Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup founded by two prominent former Google researchers, released AI models on Wednesday it said were built using a novel method inspired by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Struck by Earthquake A Reminder of Nature’s Power and Resilience
Japan was shaken by a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3, sending ripples of concern across the nation. The quake, which struck around 9:08 a.m., originated in southern Ibaraki ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Consider Bitcoin Investment After Setting Interest Rates at 0%
Find out why Japan's interest rate increase and institutional Bitcoin interest may create an auxiliary BTC demand shock.
The Rise and Fall of a Crypto Star
Sam Bankman-Fried was a young billionaire before his cryptocurrency exchange collapsed and he was convicted of fraud. Was he a visionary or scammer? We explore the wild and disruptive world of crypto.
Japan’s Nikkei hits record high; near 41,000 in aftermath of BOJ
Investing.com-- Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose sharply to record highs on Thursday as investors remained largely optimistic about a dovish Bank of Japan despite the central bank’s first rate hike in 17 ...
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki says monitoring FX with high sense of urgency
Japan's finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday the government is watching currency market moves with "a high sense of urgency", as the yen has fallen to four-month-lows beyond 151 per ...
Japan’s exports grow for third straight month as trade deficit shrinks to $2.5 billion
Japan’s exports rose 7.8% in February, as shipments continued to expand in cars and electrical machinery, according to government data released Thursday.
Japan logs 2.5 billion U.S. dollars trade deficit in February on record exports
TOKYO, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Japan's trade deficit shrank by roughly 60 percent from a year earlier to 379.4 billion yen (2.5 billion U.S. dollars) in February, helped by record exports, government ...
Japan watching foreign exchange moves with urgency: finance chief
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is closely monitoring foreign exchange moves "with a high sense of urgency," Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday after the yen hit a four-month low to the U.S. dollar ...
Nic Nemeth vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Shota Umino vs. Jack Perry, More Added To NJPW Windy City Riot
New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that Nic Nemeth will take on Tomohiro Ishii at NJPW Windy City Riot on April 12. Plus, Jack Perry faces Shota Umino. Furthermore, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo will defend ... ( read original story ...)
In Search for the Taste of Yashiostan
Home to a large Pakistani community, the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture is nicknamed Yashiostan. It's here that we meet Mian Ramzan Siddique, who opened a halal food court, a place for his ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Confident Osaka eases into Miami Open second round
Naomi Osaka took another confident step in her comeback from maternity leave by easing past Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday to move into the second round of the Miami Open, where another ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Islands Niijima and Hachijojima
A cycle tour of two remote islands that lie within Tokyo's city limits. On Niijima, we see homes built with a hard volcanic rock called Koga stone, which is also used to make glass art. Locals still ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: 5.3 magnitude earthquake north of Tokyo
A medium-sized earthquake has with its epicenter north of Tokyo has rattled buildings in Japan. No tsunami warning was issued in the aftermath. ( read original story ...)
Senior PH, Japan, US diplomats in Tokyo meet ahead of Washington summit in April
Senior diplomats from the Philippines, Japan and United States are holding talks in Tokyo to prepare for the first-ever summit of their leaders at the White House in Washington DC next month. ( read original story ...)
Episode 14: Ninja in Tokyo
Although the ninja are known for working in the shadows, the early Edo period found them serving in one-hundred-man units. Join Chris Glenn and Professor Yuji Yamada as they explore Tokyo and visit ... ( read original story ...)