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Does Japan still occupy the innovation hot seat?
Once an emblem of idiosyncratic novelty, high-tech toilets are now the global gold standard. But pushing back the creative frontier is getting harder ... ( read original story ...)
SkyDrive, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Mitsubishi Estate and Kanematsu to Conduct eVTOL Demo Flight at Tokyo Big Sight
Call for Participation: Join Our Passenger Experience Trial and Help SkyDrive Evaluate our Passenger Flow through Check-in, Security, and Boarding TOYOTA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SkyDrive Inc. ( read original story ...)
Turkey, Japan’s Tohoku share disaster lessons
Throughout history, Japan and Turkey have both suffered massive earthquakes. Groups from the two nations recently met to share what they've learned from the disasters and how to reduce risk in the ... ( read original story ...)
Could Solar Flares Trigger Earthquakes?
The paper suggests that solar flares disrupt Earth's magnetic field, which, in turn, causes changes in the upper atmosphere. These purportedly filter down to the forces affecting Earth's crust. It ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s antitrust watchdog probes Microsoft unit over Azure
Japan’s antitrust watchdog has taken increasingly assertive steps to curb what it sees as the growing oligopolistic power of major US tech firms, aligning its stance with regulators overseas. Last ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s blistering stock market rally isn’t over, Goldman Sachs says
The country's benchmark Nikkei 225 has been hitting record highs since 2024. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top business lobby put off private meeting with activist fund Elliott
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Keidanren, Japan's biggest business lobby, has put off a private meeting scheduled for next month with activist investor Elliott Investment Management, an ... ( read original story ...)
Wild Study Proposes Possible Link Between Solar Flares and Earthquakes
Researchers say a deadly earthquake in Japan and 2023’s most powerful solar flare occurring back-to-back can’t be a coincidence—but other experts say it probably was. ( read original story ...)
Japan trade deal to bring $600M ‘diamond grit’ factory to Georgia
President Donald Trump’s administration is promising Georgia will get a $600 million advanced manufacturing plant as part of a trade agreement with Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan, US seal $36B deal for gas, minerals that includes Texas
Japan is expected to invest up to $33 billion in the gas plant, which will be led by SoftBank Group Corp subsidiary SB Energy, according to a US Commerce Department fact sheet outlining the ... ( read original story ...)
How China Is Stoking Fear About Travel to Japan
From earthquake warnings to bear attack alerts, Beijing is deploying a campaign of exaggeration and disinformation to punish Tokyo’s support for Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
I built my career in Japan as an American. I learned there’s one thing that’s non-negotiable.
Lauren Rose Kocher never worked full-time in the US, so her understanding of corporate culture was formed almost entirely in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Hidden slippery clay on seafloor may have worsened devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan
A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make such a devastating tsunami. ( read original story ...)
Diplomatic Feud With China Weighs on Japan’s Economy
A standoff over the security of Taiwan has led to a steep decline in the number of Chinese visitors to Japan, which is heavily dependent on the tourists. ( read original story ...)
A record drilling reveals very bad news for Japan
Why did the 2011 earthquake in Japan cause such a massive tsunami? This disaster, one of the deadliest in modern history, had surprised scientists by the way the fault ruptured much closer to ... ( read original story ...)