YouTube has since removed Fidias Panayiotou's video "I Travelled Across Japan For Free," saying that it violated the platform's community guidelines. ( read original story ...)
I’m an American teaching at a university in Tokyo. College life is much different in Japan, from admissions to housing.
Admission is harder, sports don't matter, and dorms and dining halls aren't common on campus. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court rules against law requiring sterilization surgery to officially change gender
Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional. ( read original story ...)
IAEA begins first safety review of Japan’s release of Fukushima water
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is now conducting a safety review of Japan’s release of treated radioactive water, the first since its discharge into the Pacific Ocean in August. Catch up: The radioactive water is a direct consequence of the nuclear accident that took place at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant during the ...
Tokyo: Japan’s New Production Incentives Scheme Dominate MPA Seminar
Although smaller than the production incentives offered by many other countries, the $6.7 million per project scheme is by far the largest from Japan to date. ( read original story ...)
This Adorable, Candy-Colored $13,000 Kei Car Is Japan’s Best-Selling EV
While EV options in the U.S. are mostly oversized SUVs and trucks, the best-selling EV in Japan is the small, light, cheap, too-cute-for-life Nissan Sakura kei-car. ( read original story ...)
Kaya-Iloilo bows to Yokohama in another AFC Champions League loss
Iloilo’s chances of sneaking a point disappeared after giving up two second half goals to absorb a 3-0 away defeat to Japanese champion Yokohama F. Marinos on Wednesday in the Asian Football ... ( read original story ...)
NFL crypto game generating ‘millions of dollars’ as Apple, Google endorse marketplace
The free-to-play game has attracted millions of players as the tech giants greenlight crypto trading within their apps.
Elon Musk slams crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried’s mom on social media
Musk suggested that the disgraced FTX founder learned to excuse his criminal behavior from his mom which "landed him in this pickle."
Japan’s 10-year yield hits new decade high on BOJ tweak speculation
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield touched a new decade-high on Wednesday on speculation that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) may raise its cap for the benchmark yield. The 10-year JGB yield rose to 0.865 ...
YouTuber apologises and deletes video after pranks outrage Japan
A YouTuber has apologised and removed his controversial video where he dodged train fares following calls for his arrest. In a now-deleted video titled “I Travelled Across Japan For Free” popular Cypriot YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou was seen dodging train fares and conning a five-star hote l out of a free breakfast. ( read original story ...
The circle closes, tennis and Naomi Osaka finally embrace each other again
Instead, the tennis player revealed that she is not like that and spoke to the Daily Mail about her, her career and her future. Naomi revealed that, as soon as she is able, she will return to the ... ( read original story ...)
Big in Japan: Here’s why this tiny electric kei car is all the rage
The modest little Sakura, a microcar from Nissan and Mitsubishi which launched last year, has become top-selling EV in Japan, beating out global rival Tesla. ( read original story ...)
5 Best Manga About Japanese Work Culture
There have even been some manga about what working at a Japanese business is like. Written & Illustrated by Honda. Starting life as a webcomic on Pixiv, Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san caught on well ... ( read original story ...)
‘This is the trigger’ — Arthur Hayes says it’s time to bet on Bitcoin
BTC price is looking to a future "very inflationary" period rather than an ETF approval, a new Bitcoin forecast from Arthur Hayes says.
FTX is considering 3 bids to restart the crypto exchange, report says
FTX will make a decision by mid-December as it negotiates with three bidders, and considers relaunching the crypto exchange by itself, per Bloomberg.