Can Fujitsu beat Nvidia in the HPC race?
Fujitsu is developing the A64FX, a 48-core Arm8 derivative specifically engineered for high-performance computing (HPC). Rather than design general-purpose compute cores, Fujitsu …
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Nobuhiko Obayashi Dies: Influential Japanese Filmmaker Succumbs To Cancer At Age 82.
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2019, file photo, Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi speaks during an interview at his studio in Tokyo. The official site for his latest film, “Labyrinth of Cinema,…
Japan to extend calls to avoid nightclubs, bars to all prefectures
KYODO NEWS - 40 minutes ago - 14:35 | All, Coronavirus, JapanJapan will allow governors of all 47 prefectures to "strongly request" that their residents refrain from visiting nigh…
Home Delivery by japan-guide.com
A series about Japanese culture, life and travel for all of us who are currently staying home to flatten the curve. Many travel plans, including our own, have been put on hold due to the coronav…
Top three hidden villages in Japan
Hidden in the mountainous interior of Honshu are some of the country's best kept secrets and where one can find quaint, traditional villages tucked away in quiet valleys. Below are my top t…
Japanese company recognizes marriage with anime characters, provides family support benefits
Until now, though, we hadn’t heard of a company in Japan providing actual additional benefits to employees who’re married to an anime character. Thankfully, Gatebox itself provides the necessary…
Wait, part of Goof Troop was animated in Japan?
Personally, by the time Goof Troop came around, I was just a little too old to get into it. But leafing through it again, for the first time I noticed a section about Goof Troop. So what di…
Japanese Twitter holds "nose-viewing parties" instead of "flower-viewing parties" amid quarantine
During this time of year, many Japanese people have looked forward to hanami parties (“flower-watching” parties) all year long, where they gather with friends and family to have picnics under th…
Evangelion creator says even Hayao Miyazaki anime don’t have enough Miyazaki
How much of a Hayao Miyazaki purist are you? Do you actually pronounce warrior princess Nausicaa’s name with the “shi” sound it contains when rendered in Japanese text? Even if you answered…
Scientists use the Tokyo Skytree to test Einstein's theory of general relativity
Performing a stringent test of the theory of relativity requires either a very precise clock or a large difference in height. Such space experiments have constrained any violation of general rel…