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“You wouldn’t be here unless you were thinking about entering Japan market, right?” The question from the moderator was a gentle nudge for Chris Martin, head of international for Mobike. Martin,…
The first Japanese-assembled F-35A was unveiled at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility here today. The Japan F-35 …
I just wanted to share that I am frustrated and amused at the same time by the fact that it seems that we have visitors from google who are only looking for information about Akihabara M's Pop L…
In a move that makes us wonder whether Nara has a bit of a chip on its shoulder about its more popular neighbour Kyoto, the Nara Prefectural Government is bringing back its free bus tours for a limit…
YOKOHAMA – A 14-year-old in Osaka Prefecture has become the first person in Japan arrested for allegedly creating ransomware, the police said Monday. The third-year junior high sc…
Japanese researchers have confirmed details of a large area of rare metal deposits in the seabed off eastern Japan. Researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology…
A Sega Twitter account last week revealed that one of the floors in its gigantic arcade in Akihabara will soon feature a VR section. In fact, the area was meant to be up and running already, but it a…
Although ostensibly an area that is little different from the rest of suburban Tokyo, it’s to Koenji’s credit that it doesn’t take much digging to discover that appearances can be deceptive. In this …
Babies have been stamped with ink on the forehead in a traditional ritual for their healthy growth at a Shinto shrine in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo. The event which began at Fujitake shrin…
The H-2A rocket lifted off Thursday morning from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. It carried Michibiki No.2, which is part of a 4-satellite system. The satellite was put…
