Celebrate summer with traditional dances, festival food and lantern-lit evenings at these festivals across Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23
The Kumamoto prefectural government says the powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan earlier this week has now killed at least 23 people. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake death toll rises to 28 as evacuees battle sweltering heat
Thousands of people are staying in evacuation centres, struggling to keep cool as temperatures soar. ( read original story ...)
Japanese game developer launches Bitcoin, altcoin fund with SBI
Japanese game developer Gumi will launch a 3 billion yen Bitcoin and altcoin fund with SBI Financial Services as it expands its XRP-centered crypto business.
Japan PM instructs ruling party to proceed with temporary sales tax cut
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced her intention to proceed with a sharp two-year cut on an 8% sales tax on food items, a senior ruling party official said on Thursday, a move that would ...
Osaka reaches first Washington quarterfinal as Krueger retires with right ankle injury
Naomi Osaka reached the Washington quarterfinals for the first time Wednesday night after Ashlyn Krueger retired with a right ankle injury midway through the second set. The result gives Osaka her ... ( read original story ...)
Why does Japan experience so many large earthquakes?
Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan, which sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates. ( read original story ...)
Japan quake kills at least 13; more trapped in collapsed mall, factory
A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center and a paper mill were heavily damaged. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake kills at least 13 as rescuers race to find survivors
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in south-west Japan has risen to 13, as rescue workers race to find more survivors from underneath the rubble. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck Kumamoto ... ( read original story ...)
Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, ... ( read original story ...)
Shadows of hate, extremism hang over anti-immigration rally in Osaka
OSAKA -- An anti-immigration demonstration drew hundreds of supporters and counterprotesters to the area around JR Osaka Station shortly before noon o･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
In 2010, scientists found a slime mold that designed transport networks like Tokyo’s rail system
Slime mold Tokyo rail system: Scientists discovered slime mold creates efficient transport networks. This organism's natural behavior resembles Tokyo's railway system. The slime mold connects food ... ( read original story ...)
A key cryptocurrency bill could flop because of Trump’s crypto ventures and banks’ objections
The Clarity Act’s progress in May helped lift the price of bitcoin, but now the measure is facing obstacles in the full Senate.
Crypto analyst unveils one factor that could send XRP to $100 trillion
Collateral use by institutions, not payment volume, is the thesis that could justify XRP's most aggressive price targets.
New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh holds rates steady, signals hawkish path that could rattle crypto markets
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh holds rates at 3.5%-3.75% for five straight meetings, signals hawkish stance on inflation that could drive crypto market ...
7,000 spend night at Hokkaido airport as heavy snow halts flights, trains
SAPPORO - Around 7,000 people were forced to spend the night at Hokkaido's New Chitose Airport on Sunday as 56 flights connecting the northern Japan hub with other major cities were canceled amid ... ( read original story ...)