Brazil apologizes for post-World War II persecution of Japanese immigrantsThe Brazilian government issued an apology on Thursday for the persecution and incarceration of Japanese immigrants post-World War II. Enea...
26 Jul, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
Why are so many robots white?Problems of racial and gender bias in artificial intelligence algorithms and the data used to train large language models like ChatGPT have...
28 Jan, 2024, 12.03 PM IST
'One Piece' author turns to ChatGPT for inspiration, manga's new chapter may include an alien'One Piece' follows Luffy and his team as they hunt for treasure coveted by all pirates.
03 Mar, 2023, 07.24 PM IST
Charles Fuller, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of acclaimed 'A Soldier's Play', passes away at 83The play won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1982 and two years later was made into the Oscar-nominated best picture.
05 Oct, 2022, 10.27 AM IST
How to Participate in the 2022 UN International Day of Peace. Details hereThe concept for the 2022 International Day of Peace is "End racism. Build peace." To mark World Peace Day, at the UN's New York City headqu...
21 Sep, 2022, 08.23 PM IST
WHO director in Asia accused of racism, abuse put on leaveIn a statement, WHO said it was unknown how long Kasai would be away. The U.N. health agency said the investigation into him was continuing...
30 Aug, 2022, 01.12 PM IST
Olympics carry a question: What does it mean to be Japanese?Osaka and Hachimura, both of whom have one foreign parent and one Japanese parent, were cheered warmly by many even as some nationalists po...
04 Aug, 2021, 05.27 PM IST
PM Modi proposes setting up of library of Buddhist literature in IndiaThe library will collect digital copies of all such Buddhist literature from different countries, it will aim to translate them, and make t...
21 Dec, 2020, 12.52 PM IST
Nike Japan ad on bullying, racism sparks hot online responseJapan has traditionally prided itself on being racially homogeneous, although successful mixed-race athletes such as tennis star Naomi Osak...
02 Dec, 2020, 11.11 AM IST
'Rough and Rowdy Ways': Bob Dylan releases first original album in 8 yearsIn the album's opening song 'I Contain Multitudes', the 79-year-old grapples with mortality.
19 Jun, 2020, 10.16 AM IST
Bob Dylan was 'sickened' to see George Floyd tortured to death, hopes for swift justiceSeveral of Dylan's songs from the '60s and '70s addressed issues of police brutality and racism.
15 Jun, 2020, 05.43 PM IST
Nikkei rallies to over 3-month high; weaker yen lifts auto sharesThe Nikkei average gained 1.3 per cent to 22,613.76, its highest closing level since Feb. 21.
03 Jun, 2020, 01.48 PM IST
Albert Einstein's travel diaries reveal scientist's racially-offensive viewsThe German scientist viewed Chinese people as being intellectually inferior.
18 Jun, 2018, 05.59 PM IST
From Gigi Hadid to Winnie Harlow, supermodels & racism controversiesHadid was recently criticised for shooting for a magazine in ‘blackface’.
24 May, 2018, 03.30 PM IST
'Jan Gan Mana' not alone - national anthems have hit a wrong note in Japan, USA tooAcross the world, national anthems have not had it easy.
18 Apr, 2018, 11.48 AM IST
After sacking vlogger Logan Paul, Google to now screen premium YouTube videosYouTube recently snapped ties with controversial star Logan Paul after 'suicide forest' video.
12 Jan, 2018, 07.27 PM IST
Australia reemerges as preferred country for Indian students: pollIndians ranked Australia as the second most preferred country to study abroad next to the US, despite a series of "racially motivated" atta...
17 Apr, 2013, 01.06 PM IST