Not Friends Yet: Japan, South Korea Mark 50-year Treaty

Since Shein became the world’s most popular online shopping destination—with seemingly unbeatable prices, and influencers posting “haul” videos to show off their purchases on social media—the Chinese fast-fashion giant has raised questions over how it produces its plethora of merchandise at dizzying speeds. The answer: AI-powered algorithms that allow the company to pick up changes in customer demand and interest, allowing it to adjust its supply chain in real time.

As the saying goes, there’s an app for that. And inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, is no exception. IBD is an umbrella term for chronic inflammation-related conditions affecting the digestive system, most commonly Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Both can result in waves of symptoms, typically called flares or flare-ups, involving diarrhea, stomach pain, fatigue, and weight loss.

This article is part of The D. C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Ken Block jokes that he could have been talking to me from the height of luxury. Instead, he was in his Rhode Island office, between calls with clients who know his bluntness is his biggest strength.

Grow the table. In a world of disruption, the traditional approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are no longer sufficient and have become something to attack. It is time for businesses to embrace a more comprehensive and impactful strategy: something I call Inclusive Economics (IE). This next stage goes beyond ticking boxes and complying with rules and regulations; it is about integrating diversity into the core of our economic systems and for purely good business reasons.

TOKYO — Shohei Ohtani’s feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their way to work on Friday morning in Japan. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Ohtani raced past the 50-50 milestone as he hit three home runs and stole two bases in a game during the 20-4 rout of the Miami Marlins on Thursday, securing a playoff berth for the Dodgers. Read More: Shohei Ohtani Is What Baseball Needs The news topped morning headlines, and “Ohtani-san” was the No.

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court upheld the legality of the death penalty but moved to limit its use, in a decision that strikes a balance between keeping the punishment’s deterrent effect and preventing its abuse. The court on Friday affirmed the constitutionality of capital punishment but restricted its use to only the most serious crimes, while emphasizing the need for better safeguards.