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Emigration — Not Immigration — One of top Japanese Concerns Amid Shrinking Population: Pew Poll
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JAPAN TIMES
As Japan grapples with the problem of an aging and shrinking population — and whether to allow in an influx of immigrants — a survey published Tuesday has revealed that the Japanese public is apparently more concerned about emigration, or how many people choose to leave Japan, than ...
As Japan grapples with the problem of an aging and shrinking population — and whether to allow in an influx of immigrants — a survey published Tuesday has revealed that the Japanese public is apparently more concerned about emigration, or how many people choose to leave Japan, than ...
- November 13, 2018
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Muji Designs Cool All-weather Self-driving Shuttle Bus, Aims to Implement It in Finland in 2020
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ROCKET NEWS
With any luck, we might be able to see this awesome autonomous public transport quite soon.
Despite popular Japanese retailer Muji boasting a long history of selling stylish minimalist consumer goods, the company is not afraid of trying out fresh concepts, like its quirky box-like M...
With any luck, we might be able to see this awesome autonomous public transport quite soon.
Despite popular Japanese retailer Muji boasting a long history of selling stylish minimalist consumer goods, the company is not afraid of trying out fresh concepts, like its quirky box-like M...
- November 12, 2018
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Japan to Ban Drones Near Venues For 2020 Olympic Games
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The Japanese government has decided to ban flying drones near venues for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games during the events.
As part of efforts to counter possible terror attacks, the government aims to pass legislation that will allow police officers to collect a...
TOKYO - The Japanese government has decided to ban flying drones near venues for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games during the events.
As part of efforts to counter possible terror attacks, the government aims to pass legislation that will allow police officers to collect a...
- November 10, 2018
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Meet Japan's 'Ninja Boy', The Prodigy Who Aims to Stun Mayweather
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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
TOKYO: Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, who aims to make history by defeating boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr, claims his left hook is like a "bolt of lightning" that will "change the world".
The baby-faced southpaw with a blond quiff, who is only a few months out of ...
TOKYO: Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, who aims to make history by defeating boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr, claims his left hook is like a "bolt of lightning" that will "change the world".
The baby-faced southpaw with a blond quiff, who is only a few months out of ...
- November 8, 2018
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Suicides Among Japanese Young People Hit 30-year High
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BBC
Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than three decades, the country's education ministry says.
In the fiscal year 2016/7 up to March, 250 children from elementary to high school age were recorded as having taken their own lives.
The number is five more than last y...
Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than three decades, the country's education ministry says.
In the fiscal year 2016/7 up to March, 250 children from elementary to high school age were recorded as having taken their own lives.
The number is five more than last y...
- November 6, 2018
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Murakami to Offer His Private Collection to Waseda University
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Novelist Haruki Murakami, 69, has announced that he will donate or entrust books, manuscripts, vinyls and other materials that he owns to his alma mater Waseda University in Tokyo.
The private institution said it plans to use the collection to establish an international research ...
Novelist Haruki Murakami, 69, has announced that he will donate or entrust books, manuscripts, vinyls and other materials that he owns to his alma mater Waseda University in Tokyo.
The private institution said it plans to use the collection to establish an international research ...
- November 5, 2018
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Sushi Restaurant Offers Traditional Japanese Meal of Dirt-cheap Chicken and Whiskey
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ROCKET NEWS
Grab a highball and serving of fried chicken for only 200 yen (US$1.80)! And if you’re feeling really crazy get some sushi too.
The kaitenzushi (conveyor belt sushi) business is a fierce one with chains unleashing gimmicks left and right to compete. Kappa Sushi is one such competito...
Grab a highball and serving of fried chicken for only 200 yen (US$1.80)! And if you’re feeling really crazy get some sushi too.
The kaitenzushi (conveyor belt sushi) business is a fierce one with chains unleashing gimmicks left and right to compete. Kappa Sushi is one such competito...
- November 3, 2018
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Japan Bullet Train Stops 'Scary' Safety Drills
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BBC
A Japanese railway firm has stopped an unusual training drill that required employees to crouch in tunnels while trains rushed past to "feel" the wind speed.
The West Japan Railway said the exercises were designed to improve safety awareness.
Trainee mechanics observed the trains which can ...
A Japanese railway firm has stopped an unusual training drill that required employees to crouch in tunnels while trains rushed past to "feel" the wind speed.
The West Japan Railway said the exercises were designed to improve safety awareness.
Trainee mechanics observed the trains which can ...
- November 2, 2018
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Tokyo Tower in My Room by Sega Toys is Perfect Scale Replica of Tokyo Landmark
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JAPAN TRENDS
Tourism is booming in Japan right now and looks set to continue that way, at least until the 2020 Olympic Games.
One of the prime sightseeing destinations in the capital is, of course, Tokyo Tower, the iconic red and white landmark made in the style of the Eiffel Tower and a symb...
Tourism is booming in Japan right now and looks set to continue that way, at least until the 2020 Olympic Games.
One of the prime sightseeing destinations in the capital is, of course, Tokyo Tower, the iconic red and white landmark made in the style of the Eiffel Tower and a symb...
- November 2, 2018
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Freed Hostage Yasuda Had Gut Feeling Captors Wouldn’t Kill Him
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THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Recently freed hostage Jumpei Yasuda said that while he does not know the identity of his captors, he believes that his citing of words from the Koran may have helped with his release.
Yasuda, who spoke about his ordeal to an Asahi Shimbun reporter on a Turkish Airlines flight...
Recently freed hostage Jumpei Yasuda said that while he does not know the identity of his captors, he believes that his citing of words from the Koran may have helped with his release.
Yasuda, who spoke about his ordeal to an Asahi Shimbun reporter on a Turkish Airlines flight...
- October 29, 2018
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