Microsoft offered about 60,000 eligible employees a voluntary exit while revenue and operating income rose about 20 percent. Facts, analysis and Japanese reactions on X.
Tetsuya Chiba, the artist of Ashita no Joe, died on October 22 at 87. What readers and later manga artists inherited from his "pure white ash" ending, with Japanese Reactions on X.
Lula came from behind to win Brazil's October 25 runoff with 51.79 percent. What he can do in a fourth term depends on how he bargains with Congress, the Trump administration and China. Facts, analysis and Japanese Reactions on X.
GMO's FX hosting service was breached, customer accounts saw unauthorized trades, and someone believed to be the attacker demanded money. Facts, open questions and Japanese Reactions on X.
Mongolia's Nomrog fire burned about 80 percent of a reserve. A rumor says Japanese executives were fishing; the evidence is thin. Sources, KDDI's account and Japanese Reactions on X.
With 10 days to go (as of October 24, 2026), US voters tie living costs to tariffs and the Iran war. What a new Congress can and cannot change, what it means for Japan, and Japanese Reactions on X.
On Oct 22, 2026 the LDP proposed cutting Japan's lower house proportional seats by 31, changing the allocation formula and tightening "revival" of defeated candidates. Facts and Japanese Reactions on X.
On October 21, 2026, PHP released fixes for two critical flaws rated 9.2, and services in Japan and Europe went offline as a precaution. AI helped find the bugs; checking, fixing, shipping and installing the patch fell to other hands. Facts, Japanese Reactions on X, and who pays for the work after discovery.
CoreWeave's shares and bonds fell sharply, raising questions about how AI data center investments are financed and repaid. This article examines Japanese reactions on X and the wider AI stock selloff.
One year after Prime Minister Takaichi took office, Japan has revised the Imperial House Law and opened a national intelligence bureau, while its first consumption tax cut, on food, is not yet in force. Facts, Japanese Reactions on X, and analysis of the middle power question.