A Japanese pop star who was stabbed 60 times by an obsessed fan is suing the government for not doing enough to protect her.
Ms Tomita, who was just 20-years-old at the time, was stabbed outside the …

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 6 years ago | 0 comments

It's all thanks to virtual reality, as well as a team at the University of Tokyo led by Kenta Toshima.
A class at the University of Tokyo gives seniors a chance to both watch and create VR travel vid…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 6 years ago | 0 comments

The front of the Marysville motorcycle plant where Neil Vining and Shige Yoshida first worked in 1979.
Hot off the assembly production line, a Japanese worker showcases the CR250R motorcycle model at…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 6 years ago | 0 comments

Surveys shed light on unusual habits of drivers who return cars with zero mileage on clockAsleep at the wheel: Japanese rental cars used for anything but drivingCar rental companies in Japan have fig…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 6 years ago | 0 comments

The rate of suicide per 100,000 people hit 2.8 among those under 20, the highest since comparable data became available in 1978.
But the rate at all ages fell to 16.5, the lowest since 1978, accordin…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 6 years ago | 0 comments

By GaijinPot Blog Jul 16, 2019 2 min readJapan has been ranked second best in a list of top countries in Asia in which to study abroad, according to data released by higher education search portal ed…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 6 years ago | 0 comments

On Jul 15, 2019If you’re looking to work in Japan, check back here each week as we look through our database of top jobs in Japan posted to GaijinPot and pick some of the ones we think are most inter…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 6 years ago | 0 comments

Japan’s weather has continued to produce rain without a break for nineteen consecutive days.
The incessant formation of clouds, however, has yielded very low levels of productivity.
“Although we’ve s…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 6 years ago | 0 comments

For example, Kaihara says, rice farmers frequently target stink bugs, but chemicals drift in the air, contaminating the surrounding environment and killing many honey bees.
Honey bees fly around the …

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 6 years ago | 0 comments

But now, one noodle restaurant in Okinawa is refusing to serve Japanese customers, saying that they are ruder than the foreign patrons.
The restaurant is located on Ishigaki Island, which is popular …

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 6 years ago | 0 comments