Nagoya’s education board has set a bad example for young people by failing to comply with moral standards. The Nagoya Municipal Board of Education was found to have informally accepted recommendation ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Biggest NIMBY Gets Derailed on $60 Billion Project
A regional politician holding up Japan’s maglev program is resigning. Authorities must get this train back on track. ( read original story ...)
Jerusalem’s trip back to the throne
championship in Nagoya, Japan. Jerusalem's victory definitely came as a surprise considering that not a few thought he was handpicked by Shigeoka's camp. Yes, Jerusalem was supposed to play the role ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Vice’ Creator Talks Shocking Death of [SPOILER] in Season 2 Finale: ‘I Always Knew That [SPOILER] Would Be His Downfall’
This interview contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of "Tokyo Vice," now streaming on Max. Season 2 of "Tokyo Vice," the neo-noir crime drama set in Tokyo, Japan, and loosely based on a ... ( read original story ...)
Former South Africa junior international shot dead in hijacking
JOHANNESBURG, April 4 (Reuters) - Former South Africa junior international Luke Fleurs, who played for the country’s most popular club Kaizer Chiefs, has been killed in an attempted hijacking in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo welcomes full bloom of cherry blossoms
Cherry blossoms in central Tokyo, though running late, have reached full bloom, Japan''s weather agency said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Game theory research shows AI can evolve into more selfish or cooperative personalities
Researchers in Japan have effectively developed a diverse range of personality traits in dialogue AI using a large-scale language model (LLM). Using the prisoner's dilemma from game theory, Professor ... ( read original story ...)
The ‘Wonder’ of Tiffany showcased in Tokyo exhibit
The “Wonder of Dreams” room, part of the new “Tiffany Wonder” exhibit in Tokyo April 12 through June 23. Photographs ... ( read original story ...)
Tracing the largest solar storm in modern times from tree rings in Lapland
A research group coordinated by the University of Helsinki was able to measure a spike in radiocarbon concentration of trees in Lapland that occurred after the Carrington flare. This discovery helps ... ( read original story ...)
Japan likely to intervene if yen falls well below 152 vs $, says ex-FX diplomat Yamazaki
Japanese authorities will likely intervene in the currency market if the yen breaks out of a range it has been in for years and falls well below 152 per dollar, former top currency diplomat Tatsuo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s small and mid-cap stocks focus of new actively managed ETF
Rayliant Global Advisors and Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management (SMDAM) on Thursday launched the first actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) to focus specifically on Japanese small- and mid-cap ... ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Kimmel trashes ‘filthy and disgusting’ US after trip to Japan
Liberal late night host Jimmy Kimmel spoke favorably of Japan, noting the cleanliness of its cities and bathrooms in comparison to those in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Chuo Shinkansen opening delayed to 2034
Chuo Shinkansen, the 286km superconducting maglev line planned between Tokyo and Nagoya, will no longer open in 2027. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s answer to seasonal allergies: A subsidized tropical escape
So many people call in sick with hay fever during the peak pollen season that Japanese companies are taking novel steps to allow them to continue to work. ( read original story ...)
Foreign man in Yokohama loses over $900,000 to fraudsters claiming to be from embassy
A foreign man in Japan was swindled out of some 137 million yen (around $903,000) by parties including a man claiming to be from his embas ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama remote worker awarded compensation for work-related mental disorder
The woman developed an adjustment disorder from working overtime excessively, clocking over 100 hours a month in the months leading to her diagnosis. ( read original story ...)