In the nineteen-thirties—a decade of political assassinations, failed military coups, brutal invasions of China, and a hard-right reaction against the relative liberalism of the nineteen-twenties—the yakuza embraced the Zeitgeist with gusto.
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Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2026
The limits of burying the bad news Each of these interventions, whether reckless, self-destructive trade barriers, massive military invasions, or offensive divisive speeches, soaks up attention.
In April, the Actors Committee of the China Federation of Radio and Television Associations released a statement condemning such infringements and asserted that AI platforms needed to comply with the laws and strengthen their compliance rules.
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Ling Wei,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Sep. 2026
To complete the drama, England finished with 13, Argentina with 15 when Henry Pollock was sent to the sin-bin over team infringements and Emmanuel Iyogun, on debut, for cynical offending.
Across 25 occupations that past technology upended, employment fell an extra 4% over five years for every point the national unemployment rate climbed.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2026
Which occupations lose their very purpose when the human element is removed?
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Scott Levenson,
New York Daily News,
18 Oct. 2026
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