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Energy expert Tatsuya Terazawa explains why Asia's energy transition will be more challenging than in the U.S. and Europe. He also talks about Japan's leadership role in the transition. plus.reuters.com/japanese-le… #EnergyTransition #Japan #Asia
BTS pullout from Grammys shows new reality in music industry asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/co… via @NikkeiAsia #BTS #Grammys
Gridlock in New York’s Midtown East neighborhood with Trump to speak at the UN today. Netanyahu up on Thursday so expect ties ups then too. #UN #Trump #Netanyahu
New Yorkers Can’t Stop Lining Up for This Sushi nytimes.com/2026/08/14/nyreg… via @NYTimes #sushi #cooljapan
Fred Katayama retweeted
Conventional wisdom is that tax rates on capital should be as low as possible. With AI, that needs to be revisited. If widespread AI-driven job destruction is real, why incent the process with a much lower marginal rate on capital than labor? My latest: wsj.com/tech/ai/a-simple-ans…
Former '60 Minutes' correspondents Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi join the faculty of Columbia Journalism School. nytimes.com/2026/08/03/busin… #60Minutes #Columbia #CBS
Fred Katayama retweeted
Chinese American names be like:
Bob Wang, Kevin Chen, Joe Tsai, Tom Lee
Singaporean/Hong Konger names be like :
Benedict Wong, Aloysius Tan, Thaddeus Lim, Agnes Lok, Gertrude Chan
Mainlander names be like:
Genevieve Wang, Rainy Zhou, Apple Li
Chinese-Euro names be like:
Moving event: American fan who caught a foul ball off a pitch from first Japanese #MLB player Masanori Murakami in 1964 debut gives him that ball.
Meta's new AI app came with a feature that let users create A.I. images based on people’s Instagram photos, reports the NY Times. Here's how to opt out: nytimes.com/2026/07/08/techn… #Instagram #Meta #privacy
US luxury label Chrome Hearts struggles to meet Japan demand asia.nikkei.com/business/con… via @NikkeiAsia #ChromeHearts #Amekaji
PAG beefs up Japan investment with $13 billion in targeted deals japantimes.co.jp/business/20… #PAG
Fred Katayama retweeted
Great ready for a brutal Japanese summer:
Now that days over 40°C (104°C) are occurring more often, the Japan Meteorological Agency has created an official name for such days: "extreme/scorching hot day" (酷暑日). teapawt.net/nhk_news/status/204501…
Fred Katayama retweeted
.@AnnCoulter I can't believe you and I agree on something! But I'm glad we do. The bigger the tent, the better.
<<Suppose Iran dispatched operatives to Mexico, where, from the Texas border, they fired a missile at an American base and, unintentionally but carelessly, demolished a nearby American school, killing 175 people.
What if they then blew up fuel depots, showering a chemical rain on residents? Then struck homes, schools and clinics, as Iran’s leader warned that “death, fire and fury” would so pulverize America that it could never be rebuilt?
In that case, President Trump — and all of us — would howl at outrageous attacks on innocent civilians. And we’d be right.>>
nytimes.com/2026/03/14/opini…
F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage nytimes.com/2026/03/14/world… via @NYTimes #FCC #WSJ #CNN
A symbol of Japan is shrinking: Is Japan pulling the plug on vending machines? japantimes.co.jp/business/20… #vendingmachine
Honda to import US-made SUV, luxury sedan to Japan this year asia.nikkei.com/business/aut… via @NikkeiAsia #Honda
Indonesia announces social media ban for under-16s, first in Southeast Asia asia.nikkei.com/business/tec… via @NikkeiAsia #Meta
Absolutely chilling story: Gemini Said They Could Only Be Together if He Killed Himself. Soon, He Was Dead. -WSJ wsj.com/tech/ai/gemini-ai-wr…
