Japan given 2nd "Fossil" award over no change in coal push
The second fossil award also recognized Japan's failure to upgrade its goal to cut heat-trapping gas emissions under the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He pointed out Tokyo has reduced …
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Cheap Japan: Low wages for tech workers delight foreign companies
Mercer's Total Remuneration Survey, which looks at compensation in 129 countries and 19 Chinese cities, illustrates stagnant incomes for Japanese workers in the modern information economy. …
Netflix to create an animated series based on LINE's 'Brown & Friends' stickers
Netflix has announced that it is partnering with the Japanese messaging app Line to create a Netflix original animated series on Brown & Friends characters which started out as emoji…
Kanji of Japan's new imperial era Reiwa picked as representing 2019
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 16:17 | Arts, All, JapanThe kanji "rei" has been picked as the Chinese character best describing this year's social mood in Japan after the new imp…
Types of ALT That Teach English in Japan
By Mason Dayot Dec 12, 2019 3 min readJust as every school is different, every ALT is different. But after years of teaching English in Japan, I think that I’ve boiled it down to a few different…
Top 10 Readers’ Photos In Japan: November 2019
You really autumn know...November in Japan is about one thing: the colorful spread the changing autumn leaves brings. Our readers really embraced this wonderfully-colorful season this year.…
令 (“Authoritarian Command”) Named 2019 Kanji Of The Year
The kanji character 令 (rei), meaning authoritarian command or iron-handed order, has been chosen as the character best representing Japan in the year 2019. Iron-handed order!” said one…
Square Enix reveals launch date for Kingdom Hearts III DLC 'Re Mind'
A couple of days ago, Square Enix accidentally posted the trailer for the upcoming Kindom Hearts III DLC on its official YouTube page. Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind comes out January 23 on PlayStat…
【Japanese Culture】The Meaning Behind Osechi Ryori: Traditional New Year’s Food in Japan
There are many New Year’s traditions in Japan, but the most delicious tradition is the eating of osechi ryori, special food eaten to give thanks and wish for happiness and prosperity in the new year.…
SoftBank Is Selling Wag Stake Back to Company
SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund has agreed to sell its nearly 50% stake in Wag Labs Inc. back to the struggling dog-walking startup, according to people familiar with the matter, marking anot…