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Icelandic Whaling Company Calls Off Fin Whale Hunt
Iceland’s only fin whaling company, Hvalur, just reported that it has canceled its annual summer hunt of fin whales, an endangered species. The company’s primary market for fin whale meat is Japan, but due to […]
Tokyo Olympics Costs Just Skyrocketed Six Times Higher Than Expected
The total cost for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo is expected to be substantially higher than the organizing committee had originally expected. The committee is estimating that the highly anticipated event will cost […]
Japan Admits ‘Total Failure’ In Policing Illegal Ivory Trade
Japanese government officials are being slammed for their poor efforts at stopping the country’s illegal ivory trade. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) recently conducted an undercover probe which discovered that ivory traders in Japan were […]
USD Might Be Giving Up Throne As 2016 Is Shaping Up To Be The Year Of The Yen
According to two prominent American investment banks, the Japanese yen is set to turn around its poor fortunes and become the world’s best performing major currency in 2016. The investment banks of JPMorgan Chase and […]
Australia Fumes, Threatens To Sue Japan Over Annual Whale Hunt
In its latest attempt to curtail the horrific practice of whale hunting, Australia is currently threatening to take a legal fight straight to the Japanese government regarding the Asian country’s resumption of its annual whale […]
Robots Could Layoff Nearly 50 Percent Of Japanese Workers In Next 20 Years
Robots are taking over Japan, as analysts have predicted that almost half of all jobs in the country could be conducted by robots sometime within the next 10 to 20 years. This could lead to […]
Some Clever Infrastructure Modification Is Saving The Lives Of Turtles
Japanese railroad companies are building special lanes at some of their train stations just for slow moving turtles. Although the move seems humane on the surface, it’s more to avoid travel delays caused by the […]
This Japanese AI Program Just Passed Its College Entrance Exams
According to Japan’s National Institute of Informatics (NII), a Japanese artificial intelligence (AI) program scored greater than average on a national standardized college entry exam – for the first time ever. In fact, the AI […]
Shortly After Completion, The Fukushima Containment Wall Is Already Failing
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has revealed that a brand new 780 meter long protective barrier designed to prevent contaminated groundwater from getting into the ocean is already falling over. The massive wall was […]
Japan Just Became First Country To Pass Law Protecting Genetic Information
The Japanese government has become the first country to introduce laws to protect an individual’s genetic information. An individual’s genetic code is regarded as the ultimate form of personal information, containing one’s diathetic characteristics and […]
High Ranking Japanese Gang Boss Just Found Bludgeoned To Death
The Mie Prefectural Police have just launched a murder investigation following the grisly discovery of the body of a high-level member of the newly troubled Yamaguchi-gumi organized gang in Yokkaichi City, Japan. According to police […]
Scientists Find Giant Baby Squids For The First Time Ever
For the first time ever, researchers have been able to obtain images of infant giant squids, creatures that are known to grow more than ten meters long. The infant squids are roughly the same size […]
WWIII Concerns Arise As Russia Constructs Three Military Bases In Direct Proximity Of The U.S.
Reports indicate that Russia has plans to construct three new military bases on islands in the Arctic Ocean. These bases are located only about 300 miles from the mainland of the United States. In the […]
Toyota Says That It Will Produce Almost No Gasoline Powered Vehicles By 2050
By 2050, Toyota says that it will produce almost zero vehicles powered by gasoline. Instead, Toyota will manufacture hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. Interestingly, electric vehicles were not mentioned by the Japanese auto manufacturer. […]
Sensor Technology Revolutionizes Rice Farming By Drastically Cutting Maintenance Time
Rice farmers can now breathe easily as new sensor technology has been developed to monitor their paddies for them, erasing hours of field work. With concepts from the Internet of Things, rice farming is set […]
Japan’s New Personal ID System Goes Into Effect Monday Prompting Protests
A new personal identification system in Japan came into effect on Monday, stirring up controversy in the process. The “My Number ID” system will connect a person’s individual tax information, disaster relief benefits and social […]
The Hottest Car Brand In America Isn’t Who You Might Suspect
The hottest car brand in America isn’t Tesla or one of Detroit’s big three: It’s quietly successful Japanese car maker Subaru, which reported a massive 28% increase in U.S. sales this September when compared to […]
Japanese Men Detained In China For Alleged Spying
Two Japanese men have been arrested in China on suspicions of spying. Japan has said that these men have been held in captivity since May, and Japanese diplomats are doing everything in their power to […]
Japanese Children Demonstrate Higher Levels Of Independence Than American Children
In Japan, young children have been known to take public transportation on their own and without parental supervision. Some of the children are as young as six or seven years old, and they use the […]
Japanese Volcanic Eruption Puts On Awe Inspiring Show While Causing Little Damage
Japan’s Mount Aso volcano, on the island of Kyushu, spontaneously erupted on Monday spewing a thick plume of black smoke two kilometers into the sky. According to reports inside the country the amazing spectacle did […]
Over 90,000 People In Northeast Japan Flee Massive Flooding
In northeast Japan, more than 90,000 people have been forced to abandon their homes due to widespread flooding and landslides. Joso, a city north of Tokyo, was struck by a massive wall of water after […]
Japan’s Version Of The Mafia Is About To Go To War
A rift has appeared in Japan’s “yakuza” organized crime group, with Japanese law enforcement officials warning that the division could lead to a wave of violence among rival groups of criminals. Just like the Chinese […]
Japanese Gadget Maker Sony Is Now Building Commercial Drones
Sony, once known for the Walkman and its iconic televisions, is now entering the rapidly growing commercial drone market. The company this week launched a camera drone, in the shape of an airplane, which can […]
North Korea Decides To Make Life Even More Difficult By Switching To Its Own Time Zone
North Korea has announced that it will switch to a new time zone to mark 70 years of liberation from the “imperialist” Japan. Though the time change has been welcomed by the country’s erratic leadership, […]
Japanese Scientists Fire World’s Most Powerful Laser
Japanese laser engineers from Osaka University leaped to the head of their field in laser power output recently, with the first firing of their 2 petawatt (2 x 1015 watts) laser. This power output is […]
After Two Month Delay International Space Station Welcomes New Crew
Scientists and space enthusiasts around the world eagerly and cautiously watched as space travelers from the United States, Japan and Russia successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, […]
Hotel Staffed By Robots Offers Glimpse Of Japan’s Future
The new Henn-na hotel near Nagasaki, Japan offers guests a unique experience as most of the hotel staff consists of robots. The name of the hotel fittingly means “strange” in Japanese as the hotel is […]
Japanese Rocks Reveal 110 Million Year Old Dinosaur Eggs
Researchers have discovered the first known dinosaur nesting site in Japan after uncovering a tennis court sized patch of rock that has yielded 90 different pieces of fossilized dinosaur eggs from five separate dinosaur species. […]
History Making Human-Like ‘Pepper’ Robot Sells Out In Under A Minute
Usually consumer gadgets that sell out in a minute carry a certain fruit logo but Japanese tech giant Softbank has a new type of hit product on its hands: Human-like robots. SoftBank’s newly launched Pepper […]