Controversial tweet by Takafumi Horie
“It’s a job anyone can do.” So tweeted entrepreneur Takafumi Horie in October about nursery teachers, immediately triggering a firestorm online that put the issue of their low wages back in the …
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Asteroid probe 6 months away from its destination
Japan's space agency says its asteroid probe Hayabusa2 is on course to reach its target between Earth and Mars in about 6 months. JAXA told reporters on Thursday that the probe is flying at…
More falling parts from US aircrafts!
A window-like object about 1-meter square has fallen on an elementary school near a US airbase in Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa. Officials of Futenma Daini Elementary Sch…
Court orders reactor shutdown
A Japanese high court has ordered the operator of Ikata nuclear plant in southwestern Japan to shut down one of its reactors. The decision is the first of its kind by a high court in the country.
Tests to raise train speeds in Seikan tunnel
The Japanese government and Hokkaido Railway Company plan to shorten the travel time between Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station in Hokkaido. Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet trains curre…
Transport ministry to study self-navigating ships
Japan's transport ministry will set up a panel this month to consider how self-navigating ships can be put into practical use. The ministry says that in the past 5 years, human error w…
Olympic Mascot Finalists！
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have unveiled 3 final sets of candidates for the Games' mascots. The organizing committee announced the finalists from more than 2,000 …
US and their broken planes, again!
A 15-centimeter object that apparently fell from a US military aircraft has been found on the roof of a nursery in Okinawa, southern Japan. Staff at Midorigaoka nursery in Ginowan City say …
New Rules for Go-carts
Japan's transport ministry has decided to mandate seatbelts and other safety features on go-karts that run on public roads. Go-kart tours are popular mostly among foreign tourists…
Good News！
Japan's Meteorological Agency says measurements made this year show that the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica was the smallest one in nearly 30 years. Chlorofluorocarbons and other m…