Naomi Osaka is back where it all started. The four-time Slam champion spoke about her return to the Bay Area and reuniting with her father as coach at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic sponsors deny relationship with exec suspected of bribery
Japanese corporate sponsors of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have distanced themselves from an executive of the games' now-defunct organizing committee currently being investigated for accepting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s average minimum wage set to rise at record pace this year -Nikkei
Japan's average minimum wage is set to rise at a record pace in the current fiscal year ending in March 2023 as global commodity inflation pushes up households' living costs, the Nikkei newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Wearable fans help Japan’s hot dogs stay cool
Oddly Enough Wearable fans help Japan's hot dogs stay cool. Posted . To help dogs that can't shed their fur coats to stay cool, a Tokyo clothing maker and veterinarians have teame ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists reveal distribution of dark matter around galaxies 12 billion years ago–further back in time than ever before
Using Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation instead of visible light allows scientists to determine the distribution of dark matter several billion years earlier than previously possible. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida Urges Nuclear States to Act ‘Responsibly’ About Non-Proliferation
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday urged all nuclear states to conduct themselves "responsibly" in non-proliferation efforts at a time when he said the road to a world without nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
Terror as Monkeys Start Attacking People, Snatching Babies in Japan: ‘Not Interested in Food — Just Violence’
Citizens in Japan are on the alert after a series of monkey attacks that left dozens of people injured and worried about intrusions at homes and schools. ( read original story ...)
Sushi shortage: Japan is facing a crisis as restaurants grapple with supply issues and rising costs
Supplies are drying up, making it harder to find salmon and ikura in Japanese restaurants. ( read original story ...)
Scientists reveal distribution of dark matter around galaxies 12 billion years ago
A collaboration led by scientists at Nagoya University in Japan has investigated the nature of dark matter surrounding galaxies seen as they were 12 billion years ago, billions of years further back ... ( read original story ...)
Study of dark matter from 12 billion years ago sheds light on the theory of cosmology
A team of researchers analyzed the nature of dark matter and galaxies from 12 billion years ago by using light from the Big Bang. Their discoveries may disprove some aspects of Einstein’s general theo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t panel agrees on another record minimum-wage hike plan
A government panel on Monday agreed on a record hike of 31 yen in the average minimum wage for fiscal 2022 to 961 yen ($7.28) an hour ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo City selects Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS
Sapporo’s use of Nutanix Cloud Clusters to establish hybrid cloud environment follows the modernization of its data center using Nutanix’s hyper-converged infrastructure solution. Nutanix, a leader in ... ( read original story ...)
Boeing Eyes Japan Sustainability Research Center
Boeing announced its plans to open a new research facility located in Nagoya, Japan. This marks the latest extension of an existing Cooperation Agreement, which the US manufacturer signed in 2019 with ... ( read original story ...)
Putin’s hubris in Ukraine recalls Russia’s disastrous war with Japan
Vladimir Putin has compared himself to czarist predecessors like Peter the Great. But historians say he more closely resembles Nicholas II, whose war against Japan was a disaster. ( read original story ...)
Japan mom served new arrest warrant for allegedly suffocating another son
A woman indicted for suffocating her second son at their home in the eastern Japan city of Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, was served a fresh ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo records 21,958 more coronavirus infections on Aug. 1
Japan's capital reported 21,958 new COVID-19 cases on Aug. 1 after seeing 31,541 the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced. ( read original story ...)