Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo have created a biphasic luminescent material that changes color when exposed to mechanical stress. This work has many ... ( read original story ...)
Restaurants & Hospitality: Popular Japanese pop-up to become permanent restaurant (Video)
OK Yaki, the creation of chef Corban Irby, will move into The Seville, a forthcoming redeveloped commercial strip in East Atlanta, according to plans filed with the city of Atlanta. The building, ... ( read original story ...)
IPOs, crypto funds and other things I missed this week
Let's about a16z's new crypto fund, recent economic data, the Ebang F-1, Lime's layoffs, Procore's IPO delay and fresh valuation, stocks, Luckin, and, if we have time, Twitter's changing jobs data. ( read original story ...)
In our COVID-19 limbo, the demise of local manufacturing has left Australia with far fewer options for self-recovery
And Holden was the centrepiece, the mothership of vehicle manufacturing. While not the giant of yesteryear, it still absorbed Australia's raw materials and locally made supplier products, and ... ( read original story ...)
Red light for stress: A color-changing organic crystal
Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, part of The University of Tokyo, and Yokohama City University have introduced novel color-changing organic crystals that spontaneously return to ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Japan debuts robots at hotels for virus patients
Robot staff debuted at a Tokyo hotel used for mildly sick coronavirus patients under a new plan to free up beds at hospitals overburdened with more severe cases. Pepper, ... ( read original story ...)
First business suspension ‘orders’ issued to Hyogo, Kanagawa pachinko parlors
Four pachinko parlors in Kobe and Yokohama received the first business suspension orders of the coronavirus pandemic Friday after defying government requests to close to curb the virus's spread. The ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Robot staff greet Tokyo governor at virus hotel
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Sumida Aquarium wants you to FaceTime its shy eels
With much of the world's human population stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, one Japanese aquarium is exploring a new way to ensure its inhabitants don't get too used to the peace and ... ( read original story ...)
Badminton moves World Championships to avoid Tokyo Olympics & Paralympics clash
The 2021 badminton World Championships will start in late November next year to avoid a clash with the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. ( read original story ...)
The World’s Stadiums Become a Lifeline
Soccer fields, football stadiums, tennis courts and martial arts arenas have been filling gaps in health care systems overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo aquarium asks public to FaceTime shy eels under lockdown
"It seems like the spotted garden eels are getting used to a non-human environment and have forgotten about people." ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan to extend state of emergency another month
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to decide whether to extend state of emergency as early as Monday: broadcaster NHK
Japan will formally decide as early as Monday whether to extend its nationwide state of emergency, said public broadcaster NHK, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned citizens to prepare for a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan planning for one-month virus emergency extension: PM
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday the government would plan for an approximately month-long extension of a state of emergency declared over the coronavirus pandemic. Abe put in place an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe says leaning toward extending state of emergency on May 4
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would review the state of emergency over the coronavirus epidemic on May 4, and was leaning towards extending it by roughly a month. ( read original story ...)