Top tech executives are engaged in a no-holds-barred fight for the best people, with employees holding all the cards and the days of collusion long gone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/17/world/ai-talent-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #apple #meta #openai #stevejobs #tech

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering issuing a formal statement on the 80th anniversary of WWII’s end, which is unnecessary as past statements already address Japan's international responsibility for the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/14/japan/ishiba-wwii-statement-not-necessary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #wwii #ldp

Japan should feel rest assured that the Osprey aircraft are being deployed strategically, capably and safely. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/14/japan/dont-worry-over-osprey-safety-measures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #v22osprey #gsdf #sdf #usmarines #defense #usjapanrelations #airforce

The Science of Reading and Play Go Hand-in-Hand. Schools Must Make It Happen – The 74 https://www.byteseu.com/1283772/ #Commentary #Literacy #Opinion #PlayBasedLearning #Reading #Science #zero2eight

The Trump administration’s push for a lunar nuclear reactor by 2030 highlights both the technological ambition and the steep challenges facing small modular reactors, which remain slow to deploy even on Earth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/13/world/the-nuclear-moonshot-is-on-earth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #moon #nasa #donaldtrump #fissionsurfacepowerspaceexplorationtechnologies #orspacex #nuscalepower #nuclearregulatorycommission

Ukrainian and European leaders worry Donald Trump’s rushed Alaska meeting with Vladimir Putin will weaken Ukraine and strengthen Russia by delaying sanctions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/13/world/putin-trump-alaska-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #alaska #volodymyrzelenskyy

Yasukuni Shrine is widely misunderstood as a symbol of militarism, yet its true purpose is to honor the spirits of Japan’s war dead and promote peace, reflecting both Japan’s losses and the suffering caused to others. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/13/japan/the-myths-surrounding-yasukuni-shrine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #yakusunishrine #wwii #china #southkorea #religion

Trump’s focus on commerce and personal negotiation style suggests he favors a “grand bargain” with China, even if that means sidelining traditional security concerns like Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/12/world/a-look-at-trumps-china-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #donaldtrump #chinausrelations #taiwan #indopacific #chineseeconomy #useconomy

Oil prices are currently low, but a potential recovery around 2027-2029 is expected as demand growth slows and reduced investment in non-OPEC+ production tightens supply, though further price drops may occur first. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/10/world/there-is-a-bullish-case-for-oil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #oil #crude #trade #globaleconomy

TSMC faces serious threats from attempted trade secret theft and U.S. tariff uncertainty, but its technological dominance and strategic importance keep Taiwan’s “silicon shield” intact — for now. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/tsmcs-crown-cant-be-tarnished/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #taiwan #tsmc #tariffs #semiconductors #chipmaking

https://www.europesays.com/us/129224/ Sheriff is right to uphold state law to protect community safety – San Diego Union-Tribune #America #Ca #california #commentary #Opinion #SanDiego #SanDiego #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesofAmerica #US #USA

The dual posture of ideological firmness and diplomatic flexibility has remained a consistent feature of China’s foreign policy for decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/world/xi-turns-to-maos-foreign-policy-playbook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #chinausrelations #mao #chinesecommunistparty #donaldtrump

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s crusade against mRNA vaccine technology will make the next pandemic harder to handle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/rfk-jrs-mrna-decision-is-bad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #robertfkennedyjr #mrna #covid19 #vaccinations #health #medicine #us

Heading into the fall, Russia’s financial reserves are running out, its energy revenues are declining and there are increasingly severe shortages of labor and imported technology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/world/russias-war-economy-falters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #russianeconomy #vladimirputin

The atomic bombings were a tragic but nearly unavoidable result of Japan’s refusal to surrender, the momentum of wartime technology, and the brutal logic of ending a devastating war quickly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/07/japan/we-must-commemorate-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #wwii #us #harrytruman