Toyota is pushing ahead with hydrogen-powered cars
Hong Kong (CNN Business) Many of the world's top carmakers may be racing to make plug-in electric vehicles in response to the climate crisis, but Toyota is hedging its bets by backing an al…
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A lost chapter of the world's first novel has been discovered in Japan
Written by Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu, the novel depicts the romantic epic of Prince Genji and his love interest Murasaki-no-ue. The found chapter contains an important part …
The reflections in a pop star’s eyes told a selfie stalker exactly how to find her
In September, a Japanese man was arrested for reportedly stalking a pop star and attacking and groping her at her home, according to Japanese news organization NHK. Allegedly, this man found the…
Typhoon Hagibis: millions advised to evacuate across Japan
Hagibis is being compared to a typhoon in 1958 that killed 1,200 people and caused destruction across the Tokyo area and Shizuoka prefecture. Emergency alerts accompanied by loud chimes are bein…
Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Hagibis arrives
Hundreds of thousands of households in Japan were advised to evacuate due to fears of flooding as a powerful typhoon was set to make landfall late on Saturday, bringing with it the heaviest rain and …
Your Name Remake Will Be Americanized, Says Screenwriter
Would the live-action film stay close to Makoto Shinkai’s original film, or would it do the thing that most American anime adaptations do and, well, make it American? In an interview with /…
April Showers Bring Magic in the First Teaser for Makoto Shinkai's Your Name Follow-Up Weathering With You
Director Makoto Shinkai captured our imaginations with his existential fairytale Your Name, and the director’s planing on doing it once again with his follow-up feature, Weathering With You.…
Torrential rain causes flooding as Typhoon Hagibis hits Japan – video
Japan has been engulfed by heavy rain and strong winds as what is feared to be the worst storm for six decades batters the country and approaches Tokyo. Rivers swelled, boats flipped over and se…
BBC News | Japan hit by biggest typhoon in decades
Someone who flew around the world in a solar plane? This group of Pros are absolutely fascinating—and I can’t wait to see them contributing their insightsThe co-founder of Casper? Some…
Baka: Takashi Murakami Celebrates His 14th Solo Show with Perrotin In Major New Works in Paris
Every Takashi Murakami unveiling of new work feels like a major event. On October 16th, Murakami will open Baka, his 14th solo show with Perrotin Gallery and this one at the gallery's homeb…