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Dodgers" Shohei Ohtani leaves game early due to left knee inflammation
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (181+ words) Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani left Thursday's game against the'Pittsburgh Pirates in the top of the seventh inning because of left knee inflammation. Ohtani "was 2-for-2 with his "second home "run in as many "games and had reached…...
Scientists urge countries to look beyond CO2 to tackle warming
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (579+ words) So-called indirect greenhouse gases are generated by combustion of fossil fuels or they waft skyward from industrial chemicals. They include carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and non-methane volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These gases don't themselves trap heat " but once airborne, they…...
Locked out of IPO, Asia investors find new ways to bet on Space X
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (318+ words) The Japan Times Locked out of IPO, Asia investors find new ways to bet on Space X Investors across Asia have been largely shut out of the world's largest-ever initial public offering, which has forced them to find creative ways…...
Japan successfully launches H3 rocket
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (145+ words) The Japan Times Japan successfully launches H3 rocket Japan successfully launched its flagship H3 rocket Friday morning, marking the resumption of the rocket's flights roughly six months after a failed mission in December and the first flight of a new low-cost configuration…...
Mexico beats South Africa to kick off 2026 World Cup
4+ hour ago (136+ words) The Japan Times Mexico beats South Africa to kick off 2026 World Cup Mexico City " Mexico got the World Cup party started as the cohost swept away South Africa 2-0 on Thursday in a tempestuous clash with three red cards as the…...
New Group" has big ideas but wobbly foundations
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (162+ words) The Japan Times New Group" has big ideas but wobbly foundations Conformity takes corporeal form in "New Group." Yuta Shimotsu"s sophomore feature continues in the allegorical vein of his art-horror debut, "Best Wishes to All" (2024). While that film was…...
Japan captain Wataru Endo pulls out of World Cup due to injury and retires from national team
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (176+ words) Japan captain "Wataru Endo has withdrawn from the World Cup squad due to injury in a blow for Samurai Blue, with "the midfielder also announcing his "retirement "from international soccer. Endo, who endured "an injury-plagued'season with Liverpool, has been replaced…...
Emperor Naruhito seeks public backing for an imperial family plan
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (121+ words) The Japan Times Emperor Naruhito seeks public backing for an imperial family plan Emperor Naruhito said Thursday he hopes a plan that wins public support regarding the number of imperial family members will be created. "I hope it will be…...
Carbon dioxide removal slow to take off, alarming scientists
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (606+ words) Milan " Carbon dioxide removal experts have sounded the alarm in Milan this week over a shortfall in research and investment in the nascent sector, viewed as essential for mitigating climate change. Still marginal and costly, CO2 removal, known as CDR, consists…...
Anthropic v. Open AI: Behind the bitter battle for the future of AI
17+ hour, 19+ min ago (120+ words) The Japan Times Anthropic v. Open AI: Behind the bitter battle for the future of AI SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK " If not for the intense rivalry between "Anthropic and Open AI, the generative AI boom might not have arrived so quickly....