Size matters: Gundam Cafe Akihabara to get four times larger
The Gundam Cafe that opened at the Canal City Hakata commercial complex in Fukuoka's Hakata Ward in November (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Gundam fans brace for impact. Japan's very first…
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Ministry in push for foreign kids to go to school, learn Japanese：The Asahi Shimbun
The ministry will distribute its guideline to local governments nationwide to promote the system. Japanese law does not oblige foreign children to undergo compulsory education, and the matter is…
Kawasaki enacts criminal action for hate speech, a first in Japan：The Asahi Shimbun
It is the first hate speech ordinance in Japan to stipulate criminal punishment. Hate speech has been a problem in the city home to many ethnic Koreans, prompting the central government to enact…
Tokyo Uber Eats staff lodge union complaint over sudden pay cut：The Asahi Shimbun
Uber Eats union members protest the company's decision to cut their basic compensation in Tokyo on Dec. 5. (Takashi Yoshida)Tokyo’s Uber Eats delivery staff aren't swallowing having a …
Nissan new CEO reaffirms alliance, promises revival：The Asahi Shimbun
Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida speaks during a news conference at the automaker's headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo on Dec. 2. A day after he took up his post, Uchida told reporter…
No escape: AI tracks individual chimps across video archives
When scientists here set out to apply artificial intelligence to the study of animal behavior, they weren't monkeying around. Researchers from Kyoto University and Oxford University have de…
American in gay marriage to sue for residence status in Japan
An American in a same-sex marriage recognized in the United States plans to file a lawsuit to obtain a residence status that will allow him to continue living in Japan with his Japanese partner.…
A new digital divide: Young people who can’t use keyboards
“How do I double click?” “What is a cell in a spreadsheet?” Mashiko Ishii often hears that her fellow lecturers at Uchida Human Resources Development Center become confused when they are asked s…
Digital art museum ready to light up Tokyo’s Odaiba
Dedicated solely to digital art, the Mori Building Digital Art Museum teamLab Borderless will open in Tokyo’s Odaiba district in June. About 40 works created by teamLab and put on permanent display w…
Savage fire breaks out close to Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo
A fire destroyed several buildings outside Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market on Aug. 3, the Tokyo Fire Department said.