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July 17, 2025
(Update 2) Astellas Employee Gets Over 3 Yrs for Spying in China
Beijing, July 16 (Jiji Press)--A Beijing district court on Wednesday sentenced a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for espionage.
SoftBank Group to Introduce "AI Agents" on Large Scale
Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)--SoftBank Group Corp. will introduce "artificial intelligence agents," which autonomously carry out human tasks, within the group on a large scale, Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son said Wednesday.
HEADLINES
- POLITICS
- Japan Affected by Foreign Election Meddling through Social Media: Govt
- ECONOMY
- Tokyo Gas Picked for Project to Study Hydrogen Pipeline Construction in Tokyo
- SPORTS
- Golf: Meiji Yasuda Ladies Tournament Canceled for Thurs. after Bear Sighting
- OTHER
- Pakistani Brothers Nabbed for Attempting to Export Stolen Luxury Cars from Japan
NATIONAL
- (Update 2) Astellas Employee Gets Over 3 Yrs for Spying in China
- 2025 POLLS: Parties Struggling with False Info on Social Media
- (Update) Astellas Employee Gets Over 3 Yrs for Spying in China
- Vault for Hiroshima A-Bomb Victims Shown to Press
- Foreign Visitors to Japan Top 20 M. at Record Pace
BUSINESS
- SoftBank Group to Introduce "AI Agents" on Large Scale
- Japan Firms in China More Wary after Astellas Worker Spy Ruling
- Guitar Maker Fernandes OK'd to Start Bankruptcy Procedures
- (Update) Struggling Nissan to End Output at Key Plant in Japan
- Struggling Nissan to End Output at Oppama Plant
MARKETS
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