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Jun 4

I wish I was there to hear USJC co-chair Susan Morita’s riveting personal story.

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U.S.-Japan Council

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Jun 4

USJC Co-Chair Susan Morita (@arnoldporter, JALD '11) recently shared her life story with Japanese women in the Washington, DC area. Read more about her inspiring story below! buff.ly/3OFWWcs

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Jun 3

Phew. Biden signs the debt bill two days before the X-date. nytimes.com/2023/06/03/us/ #DebtLimit

Biden Signs Fiscal Responsibility Act in End to Debt Limit Crisis

Now that the bill is law, the nation will not risk running out of money to pay its obligations for two years.

Jun 2

Can Apple do what Facebook could not -- making the metaverse mainstream? nytimes.com/2023/06/02/tec #metaverse #Apple #Facebook

Apple Is Stepping Into the Metaverse. Will Anyone Care?

Interest in the futuristic, immersive digital world is fading just as Apple plans to debut a virtual reality device.

Jun 2

Nvidia $NVDA now trades at 49 times earnings. wsj.com/articles/nvidi via

Nvidia Is Still a ‘Buy’ on Wall Street as Analysts Race to Boost Price Targets

Analysts have raced to boost their price targets on the chip maker’s stock after the company’s market value gained $650 billion since October.

Jun 2

Whoa. The jobs market remains hot with 339K jobs added. But unemployed ticked up above estimates and wage growth cooled a tad. wsj.com/articles/may-j via

#jobsreport #inflation #wages #unemployment #yields #Fed

U.S. Employers Added 339,000 Jobs in May

The labor market has defied expectations of a slowdown this year with 339,000 jobs added in May. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%.

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72 degrees with 40% humidity - how perfect. This is one of the best New York City springs in the decades I’ve lived here.

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Japan tops global COVID chart and ranks 9th on a per capita basis. asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coro via

#Japan #COVID19

Japan tops global COVID chart, dimming reopening hopes

Biggest wave of infections yet putting pressure on health care system

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North Korean satellite crashes into the sea. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defen via

#NorthKorea #satellite

North Korea fails to launch satellite: state media

Attempt comes as Japan, U.S. and South Korea align defenses

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False alarm in Seoul over a North Korean rocket launch. nytimes.com/2023/05/31/wor #NorthKorea

Sirens and Chaos Rattle Seoul After False Evacuation Alarm

South Koreans said the alert, which was triggered by a North Korean rocket launch, showed that their country was unprepared to respond to a real emergency.

Japan aims to halve allergy-triggering cedar pollen in 30 years

May 30

Hay fever solution? Japan aims to halve allergy-triggering cedar pollen in 30 years japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/3 #pollen #allergies #cedar

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The proposal comes as pollen allergies, which are mostly caused by cedar trees, have become a major social concern, affecting an estimated 40% of the population.

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May 30

What awaits 'bad blood' Elizabeth Holmes behind bars. wsj.com/articles/eliza via

#BadBlood #ElizabethHolmes

Inmates Await Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes: ‘I Want to Be Her Friend’

Elizabeth Holmes is expected to begin an 11-year sentence at a Bryan, Texas, prison camp on Tuesday.

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May 30

China has rebuffed a U.S. request for a meeting of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his counterpart unlike the meeting Commerce Sec. Raimondo had last week with her counterpart. wsj.com/articles/china via

#China #LloydAustin #GinaRaimondo

WSJ News Exclusive | China Rebuffs Pentagon Chief, Blunting Push for Rapprochement

A U.S. request for a meeting of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu was declined, showing the limits of a tentative rapprochement between the two powers.

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May 28

Gray’s Papaya founder dies at 86. wsj.com/articles/nicho via

#GraysPapaya #RecessionSpecial #hotdogs

Nicholas Gray, Founder of a New York Hot Dog Institution, Dies at 86

Gray’s Papaya entrepreneur kept prices of franks and papaya juice low and apologized when he had to raise them.

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May 28

Biden and House Speaker McCarthy reached a tentative deal to raise the debt limit. wsj.com/articles/debt- via

#DebtLimit

Biden, McCarthy Strike Debt-Ceiling Deal ‘in Principle’

Republicans and Democrats will now race to pass the agreement to raise the nation’s $31.4 trillion borrowing limit for two years through both chambers of Congress, with a House vote expected in the...

May 26

Inflation jumped in April at the consumer level. wsj.com/articles/consu via

#inflation #CPI

U.S. Consumer Spending Jumped in April and Inflation Accelerated

The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of consumer prices increased 4.4% in April from a year earlier, up from March.

May 26

The Forces Behind South Korea’s and Japan’s Thaw

The Forces Behind South Korea’s and Japan’s Thaw

Eras of grievances between the two countries are giving way under the pressure of global changes, and with help from a personal outreach approach by both leaders.

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Prof. Akiko Iwasaki

@VirusesImmunity

Very honored to become the next President of the American Association of Immunologists

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🙏🏼 I am committed to working with others to make AAI a valuable resource for the world and a strong advocate for the next generation of scientists 💪🏼 aai.org/2023Election

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American Born Chinese the television show is out TODAY on

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Retailers might want to rethink their 9-to-5 business model; a lot of what

@alexandrasamuel

says makes sense. wsj.com/articles/hybri via

#WorkFromHome

How Retailers Should Start Catering to Hybrid-Working Customers

A lot of us no longer work 9 to 5, or commute into the office. Yet retail businesses seem stuck in a different era.

Five Takeaways from DeSantis' Rocky 2024 Debut nytimes.com/2023/05/25/us/ #RonDeSantis #Twitter

Five Takeaways From a Rocky 2024 Debut

Ron DeSantis’s long-awaited entry into the presidential race showed some potential strengths as a Republican candidate, after an embarrassing start on Twitter.

