI is expanding to Japan, with the opening of a new Tokyo office and plans for a GPT-4 model optimized specifically for the...
Hawaii-born sumo champion Akebono Taro dies at the age of 54 in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Hawaii-born Akebono, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He...
Japan’s Kishida warns world at ‘historic turning point’ as he touts US alliance ahead of Biden summit
Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic turning point” and are forcing Japan to change its defense posture, Japanese Prime...
Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first
Everyone in Japan could one day have the same surname unless its restrictive marriage laws change, according to a new study. But the...
Japan braces for impact of historic monetary shift
STORY: Japan’s central bank raised interest rates this week for the first time in 17 years.The move is largely symbolic as rates remain...
22 artifacts looted after the Battle of Okinawa returned to Japan
BOSTON (AP) — Twenty-two historic artifacts that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa in World War II have been returned to Japan...