JR Tokai gave up the 2027 goal as the Shizuoka Prefectural Government has declined to approve tunnel drilling work due to environmental concerns. ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Osaka City, Health Ministry Search Factory Of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Over Health Issues Caused By Dietary Supplement Products – Nikkei
Read more about BRIEF-Osaka City, Health Ministry Search Factory Of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Over Health Issues Caused By Dietary Supplement Products - Nikkei on Devdiscourse ... ( read original story ...)
How rainy Tokyo tackles floods by building a “city” below the city
RyuQkan is roughly a 30-minute walk from the Minami-sakurai railway station in Japan eastern Saitama Prefecture It is a museum which introduces the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ban On Same-Sex Marriage Is Unconstitutional, High Court Says
A high court in Japan ruled Thursday that the country’s ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional and prompted the government to act on the matter, as Japan remains the only G7 nation to not ... ( read original story ...)
Who is Naomi Osaka’s boyfriend and father of tennis star’s child?
Naomi Osaka has navigated parenthood alongside her longtime boyfriend, who happens to be a Grammy-nominated rapper. ( read original story ...)
US, Japan to call for deeper cooperation in AI, semiconductors, Asahi says
Japan and the U.S. will announce closer cooperation in high-tech areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) in a joint statement when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with President Joe Biden next ... ( read original story ...)
What U.S. consumers should know about the health supplement linked to 5 deaths in Japan
Products containing red yeast rice and meant to lower cholesterol are also sold in the U.S., but what they contain can be murky. ( read original story ...)
Japan railway firm pushes back maglev plan, possibly to 2034 or later
Central Japan Railway Co. said Friday it has given up its plan to launch a new high-speed maglev train between Tokyo and Nagoya in 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Formula E in Tokyo: How to watch, stream, preview for the Tokyo E-Prix
The inaugural Tokyo E-Prix comes at an exciting time given both the on-track happenings of 2024 and current events in the paddock. Through four races so far, Formula E has seen four different winners ... ( read original story ...)
Fact Check: Japan is not banning COVID vaccines, contrary to online claims
Japan’s health ministry has said that COVID-19 vaccinations will no longer be free of charge starting in April, but has not announced a ban on the vaccines, as suggested in social media posts. ( read original story ...)
Japanese sunrise drummer closes in on 1,500 consecutive hikes to honor Lori Piestewa
Ken Koshio says he's not after a world record but rather to honor the woman the mountain is named after, Lori Piestewa. ( read original story ...)
‘Oppenheimer’ premieres in Japan months after US release, sparking emotional reactions
"Oppenheimer," a film focusing on American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb, premiered on Friday in Japan. ( read original story ...)
After Miami Open effort, Naomi Osaka says she’s ‘excited to see how far I can go’
Fans heard directly from the former No. 1 on social media during the final days of the year's opening hard-court swing. ( read original story ...)
‘There wasn’t enough about the horror’: Oppenheimer finally opens in Japan to mixed reviews
People in Hiroshima react to first screening of the film, which was delayed after outrage at ‘Barbenheimer’ memes ... ( read original story ...)
Oppenheimer released in Japan — to mixed reviews
Cinemas show trigger warnings after film’s opening was delayed to avoid coinciding with the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings ... ( read original story ...)
Downtown DC businesses react to the news that the Caps and Wizards are staying
After the announcement on Wednesday that the Washington Wizards and Capitals teams will stay in D.C., many of the nearby businesses are breathing a sigh of relief. ( read original story ...)