You’re a crew member aboard a B-29 Superfortress, flying a real mission to bomb Tokyo in December 1944. With no fighter escort and veteran Japanese pilots in the sky, your odds are steep. This isn’t ... ( read original story ...)
PDG launches Tokyo data center campus in Japan
Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has launched the first phase of its first Japanese data center campus in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Kewell still ‘baffled’ by Yokohama sacking
Kewell says he is still stunned by being sacked by Yokohama FM and compares it to his time at Liverpool Reeves flies to US to push Trump to sign trade agreement Stock market rallies after Treasury ... ( read original story ...)
World’s largest wooden structure encircles Expo 2025 Osaka
A gridded wooden structure formed using traditional joinery makes up The Grand Ring, which Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects has used to encircle the Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan. At 61,035 square ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils 5,600mph railgun capable of shooting down hypersonic missiles
Japan has unveiled a powerful new weapon capable of reaching speeds of 5,600mph. The cutting-edge railgun has been designed to intercept threats like hypersonic missiles and drone swarms, and could ... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo Switch 2 demand seems huge in Japan, with Nintendo claiming ‘approximately 2.2 million people’ have applied to buy one there
Unfortunately, the company has been inundated with "approximately 2.2 million people in Japan alone" applying to purchase the console via the My Nintendo Store. This number "far exceeds" expectation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nidec report record annual profit, U.S. tariffs a concern
Japanese electric motor maker Nidec reported a larger-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday and forecast a record annual operating profit, although it warned of uncertainty in the global economic ... ( read original story ...)
India expects steel imports to slow from China, S.Korea and Japan, government source says
India is expecting steel imports from China, South Korea and Japan to slow after imposition of temporary tariffs this week, a government source directly aware of the situation told Reuters on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
US Marine charged with rape, assault at military base in Japan’s Okinawa
A US Marine stationed in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture is facing criminal charges, including the alleged rape of a local civilian woman and assaulting another who attempted to intervene, Japanese media ... ( read original story ...)
Man gets suspended term for auto accident that left girl unconscious in Japan
A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced a man to three years in prison, suspended for five years, following an accident in which one ... ( read original story ...)
Driver given suspended sentence after tire came off and injured girl in Sapporo
A Japanese court has given a man a suspended prison sentence after a young girl was injured by a tire that came off the modified vehicle he was driving. ( read original story ...)
Osaka casino resort starts construction near 2025 Expo venue
Construction for a casino resort began Thursday in Osaka at a site close to the venue of the 2025 World Exposition, despite concerns ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya woman arrested for allegedly dropping pet Chihuahua from 6th floor
A local woman was arrested April 23 after intentionally dropping her pet Chihuahua from the sixth floor of an apartment building.Kaori Araki・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tariff negotiator plans to visit US from April 30, sources say
Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa is making final arrangements to visit the United States from April 30 to hold a second round of talks with his counterpart, two sources familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan LNG buyers on edge over Australia policy shifts as election looms
Gas importers in Japan are watching nervously as Australia heads to the polls on May 3 in a closely contested election, worried that whatever the outcome, their long-time supplier of liquefied natural ... ( read original story ...)
New Species Apseudes Ranma Named After Manga
In 2009, a research group led by Dr. Keiichi Kakui at the Faculty of Science discovered a rather unusual small crustacean neither in the deep sea nor ... ( read original story ...)