Did Elon cut too many people at Twitter? via

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#Twitter #ElonMusk

Elon Musk’s Event With Ron DeSantis Exposes Twitter’s Weaknesses

What was supposed to be a crowning moment for Mr. Musk’s Twitter turned into a series of technical glitches.

#RonDeSantis #Twitter #ElonMusk

It just keeps getting worse for DeSantis with this technical disaster. via

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Elon Musk’s Event With Ron DeSantis Exposes Twitter’s Weaknesses

What was supposed to be a crowning moment for Mr. Musk’s Twitter turned into a series of technical glitches.

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Citigroup plans to spin off Banamex. wsj.com/articles/citig via

#Citigroup #Banamex $C

Citigroup Ends Sale Talks for Banamex and Pivots to IPO

The New York bank will spin off its Mexican consumer unit after a yearlong process failed to find a deal.

U.S. companies are busy buying back shares while institutional and small investors hold back or sell. wsj.com/articles/share via

#stockbuyback #equityrepurchases

Share Buybacks Continue at Torrid Pace While Investors Sit on Sidelines

U.S. companies have announced $600 billion of share repurchases this year.

Chance for a thaw? Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will meet Wang Wentao Thursday. wsj.com/articles/u-s-a via

#GinaRaimondo #WangWentao

U.S. and China See Fragile Opportunity to Repair Ties

A first test is a cabinet-level meeting in Washington between Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and her Chinese counterpart, Wang Wentao.

Vacancy rates in San Francisco's touristy Union Square district are down 19%. Locals don't go there, just tourists. wsj.com/articles/the-l via

#UnionSquare #vacancy

The Luxury Shopping Oasis Emerging in San Francisco’s Struggling Downtown

Foot traffic is down 27% in the historic shopping district amid concerns about crime and homelessness. But tourists are visiting high-end stores.

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, speak before your school and community, represent Japan Society and USJC and meet Shenzhan Liao and Sanjay Soni. #AAPIHM #AAPI @ChianInstitute1

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Exciting #AAPIHeritageMonth celebration @middleschool51. Thank you to Leaders of Hope and United Chinese Association of Brooklyn for the wonderful performances. Also thank you Mr Katayama @freddiethekat, Shenzhan Liao @ChinaInstitute1, and Sanjay for your insightful experiences!

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ABCs, take note: The High-Risk Feat of Bringing ‘American Born Chinese’ to TV nytimes.com/2023/05/24/mag #AmericanBornChinese

@geneluenyang

#DisneyPlus

The High-Risk Feat of Bringing ‘American Born Chinese’ to TV

For years, Gene Luen Yang was convinced a single character in his groundbreaking graphic novel would doom any attempt at an adaptation. What changed?

May 23

As work and travel habits change, Hilton and Marriott are betting on new extended-stay brands wsj.com/articles/hilto via

#hotels #extendedstay #Hilton #Marriott

Hilton, Marriott Square Off in Extended-Stay Battle

The two U.S. hotel companies are preparing to launch new brands as work and travel habits change.

China's Micron ban puts Samsung and SK Hynix in a pickle. asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/ via

#MicronTechnology #MU #Samsung #SKHynix #China

China's Micron ban creates chip dilemma for Samsung, SK Hynix

Move could leave supply gaps but U.S. has urged South Korea not to fill them

Hiroshima atom bomb survivors ask whether G-7 leaders are listening asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/G-7- via

#Hiroshima #G7 #nuclear

Hiroshima atom bomb survivors ask whether G-7 leaders are listening

Summit, Zelenskyy bring global attention but no progress on ending nuclear weapons

Mizuho is buying investment bank Greenhill for $550 million. wsj.com/livecoverage/s via

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#Mizuho #Greenhill

Japan's Mizuho to Buy Investment Bank Greenhill

Mizuho of Japan has agreed to buy investment bank Greenhill in a deal worth $550 million including debt, the companies said Monday. Greenhill's stock more than doubled on the news. Some key details:...

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Stories about retirement often focus on Europe and South America but hardly ever on Asia. wsj.com/articles/heres via

Here’s What It Looks Like When Americans Retire Overseas

Six retirees open up about the financial and personal challenges of relocating abroad in retirement.

Photo apps fail to spot gorillas. There's a reason. nytimes.com/2023/05/22/tec #gorillas #Google #Amazon #Apple #Microsoft #photoapps

Google’s Photo App Still Can’t Find Gorillas. And Neither Can Apple’s.

Eight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled as gorillas by image analysis software — and despite big advances in computer vision — tech giants still fear repeating the mistake.

Romanian law caught up with Andrew Tate. He's under arrest. nytimes.com/2023/05/22/wor #AndrewTate #Romania

Andrew Tate Thought He Was Above the Law. Romania Proved Him Wrong.

The online influencer, popular with young men, is facing charges of human trafficking and rape, after seeking out a place where “corruption is accessible to everybody.”

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#CantorRoof for #MetLaurenHalsey. Lauren Halsey has created a full-scale architectural structure imbued w/ the collective energy & imagination of the South Central Los Angeles Community where she was born & still works ✊. metmuseum.org/exhibitions/ro

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G7 leaders pledge to work for peace at Hiroshima museum | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

Noriyuki SHIKATA (四方敬之)

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May 20

G7 leaders pledge to work for peace at Hiroshima museum | NHK WORLD-#G7 leaders pledge to work for peace at #Hiroshima museum The contents of the book of condolences that the G7 leaders signed at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum have been released.

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The contents of the book of condolences that the G7 leaders signed at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum have been released. All of the leaders pledged to work for peace in their own words. US...

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