The marathon and race walk events at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo will start 30 minutes earlier than scheduled because of heat concerns. ( read original story ...)
US and Japan begin exercises including missiles that China calls a threat
The United States and Japan begin two weeks of military exercises on Thursday that will deploy a missile system capable of striking the Chinese mainland, a move Beijing has already condemned as threat ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 2nd largest airline apologizes after flights delayed over drunk pilot
Japan Airlines, the second largest carrier in Japan, publicly apologized on Wednesday after a drunk pilot caused delay to three flights, prompting its second reprimand from the transport ministry in ... ( read original story ...)
Why the East Antarctic interior is warming faster and earlier than its coastal areas
Scientists have confirmed that East Antarctica's interior is warming faster than its coastal areas and identified the cause. A 30-year study, published in Nature Communications and led by Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)
Ready for Nanoarchitectonics? Designing spaces inside nanomaterials to make systems perform better
How can we design the spaces inside nanomaterials to make nanosystems more efficient? This is what researchers from the Yamauchi-Asakura Laboratory at Nagoya University are working on—becoming ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan CEO Vows Faster Launches After Honda Merger Collapse As Tesla, BYD Race Ahead Amid Worst Crisis In 25 Years
Nissan Motor is overhauling its aging lineup and accelerating product launches as it struggles with its worst financial crisis in a quarter century. The Japanese automaker aims to cut development ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Taiwan shares set records on tech boost, Fed cut hope
Japanese and Taiwanese shares set records on Thursday as technology companies rallied while investors wagered that U.S. inflation data will be well behaved enough to ensure an interest rate cut next ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s Outgoing Leader Could Break From Tradition in Talking About World War II
Some politicians and commentators in Japan are reportedly worried that resigning Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may break from tradition in an apologetic message about the country’s actions in. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JERA to explore LNG offtake from Alaska’s $44 billion export project
Japan's top power producer, JERA, will explore liquefied natural gas offtake from the Alaska LNG project, JERA and developer Glenfarne said, as talks to ink firm binding sale contracts for the ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan explores hybrid rollout in SA to smooth the shift to EVs
Japan's Nissan Motor Co is considering a rollout of hybrid cars that use its e-Power technology in South Africa as a way to help drivers move from petrol engines towards electric vehicles, a company ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s Advan Sport V107 is OE on BMW 7 Series
Yokohama's Advan Sport V107 is original equipment on BMW 7 Series luxury sedan, including i7 battery electric vehicle. ( read original story ...)
Deer hunter kills brown bear at country club in Sapporo without permission
A hunter licensed to kill deer fatally shot a brown bear at a country club here without permission from authorities, the Mainichi Shimbun l・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Unsound turns Osaka into a laboratory of avant-garde music
The doyens of the avant-garde music world had a ball at the 1970 Osaka Expo. Karlheinz Stockhausen gave daily performances in a spherical concert hall at the West German pavilion. His Norwegian ... ( read original story ...)
Brendan Fraser enters Oscar contention again with new film set in Tokyo premiering at TIFF
“The film you’re about to see is a love letter to Tokyo. The address is loneliness anywhere, and it's signed and sealed with a cherry blossom kiss,” Fraser said in an introduction to the film at the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JERA inks LNG offtake from Alaska’s $44 billion export project
Energy developer Glenfarne will supply Japan’s biggest power generator, JERA, with one million metric tons of LNG annually for 20 years, an advance for the $44 billion Alaska LNG project that has ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis Fans Worried About Naomi Osaka, Nick Kyrgios Alliance
Despite coming off an incredible run at the 2025 US Open, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka is receiving a lot of criticism this week. It was confirmed that Madison Square Garden will once ... ( read original story ...)