Articles by Shivansh Tiwary and Kantaro Komiya

SMBC Aviation Receives Cash Insurance Settlement Over Jets Stranded in Russia

Ireland-based aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital on Monday said it had received a cash insurance settlement of $710 million for its jets previously leased to Russia’s state-owned airline Aeroflot. The lessor under Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said the settlement …

TEPCO Says Seawater Radioactivity Below Detectable Limits After Fukushima Release

Initial tests showed seawater radioactivity to be below detectable levels after the release of treated radioactive water from Japan’s Fukushima plant, its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), said on Friday. The seawater samples contained less than 10 becquerels of …

Toyota Blames Human Error for Leak of Vehicle Data of 2 Million Users in Japan

Toyota Motor Corp. said on Friday the vehicle data of 2.15 million users in Japan, or almost the entire customer base who signed up for its main cloud service platforms since 2012, had been publicly available for a decade due …

G-7 Nations Should Adopt ‘Risk-Based’ Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: Ministers

Group of Seven advanced nations should adopt “risk-based” regulation on artificial intelligence, their digital ministers agreed on Sunday, as European lawmakers hurry to introduce an AI Act to enforce rules on emerging tools such as ChatGPT. But such regulation should …

Update: Japan Warns of Blackouts After Earthquake Causes Major Power Shortage

Japanese turned off neon signs, dimmed their lights and dialed down thermostats on Tuesday after the government issued an urgent call to save energy to avoid blackouts after an earthquake last week caused a serious power shortage. Up to 3 …

Tropical Storm Krosa Slams Japan, Disrupting Transportation, Factories, Power

Severe tropical storm Krosa lashed western and southern Japan with torrential rain and wind, causing Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways to cancel hundreds of domestic and international flights, and some train lines to halt services. Some factories in …