The leviathan before me was a solid-steel turbine shaft used in both thermal and nuclear plants — a single component weighing roughly the same as 46 double-decker buses and now, years later, among ... ( read original story ...)
Volcano erupts in Russian Far East, no tsunami threat to Japan
A large-scale volcanic eruption occurred Saturday in the Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, but the Japanese weather agency sa ... ( read original story ...)
The Sacred Cow of Japan
And yet the record of our Japan experts is confused and fantastic. A crosslight can be thrown on “expert” thinking by two quotations from Sumner Welles’s The Time for Decision. On the subject of the ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan Surrendered
SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON was professor of American history at Harvard,the winner of a Pulitzer Prize,the author of THE MARITIME HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS and of the finest life yet written of Columbus when ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese etiquette lesson: Should you fold up your own futon when leaving a ryokan?
Spending a night in a ryokan, or Japanese inn, is a great way to experience a part of the country’s traditional culture. Guestroom design is in keeping with classical aesthetics, with tatami reed ... ( read original story ...)
Terra 2.0 Is Now Live, Following Luna Meltdown. This Week’s Top Bitcoin and Crypto News
Terra 'forks' into new blockchain with a new luna token. Today, terra 2.0 officially went live, less than a month after two linked cryptocurrencies called terraUSD and luna implod ... ( read original story ...)
Modern Health Partners With Tennis Star Naomi Osaka In Effort To Spotlight Mental Health Issue
You weren’t on Twitter for doing well or not doing well,” says Watson, a former Johns Hopkins lacrosse player and the founder and chief executive officer of Modern Health, a mental health resources ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hotels win hearts and wallets with unique style
TOKYO -- After a building spree in the run-up to the Olympics, the coronavirus pandemic has forced Tokyo hotels to shift focus from quantity to quality, offering more satisfying experiences to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Nobody’s Ally
One of our lending authorities on Far Eastern affairs, OWEN LATTIMORE has spent more than two decades traveling in and writing about China, Japan, and the border territories between China and Russia. ( read original story ...)
Terra 2.0 Launch Planned Following Luna Meltdown. This Week’s Top Bitcoin and Crypto News
Terra will 'fork' into new blockchain with a new luna token. Earlier this month two linked cryptocurrencies called terraUSD and luna imploded. The prices of both tokens went down ... ( read original story ...)
Landmark Tokyo tower made up of cubes coming down
The Associated Press is reporting that the landmark Nakagin Capsule Tower, which is made up of boxes stacked on top of each other, is in the process of being carefully dismantled, with some of its ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Commercial Honor
FEW things in the history of modern Japan are better worth noting just now than the curious revulsion of feeling against its people which has prevailed since its recent war, during which the praises ... ( read original story ...)
Tissot extends OCA partnership to cover Aichi-Nagoya 2026, Doha 2030 Asian Games
Tissot is to be the official timekeeper of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 and Doha 2030 Asian Games after exercising an option to extend its sponsorship of ... ( read original story ...)
‘Not taking pressure’: Neeraj Chopra aims to repeat Tokyo Olympics approach in World Championships
The 24-year-old Chopra said thinking too much about a World Championships medal could be counterproductive though such a feat is within his reach if he gives his best on the day of competition. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ambition
Whatever the future may develop, there should just now at least be no question raised as to the legitimacy of Japan’s ambition anent Korea, nor should her present policy for the redemption of the ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s Why I’m Putting My Crypto Investments on Hold
There are times to invest and times to wait and see. After six months of falling prices, this writer has decided to focus on other investments. Find out why. ( read original story ...)