3.5 bil. yen of cryptocurrency stolen from Bitpoint Japan
The Tokyo-based company, established in 2016, said it will compensate the holders of the stolen assets totaling about 2.5 billion yen. The remaining 1 billion yen was lost from the company…
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Scent of vanilla helps to ease pain: Japanese researchers
KYODO NEWS - Jul 13, 2019 - 16:37 | All, Japan, LifestyleThe aroma of vanilla extract can help to ease muscle pain and tension and may eventually factor into a treatment for stress headache…
Ski resort tackles growing tension between Japanese, foreign residents
Some foreign residents have also been raising their voices to ask that improvements be made to administrative facilities and financial institutions to make life easier for them. A survey conduct…
Debate brewing over Western taste in traditional Japanese tea bowl
Bonnie Kemske, an expert on ceramics and tea bowls and author of "The Teabowl: East and West," regards some of these contemporary bowls highly. Indeed, contemporary Western takes on te…
Store featuring Osamu Tezuka's manga characters opens in Asakusa
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 20:22 | Arts, All, JapanA store themed around the work of "Astro Boy" manga artist Osamu Tezuka opened earlier this month in Tokyo's Asakusa distri…
Powerful typhoon makes landfall in western Japan, 16 injured
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 17:00 | All, JapanA powerful typhoon made landfall in western Japan on Thursday, injuring at least 16 people, with over 7,000 residents evacuating their homes fol…
Japan sees worst suicide rate for those under 20 in 2018
The rate of suicide per 100,000 people hit 2.8 among those under 20, the highest since comparable data became available in 1978. But the rate at all ages fell to 16.5, the lowest since 1978, acc…
Temples turn to lodgings for overseas tourists in bid to survive
"The setting was very nice with the sounds of the rain," said Norwegian resident Viral Shah, 31, who meditated at a temple lodging on Mt. However, only about 300 temple lodgings are av…
South Korea commemorates "comfort women" memorial day
KYODO NEWS - 24 hours ago - 20:11 | World, AllSouth Korea on Wednesday observed its official "comfort women" memorial day for a second year, with a ceremony commemorating Korean w…
Japan's Hagoromo chalk continues its legacy in S. Korea
Even in an age when whiteboards and computers are ubiquitous in classrooms, Hagoromo chalk has seen its popularity grow thanks to the huge market in the internet lecturing field in South Korea. …