1 year to go: Tokyo pins recovery hopes on 2020 Summer Olympics
The gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals are unveiled Wednesday at the "One Year to Go" ceremony for the 2020 Summer Olympic games in Tokyo. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo J…
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Japan approves first human-animal embryo experiments
A Japanese scientist plans to insert human cells into rat embryos (pictured). Credit: Science Pictures ltd/SPL A Japanese stem-cell scientist is the first to receive government support to c…
Craving Freedom, Japan’s Women Opt Out of Marriage
After class, the women ordered tea and sandwiches at a restaurant a few floors down. Ms. Shirota pulled out her phone to show pictures of her summer trip to Ireland. One classmate, a married mother o…
百物語怪談会 Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai
by Zack Davisson in Uncategorized Translated and Sourced from Shigeru Mizuki’s Mujara, Japanese Ghost Stories: Spirits, Hauntings, and Paranormal Phenomena, and Other Sources To learn more …
6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes coast of Japan near Fukushima
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Japan 34.1 miles southwest of Fukushima, Japan, on Sunday night. Map courtesy U.S. Geological Survey. A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit off…
Astronomers from Tokyo Discover Ancient Massive Galaxies
Using the combined power of several astronomical observatories spanning the globe, astronomers in Tokyo were able to discover ancient massive galaxies that are connected via supermassive black holes.…
The Future of Flying: A Japanese Flying Car Takes to the Skies
If you've seen the movie Back to the Future's Delorean flying car, you'll have a pretty good idea of what one such vehicle should look like. A sleeker, helicopter-like flying…
Japan's FamilyMart convenience chain apologises for rats in store
Image copyright @Ginkai19990324 A Japanese convenience store chain has apologised after a video of rats scampering around one of its branches emerged. FamilyMart said it had shut a store an…
Modern Relics: Takahiro Komuro Takes Over Ginza, Tokyo
We are no strangers to the amazingly bizarre and altered sculptural works of Japanese artist, Takahiro Komuro. His works played a major role in the Birth of the Mega Gallery that Superchief produced …
Minor volcanic eruption observed on Mt. Asama, alert level raised
KYODO NEWS - 7 hours ago - 23:30 | disasteralert, All, Japan A small eruption was observed Wednesday on Mt. Asama in eastern Japan, prompting the volcanic alert level to be raised from…