Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister

Japan's parliament has elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister. On Tuesday, she replaced Shigeru ...

Japan has its first female prime minister, but not all women are celebrating

Though her election is a milestone in a country that struggles with gender equality, critics say hard-line conservative Sanae ...

Meet the AI chatbots replacing India's call-centre workers

At a startup in India, developers are improving AI chatbots that communicate like humans. LimeChat aims to drastically reduce ...
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Ishiba announces initiatives to develop trade, investment in Africa

YOKOHAMA—Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced several initiatives Aug. 20 to encourage Japanese companies to move into the African market. He spoke at an event related to the Ninth Tokyo ...
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Ishiba taking a tougher tone against U.S. over Trump’s tariffs

Backed into a corner by U.S. tariffs during an election campaign, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has started directing harsher words toward his counterpart in the White House. “This is a battle for ...
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Court to decide if illegal immigrants' use of Social Security numbers is ID theft

WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether people picked up on immigration violations also can face charges of identity theft if they use Social Security and other identification ...