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Legendary All Blacks front-row Owen Franks has revealed that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and underwent surgery…
China’s shipyards still lead the world, but US threats took a toll in 2025
China retained its position as the world’s top shipbuilder in 2025, but its market share declined for the…
A tsunami off Russia last year ‘rebounded’ off South America and struck Japan after alerts lifted
The Meteorological Research Institute reproduced wave movements with a supercomputer, using data on water pressure captured in the…
Tropical hardwood and reinforced concrete form House in Minami-Azabu
Architect Keiji Ashizawa saw the planning process as “solving a puzzle” when creating this house in central Tokyo,…
High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi’s Design Work
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Eurasia Group | Top Risks 2026: Implications for Japan
Eurasia Group’s Top Risks of 2026 Top Risks is Eurasia Group’s annual forecast of the political risks that…
Large metal roof tops off-grid home on Japanese island by Sakai Architects
A large corrugated metal roof topped by a triangular skylight shelters the timber-lined interiors of Amami House, an…
How Japan’s tax-free shopping rules are changing for foreign visitors this year
Japan is changing how tax-free shopping works for foreign visitors, with new rules rolling out this year from…
Japan aims to stop manga piracy with AI translation training program
AI technology for manga translation is evolving. (Photo by Mantra. Balloon Dream © Mitsuki Kuchitaka) SEISHI MINOWA and REIKA…
A Massive Underground Sphere Is Trying to Catch the Universe’s Ghosts—and Reveal New Physics
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is on the…
China must take action to avoid Japan-style deflation spiral, scholars warn
As China grapples with persistent deflationary pressure, scholars from one of the country’s top universities have urged the…
Japan may lose GDP race to India amid weak yen, tourism woes and China row
Japan’s economy is likely to fall behind India’s in 2026 to fifth place in the world, according to…