Month: January 2024

FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, A WINEMAKING REGION WILL BE REPRESENTING FRANCE AT A WORLD EXPO... AND IT WILL BE ALSACE. ( read original story ...)

Undisputed world super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue poses for a photo after taking part in a WOWOW TV program in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2024. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Undisputed world super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue said Monday he ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is pressing forward with his campaign for higher wages as his slumping support rate levels out and speculation re-emerges that he could opt to call a general ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate fell to 2.4% in December from the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate compared with economists' ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's SLIM probe lost a thruster and landed upside-down on the moon, but it still woke up and started sending pictures to Earth. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s “Moon Sniper” robotic explorer is back in action, the country’s space agency said Monday, after a power issue forced the spacecraft to shut down upon landing on the moon 10 days ago. ( read original story ...)

Mission operators with SLIM, or the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon mission, successfully made the first moon landing for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA) on Jan. 19. SLIM's solar ... ( read original story ...)

Satoshi Kirishima -- wanted over deadly bombings by leftist extremists in the 1970s -- reportedly died Monday, days after local media said he had finally been caught. ( read original story ...)

Lyrics written by an inmate convicted of murder and robbery as well as a documentary film will convey the realities of child abuse in Japan a･･･ ( read original story ...)

Megan is a self-described “lil weeb,” and has showcased her love of anime through her fashion, nails, magazine photo shoots, and her recent “Cobra” music video. With Megan’s latest release, “Hiss,” she’s been showcasing her Tokyo Ghoul fandom, ( read original story ...)

Japan will no longer force businesses to put data on floppy disks when they submit certain official documents. ( read original story ...)

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) is collaborating with the California State Parks Foundation, one of a growing list of environmental-related partnerships. The company will support the ... ( read original story ...)