Your cart is currently empty!
Category: News
Japan to launch test program to issue digital yen
Japan will begin a pilot program in April to test the use of a digital yen, its central bank has said, joining a growing number of countries looking to catch up with China in launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The widely expected move follows two years of experiments the Bank of Japan (BOJ)… Read more
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
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
The official accusations will soon arrive for the scandal of the Tokyo Olympics
Prosecutors are preparing a series of indictments now that the Fair Trade Commission has filed criminal complaints against Japan’s two largest advertising agencies for rigging bids for events leading up to the Tokyo Olympics. The criminal complaints include advertising giants Dentsu Inc. and Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc., a smaller advertising company called Tokyu Agency Inc.,… Read more
The Japanese company ispace is on its way to land a private module on the Moon
Japanese space startup ispace’s lunar lander has reached its furthest distance from Earth and, despite minor technical problems during the trip to the moon, is on track for a lunar landing attempt in late April, executives said. from the company last Monday. The privately built Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander, which launched from Florida in… Read more