U.S. tech giants' dominance in cloud services threatens digital sovereignty, prompting Europe to break monopolies and build its own infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/19/world/europes-cloud-scares-and-us-tech-dominance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #amazon #google #microsoft #europe #cloudservices #it #bigtech #cybersecurity
Smartphone bans in the U.S. are quickly going nationwide. Districts that acted early are already seeing results. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/19/world/lock-up-student-phones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #students #school #education #smartphones
The BBC faces a potential $5 billion lawsuit from Donald Trump over a misleading Jan. 6 documentary clip, but legal action is risky, costly, and could threaten the broadcaster’s survival despite its apology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/world/bbc-gambles-with-trump-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #bbc #donaldtrump #jan6 #freespeech
Chinese consulates regularly conduct gray-zone operations in the form of “pop-up” events at nondesignated diplomatic facilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/19/japan/chinas-gray-zone-activities-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #grayzoneoperations #diplomacy
The cycle of rise and decline over the centuries has established some basic tenets of power, including that civilizations can still collapse even when they are set up for success. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/world/historical-precedent-and-geopolitical-significance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #worldwari #authoritarianism #climatechange #globaleconomy
Japan must act quickly to protect anime creators through stronger labor rights, transparency, and fair compensation as AI threatens to exploit the industry’s creative work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/japan/japans-animation-sector-in-danger-of-collapse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #anime #ai #artificialintelligence #studioghibli #dragonball #pokemon #naruto #doraemon #totoro #openai #sora2
Japan does not have an “immigrant” problem in the usual sense, as long-term foreign residents are largely law-abiding, integrated and the challenges lie with systemic issues, not with the people themselves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/japan/avoid-xenophobia-tag-when-fixing-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #minorukihara #liberaldemocraticparty #japaninnovationparty #us #chinese #korean #xenophobia
China’s repeated distortion of Japan’s defensive policies, likened to the ancient zhiluweima tale, misrepresents reality to serve domestic and strategic agendas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/japan/beijings-strategic-distortion-of-reality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #defense #qindynasty #zhaogao #zhiluweima
Autonomies: **Mario Tronti: Towards a Critique of Political democracy**
https://autonomies.org/2025/11/mario-tronti-towards-a-critique-of-political-democracy/
Democracy has problems with freedom. if it is true that real democracy is configured as liberal-democracy and that in the end this has been the winning solution, it is precisely this conjunction, binding together freedom (or liberty) and democracy, that … Continue reading →
#Commentary #Anticapitalism #Antistatism
Autonomies: **Luca Salza: Philosophy on a boat**
https://autonomies.org/2025/11/luca-salza-philosophy-on-a-boat/
“The history of philosophy is buried in Gaza, but philosophy lives on in the gesture of the Global Sumud Flotilla.” In this article, historian and philosopher Luca Salza[1] reflects on what he sees as the political, philosophical and strategic significance … Continue reading →
#Commentary #Insurrection #Israel #LucaSalza #Palestine #Revolution #Stateterror
Cricket has had many brilliant all-rounders, but does the game need a Shohei Ohtani? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/17/japan/cricket-shohei-ohtani/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shoheiohtani #cricket #kapildev #imrankhan #westindies #india #pakistan #england #southafrica #australia
Nuclear “tests” are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/17/world/nuclear-test-legacy-in-asia-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #nuclearweapons #partialtestbantreaty #asiapacific #bikiniatoll #frenchpolynesia #daigofukuryumaru #oceania
Ramen is a versatile global dish, ranging from traditional tonkotsu broth to innovative mazemen and whole-grain noodles, enjoyed for its endless variations and worldwide appeal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/17/japan/ramen-japanese-global-dish/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ramen #tokyo #newyork #london #japanesefood
ASEAN must deepen internal integration, strengthen institutions and reform decision-making to overcome vulnerabilities from global trade tensions, fulfill its economic potential and ensure long-term stability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/17/world/aseans-moment-of-truth-arrives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #asean #china #us #globaleconomy #southasianeconomy #trade #defense
Japan's economic stimulus package will exceed ¥17 trillion ($110 billion), Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said after meeting with the prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/16/japan/japan-stimulus-package-to-exceed-17-trillion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japaneseeconomy #satsukikatayama #sanaetakaichi #taxes
Xi Jinping is using rare-earth export controls and a range of domestic and international strategies to strengthen China’s global influence while tightening ideological control at home to maintain political cohesion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/16/world/xi-jinpings-balancing-act-both-home-and-abroad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #xijinping #chinesecommunistparty
JR East is retiring the iconic Suica penguin as part of a rebranding effort to transform its transit card system into a modern fintech platform, aiming to compete with QR code-based payment services like PayPay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/16/japan/suica-icon-to-retire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #suica #penguin #jreast #softbank #paypay
Delivering a positive wealth effect for the general public from rising asset prices is key to Prime Minister Takaichi's economic success. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/14/japan/takaichi-and-making-abenomics-20-successful/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japaneseeconomy #goldmansachs #abenomics #sanaetakaichi #wallstreet #alphabet #amazon #apple #metaplatforms #microsoft #nvidia #tesla #nikkei225 #jpmorgan #merrilllynchjapan
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory highlights the growing influence of democratic socialists in U.S. politics, but his success will face pushback from both the Trumpian right and the Democratic establishment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/11/world/zohran-mamdanis-makes-big-bet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #zohranmamdani #berniesanders #newyork #donaldtrump #republicans #democrats
Prime Minister Takaichi's comments on Taiwan have sparked controversy, as critics argue she undermined Japan's "strategic ambiguity" on the issue although her remarks did not specify military action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/13/japan/takaichi-and-taiwan-strategic-ambiguity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #us #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #shinzoabe #joebiden #chinajapanrelations #defense #strategicambiguity