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Author: RoYuMi
Award-winning Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto dies at 71
World-renowned Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, also a keyboardist for the legendary electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, known as YMO, has died, his office said Sunday. He was 71 years old. Sakamoto revealed in June 2022 that he had been battling stage IV cancer. The Tokyo native also starred in the 1983 war… Read more
Majority of voters in favor of legalizing gay marriages in Japan
72% of voters believe Japan should legalize same-sex marriages according to a poll by Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper conducted on February 18-19, 2023. In recent years, support for the legal recognition of same-sex marriages has increased. In March 2021, 65% were in favor The proportion in favor was 65 percent in a poll in March… Read more
Saitama high schools will allow girls to wear pants
High schools run by Saitama Prefecture that still have dress codes that require female students to wear skirts as part of their uniforms will soon allow girls to choose pants instead. The change is designed for transgender students whose gender identity is different from the one they were assigned at birth. Tatsuya Furudo, 30, of… Read more
Hayao Miyazaki’s first film since 2013 will open in Japan in July
Anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s latest work, “Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiruka” (How Do You Live?), will be released nationwide on July 14, Toho Co. announced. It will be the 82-year-old’s first feature film since 2013 , when “The Wind Rises” came out. The Oscar-winning director announced his intention to retire from making feature films that year.… Read more
Study affirms that video games improve multitasking of elderly people in Japan
A study carried out in Japan showed that video games can improve the cognitive functions of the elderly and their ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously. It was thought that video games were intended only for young people, perhaps because of agility and good reflexes, but this study shows that even in advanced age, motor… Read more
A difficult return to science for the man behind the genetically altered babies
Five years ago, scientist He Jiankui shocked his peers and the world with claims that he created the first gene-edited babies. Now, after spending three years in a Chinese prison for practicing medicine without a license, he faces obstacles and criticism as he tries to re-enter science. For months, he has been touting plans to develop… Read more
Hara’s ‘Lonely Castle in the Mirror’ reflects on teen angst
Keiichi Hara explores the mind of a misbehaved high school student in his latest feature film, “Lonely Castle in the Mirror.” “I think I’m relatively good at portraying characters realistically and making the audience identify with them,” the anime director said. Hara, best known for his emotional “Crayon Shin-chan” films, delicately portrayed the inner workings… Read more
The ‘UFO’ that visited Japan in the Edo period
A new exhibit highlights what some are calling Japan’s UFO history: a saucer-shaped ship known as the “Utsuro-bune” that is said to have washed up on the coast of Hitachi Province, present-day Ibaraki Prefecture, 220 years ago. years. during the edo era. The Joyo Museum of Historical Materials in Mito is organizing an exhibition titled… Read more
Film about the tsunami tragedy is released, despite the initial rejection of the victims
Film director Kazuhiro Terada’s latest work is once again trying to give a voice to people who challenge authority, but those he supported wanted nothing to do with the project. After all, they had experienced the worst imaginable in their lives, followed by additional and unwarranted misery. But Terada persisted and eventually won over some… Read more
Murakami will release a novel in April, his first since 2017
The legions of “harukists” around the world should mark April 13 on their calendars. That’s the date internationally acclaimed author Haruki Murakami’s first full-length novel in six years will be released in Japan. Publisher Shinchosha made the announcement on February 1. The title has not been revealed. The publisher said a digital version of the… Read more