Japan sets sights on record $50.3 billion defense budget
The purchase is contributing to a record high defense budget for 2020. Photo courtesy of British Royal NavyAug. 30 (UPI) -- Japan's defense ministry is requesting a budget of $50.…
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Sensor Tower: Pokémon Masters is No. 1 for iPhone downloads in 27 countries
Pokémon Masters launched today, and the mobile game has become a fast hit. 1 for iPhone downloads in 27 countries, according to mobile market analyst Sensor Tower. For the U.S., this is an …
Fire breaks out at Toyota's technology facility on head office site
KYODO NEWS - 9 hours ago - 20:52 | All, JapanA fire broke out at Toyota Motor Corp.'s technology development facility on its head office site in Aichi Prefecture on Friday, but no inju…
Peach Aviation 1st Japanese carrier to drop S. Korea flights amid row
KYODO NEWS - 15 hours ago - 14:50 | All, WorldLow-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. said Friday it will suspend or reduce flights connecting Japan and South Korea, becoming the first Ja…
Rugby World Cup in Japan not expected to be smoke-free
Critics have questioned the World Cup organizer's policy, saying it runs counter to the global anti-smoking trend. (Outside smoking space at the Hanazono Rugby Stadium.) "Smo…
Woman sues after boss publicly revealed she transitioned gender
In a damages lawsuit filed with the Osaka District Court, the woman in her 40s demanded the hospital operator in Osaka Prefecture pay some 12 million yen ($113,000), according to the complaint. …
Japan univ. conducts world's 1st iPS transplant for corneal disease
KYODO NEWS - 21 hours ago - 08:37 | All, LifestyleA research team from a Japanese university said Thursday it conducted the world's first transplant of corneal tissues using induced pl…
American activist lives on in heart of A-bombed cities
(Mitsuo Baba explains photos of his former house build under a project led by Floyd Schmoe in Nagasaki on Aug. 10, 2019.) None of the structures which were erected under Schmoe's Nagasaki p…
"Crystal Express" train in Hokkaido to end 30-yr. service on Sept. 28-29
The Hokkaido Shimbun Press - 22 hours ago - 07:44 | All, JapanHokkaido Railway Co. will retire its popular 30-year-old sightseeing train "Crystal Express" in September.…
How To Watch A Sumo Morning Training Session
But there’s a way to experience this centuries’ old sport up close and personal — as in twenty feet away personal – by visiting a sumo stable and watching the morning training session, known as asage…