STORY: Ino said the two ballistic missiles were launched eastwards from near the western coast of North Korea within the same hour starting 11:00a.m. (0200GMT), both flying around 500 kilometers (310 miles) at a maximum altitude of about 550 kilometers (342 miles). ( read original story ...)
In the U.S., His Site Has Been Linked to Massacres. In Japan, He’s a Star.
Hiroyuki Nishimura has become a famous voice for disenchanted young Japanese. What he talks much less about is his ownership of the notorious website 4chan. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama reduces cigarette butt trash on streets with ‘voting booth’ bins
In a bid to decrease the amount of cigarette butts lining the streets, new disposal bins has been placed on Yokohama's restaurant-lined We ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan Is Boosting Its Arms Capability, Budget
In a major break from its strictly self-defense-only principle, Japan adopted a national security strategy on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics scandal makes Sapporo bid difficult, says Hokkaido governor
A corruption scandal surrounding last year's Tokyo Games has damaged Japan's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, a top local official warned. Sapporo, in Hokkaido, had been seen as the frontrunner ... ( read original story ...)
Mourners gather on anniversary of Osaka arson at mental clinic
OSAKA--Friends and acquaintances of 26 people who died in an arson attack at a mental health clinic here a year ago gathered Dec. 17, the first anniversary, to offer flowers and pray for the souls of ... ( read original story ...)
Mourners mark 1st anniversary of deadly fire at Osaka clinic
Mourners laid flowers Saturday on the first anniversary of a deadly fire at an Osaka mental health clinic that claimed the lives of 2 ... ( read original story ...)
EXPLAINER: Why Japan is boosting its arms capability, budget
Japan this week adopted a new national security strategy that includes determination to possess “counterstrike" capability to preempt enemy attacks and double its spending to gain a more offensive footing and improve its resilience to protect itself from growing risks from China, ( read original story ...)
‘Treated worse than an animal’: Man’s death in central Japan police cell angers father
The father of a 43-year-old man who recently died in a central Japan police station cell expressed anger over his son's death in an intervie ... ( read original story ...)
Skin perceived to stretch like rubber in ‘slime hand illusion’: Nagoya univ. research
Researchers at Nagoya City University have discovered that a sensory illusion of one's skin being stretched dozens of centimeters is created ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc’s cash hoarding habit has painted a giant target on its back
Ministers are making noises about wage increases to jump-start the economy and higher taxes to fund defence spending ( read original story ...)
The Convention on Biological Diversity must resist the commodification of all life
From December 7- 19, the 15th COP of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be taking place in Montreal, Canada, the first COP to take place ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO ELECTRON: JAPAN’S BIGGEST SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT MAKER
LEADING MANUFACTURER OF EQUIPMENT USED TO PRODUCE THE STATE-OF-THE-ART SEMICONDUCTORS NEEDED FOR THE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY WE DEPEND ON EVERY DAY. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Revengers: Why Takemichi’s Growth Lies Elsewhere
Takemichi might not be the strongest character in Tokyo Revengers, but his true strength comes from something else. ( read original story ...)
Scientists develop low-cost system to measure space weather without leaving the ground
A research team from the Institute of Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE) at Nagoya University in Japan used a sensor manufactured by Aichi Steel Corporation to build a magneto-impedance sensor ... ( read original story ...)
Two fungi work together to kill fig trees
In many countries, the number of fig trees have been declining. While there are numerous explanations, one key problem is fig-wilting disease. A recognized cause of this disease is a fungus, ... ( read original story ...)