As Another Leadership Election Looms, Japan’s Real Bosses Take Stock
The resignation this month of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has thrown the government into a new round of turmoil—at a point when a chaotic global order needs a stable ...
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Fragment Teams up With Uber Eats Japan for Exclusive Rider Jacket
Summary A three-way collaboration between Fragment, Uber Eats Japan, and Komine has resulted in an exclusive rider jacket The jacket is a fusion of high design with technical protection, featuring ...
Atelier Jean Nouvel Designs Latest NOT A HOTEL: YAKUSHIMA
Summary NOT A HOTEL YAKUSHIMA, designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, will be on the UNESCO World Heritage island of Yakushima The design uses rock and glass to create a meditative ...
Astronaut ‘Under Attack’ in Space Scams Woman Out of Thousands
You’d like to think you’d never fall for a romance scam, until one day you find yourself a lonely octogenarian overwhelmed by the sliver of attention a stranger is paying ...
The Forgotten Fight for ‘Darker Peoples’ at the Paris Peace Conference
On Jan. 2, 1919, at her home in Irvington, New York, along the banks of the Hudson River, African American entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker held a meeting that represented a ...
Warner Bros’ Feature Slate To Be Released Theatrically In Japan By Toho-Towa Group Beginning 2026
Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group has entered into a licensing agreement with Japan’s Toho-Towa Group which will see the latter’s Towa Pictures subsidiary handle theatrical distribution of the Warner Bros slate ...
Why Charlie Kirk’s White Nationalism Resonated With Some Nonwhites Abroad
Just days before his death, Charlie Kirk was on a speaking tour in Asia—stopping in South Korea and Japan. At Build Up Korea 2025 in Seoul, under elaborate pyrotechnics, he told a ...
Japan Has Almost 100,000 People Over 100 Years Old—But How?
Japan’s birthrate may be low, but they have really figured out the opposite end of life. As of this month, nearly 100,000 people in the country are officially over 100 ...
Netflix Unveils Three New Japanese Series ‘Steel Ball Run,’ ‘Straight To Hell’ & ‘Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?’
Marking its 10th anniversary in the country this month, Netflix has unveiled three new Japanese series set to premiere next year. Comedy series Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? is ...
Mount Fuji Probably Won’t Blow Tomorrow—But Tokyo’s Prepared
Mount Fuji could, theoretically, erupt at any moment. And the Japanese government is preparing people for that possibility with an AI-generated disaster simulation video. The Tokyo Metropolitan government doesn’t necessarily ...
