The Japanese skill copied by the world
Source: BBC By Steve John Powell 9 May 2017 As the sleek shinkansen bullet train glided noiselessly into the station, I watched a strange ritual begin. During the brief stop, […]
West to East
Source: Medium By Alex Hacillo The US continues to flag as the world’s last superpower, and critics fret that China is poised to take over the reins. Should its perceived […]
The hidden costs of Asia’s ‘walking dead’
Source: Asia Time Anywhere you go in major cities in Japan, China or other Asian countries, you will see office workers slumbering in public areas – in metro trains, parks or even in restaurants. The cozy big armchairs at Starbucks are highly sought-after spots during lunch hour. Studies shows that […]
Experts baffled as robots sent to clean up Fukushima nuclear site keep dying
The latest probe was destroyed in less than a day Niamh McIntyre @niamh_mcintyre The scarred landscape inside the exclusion zone close to the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Spain Getty A Japanese company tasked with cleaning up Fukushima, the site of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, has admitted that its […]
Japan, China play for ‘swing states’ in regional trade game
Source: Nikkei Asian Review Deal gains prominence after TPP’s demise, but discord among 16 nations remains TOKYO — Top negotiators from 16 Asia-Pacific countries representing roughly half the world’s population […]
Toshiba chairman quits over $3.4bn loss
Source: BBC Toshiba chairman Shigenori Shiga has resigned, hours after the Japanese conglomerate revealed details of a multi-billion dollar loss. Earlier Toshiba had delayed issuing its results, but it then […]
Think twice before getting too cozy with the new US President.
Source: CNN Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was thousands of miles away from home, but Kim Jong Un’s message was loud and clear — think twice before getting too cozy with the new US President. Abe, who is visiting the United States, and Japan were likely the main audience for […]
The evolution of the Japanese ego: part I
BY MICHAEL HOFFMAN SPECIAL TO THE JAPAN TIMES JAN 14, 2017 When Adam and Eve defied God, creator and master of the universe, and ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge, what did they learn? To say “I.” They learned that they were “naked” — they were selves, egos. […]
Japanese consumers will be paying for Fukushima for decades
Source: Nekkei Asian Review TOKYO — The Japanese government on Friday roughly doubled its estimate of the total cost of decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and compensating victims of […]
Japanese-Americans Imprisoned For Ethnicity Speak Out In Defense Of Muslims
Huff Post: by Jessica Prois/Kimberly Yam— “It was all based on race hysteria, xenophobia in the past, and you don’t want that to repeat again.” Seventy-five years ago on Wednesday, the bombing of Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. into World War II and subsequently ushered in the nuclear age. It […]
Japan tests innovative magnetic tether for slowing space junk
Source: BBC Japan has launched a cargo ship which will use a half mile- (700m)-long tether to remove some of the vast amount of debris from Earth’s orbit.The tether, made […]
Japanese-Americans Imprisoned For Ethnicity Speak Out In Defense Of Muslims
Source: Huffington Post BY Jessica Prois Executive Editor at Huffington Post & Kimberly Yam Associate Editor, The Huffington Post Seventy-five years ago on Wednesday, the bombing of Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. […]
Japan skating rink shuts over frozen fish controversy
Source: BBC A theme park in Japan has closed a skating rink featuring frozen fish after receiving complaints that it was being “disrespectful” to animals. Space World, in the southern […]
Out Of Memory Error
Source: Tedium By Ernie Smith Computers often seem like they’re above the supply chain. Putting aside hot devices like the latest iPhone and the different variants of the Microsoft Surface, it’s generally easy to get a computer of some kind that will allow you to do all sorts of interesting […]
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund posts $20.9 billion investment gain in July-September quarter
Source: Economic Times TOKYO: Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, the world’s largest pension fund, posted a gain of 2.37 trillion yen ($20.9 billion) in the fiscal second quarter thanks to […]
Can you work yourself to death?
Source: BBC By Zaria Gorvett 13 September 2016 The Japanese have a knack for inventing words – and there are some that every self-respecting office worker should have in their […]
Why you don’t give praise in Japan
Source: BBC By Eric Barton “You shut up!” the man at the head of the table yelled. Everyone stopped and stared at Keiko Sakurai, who immediately realised what she had […]
Pokemon Go eludes cloning attempts by big game studios: Executives
Source: Asia Times. The success in getting players onto their feet was seen as brilliant but difficult to replicate, and the deft use of mapping technology also sets a high bar. Pokemon Go developer Niantic Inc, spun off from Google Inc, had no comment. Analysts calculate the game is on […]
North Korean missile lands near Japan waters, alarms Tokyo
Source: Asia Times. The missile that landed in the Sea of Japan was launched at about 7:50 a.m. Seoul time (2250 GMT Tuesday) from a region in South Hwanghae province to the southwest of North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang, South Korea’s Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a […]
Japan knife attack: At least 19 dead
Source. CNN (CNN)At least 19 people were killed and 26 injured in a stabbing spree at a facility for disabled people west of Tokyo, making it one of Japan’s deadliest mass killings since World War II. Nine men and 10 women, ranging in age from 18 to 70, were killed […]