Taro Aso, vice-president of ruling LDP, said Yoko Kamikawa ‘not that good looking’, got her name wrong, used ageist jibe and mixed up her place in historyA Japanese former prime minister and vice-president of the ruling Liberal Democratic party has bee…
もっと読む »The new Instagram-ready space is a celebration of defecation, wrapped up in the Japanese kawaii aesthetic. Toby Fehily visited, and found much to ponderAs a mildly lactose-intolerant heavy lactose consumer with an anxiety disorder and an affinity for c…
もっと読む »A sublime score from Hiromi Uehara drives this coming-of-age-anime, which brings three young jazz musicians to life with spectacular imageryIs jazz dead? Yuzuru Tachikawa’s Blue Giant certainly begs to differ. Following three 18-year-old boys who dogge…
もっと読む »Moon probe starts taking pictures of lunar surface after bumpy landing left its solar cells pointing in the wrong directionJapan’s Moon lander has resumed operations, the country’s space agency said on Monday, indicating that power had been restored af…
もっと読む »Student and ‘apprentice witch’ Miho Suzuki is set to enter the workforce and hopes Japan can shrug off its horrible start to the yearTwenty-four in 2024 is a series on the lives, hopes and fears of 24-year-olds around the world in a year of election un…
もっと読む »An industry making older women the centre of attention appeals to some actors; and as Japan’s society ages, demand is growingEmi Tōda was in her late 50s, recently divorced and getting by on wages from part-time jobs at supermarkets and an undertaker w…
もっと読む »Japan media reported Shinji Aoba held a grudge against the studio when he doused the entrance in petrol and set it ablaze in 2019A court in Japan has sentenced to death a man convicted of murdering 36 people in an arson attack on an animation studio in…
もっと読む »Women will take part in the hadaka matsuri in Inazawa, in which thousands of men dressed in next to nothing drive away evil spiritsWomen in Japan have been permitted to take part in an ancient ceremony, known as the naked festival, for the first time i…
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もっと読む »This survival adventure from a relatively small Japanese studio sold 5m copies within three days of its release. What in the name of Pikachu is going on?The new year has barely begun but it seems we already have 2024’s biggest game – and it’s not a mul…
もっと読む »Wild freshwater eels are at risk of extinction due to overfishing but their meat can now be cultivated from cellsThe first lab-grown freshwater eel meat has been produced, potentially solving a diner’s dilemma. Rampant overfishing has caused eel popula…
もっと読む »Japan has become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon after its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim) made a successful landing on Friday. Hitoshi Kuninaka, the head of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, said: ‘We are also abl…
もっと読む »Jaxa space agency says lander’s solar panels may not be angled correctly, after apparently flawless descentJapan’s hopes to become the fifth country to land a working spacecraft softly on the moon ran into difficulties on Friday after mission controlle…
もっと読む »Slim spacecraft landed on the moon and is communicating with earth but is not generating electricityJapan’s Slim spacecraft lands on moon but struggles to generate power(I’m really enjoying the soft piano music being played in the background of this Ja…
もっと読む »The space race of the 20th century put the first person on the moon. Now a new race to the lunar surface – with new global players – is just getting going. Robin McKie reportsRobin McKie is the science editor of the Observer. Over the last 42 years, he…
もっと読む »If all goes to plan, Jaxa’s lander will make Japan the fifth country ever to land on the moonJapan is on final approach to become only the fifth country to land on the moon, in what would be a reversal of fortunes as it attempts to join a global space …
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もっと読む »Bauer criticized in Japan for apparent support of Ridge AlkonisEx-MLB star signed with Yokohama after release from DodgersFormer major league pitcher Trevor Bauer came under criticism in Japan on Wednesday after he appeared to express support on social…
もっと読む »Petition demands online retailer stop immediate sale of bags and compensation for damages incurredBusiness live – latest updatesUniqlo is suing the Chinese online retailer Shein over the sale of items it claims copy its popular banana-shaped ‘it’ bag, …
もっと読む »Incident reportedly happened on All Nippon Airways flight with man, 55, arrested after plane brought back to TokyoA drunk US man allegedly bit the arm of a flight attendant on a passenger jet headed to Seattle from Tokyo on Tuesday night, forcing the p…
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