MMusic Read More Hearts2Hearts’ ‘ICONIC HEART’ Sets High Debut on Billboard Japan ChartsAugust 30, 2026 Hearts2Hearts’ ICONIC HEART debuted at No. 2 on Billboard Japan‘s weekly Top Singles Sales chart released Aug. 19…
EEconomy Read More High debt and rapid ageing increase Thailand’s Japanification riskAugust 30, 2026 Major structural problems Nond Prueksiri, senior economist at Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Centre (SCB EIC), described Thailand’s…
AArts and design Read More Gunma museum dedicated to artist Hoshino Tomihiro reopensAugust 29, 2026 A museum displaying paintings and poems by Japanese artist Hoshino Tomihiro has reopened in his hometown in Gunma…
WWildlife Read More Japan killed more than 14,000 bears between April 2025 and January 2026 after record attacks on people; despite the cull, 6 people have been killed this year and the government plans to remove another 8,800 bearsAugust 28, 2026 Japan killed more than 14,000 bears between April 2025 and January 2026 after record attacks on people; despite…
PPhysics Read More First full-stack neutral-atom quantum computer debuts with 50 qubitsAugust 26, 2026 Japan’s first operational full-stack neutral-atom quantum computer, which packs approximately 50 qubits at launch and could eventually reach…
SScience Read More New Species of Armored Dinosaur Identified in JapanAugust 25, 2026 Cranial fossils of a nodosaurid ankylosaur unearthed more than two decades ago on the Japanese island of Hokkaido…
PPhysics Read More Japan develops its first neutral-atom quantum computerAugust 24, 2026 Japanese researchers are making headway in the field of quantum computing, or systems that are much faster at…
EEnvironment Read More Japan Earthquake Today: 5.9-Magnitude Quake Strikes Ibaraki, Strong Shaking Hits Tokyo, Weeks After Deadly TremorAugust 22, 2026 Tokyo and the eastern Kanto region were shaken at around 2 am Sunday by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake…
SSpace Read More Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16MAugust 22, 2026 Japan is pouring billions of dollars into its burgeoning space industry and easing restrictions on defense exports, efforts…
EEconomy Read More US Embraces Prediction Markets While G20 Nations Move to BlockAugust 21, 2026 The United States under President Donald Trump’s second administration is doubling down on prediction markets and the non-traditional…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Japan chip startup targets AI boom as industry focus turns to materialsAugust 19, 2026 Interview University of Tokyo spinout expands production as customer projects advance Gaianixx co-founder and CEO Kento Nakao says the…
SSpace Read More US Space Force Payload Lifts Off on Japanese SatelliteAugust 17, 2026 Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting…