SoftBank Won’t Buy $3 Billion in WeWork Stock
SoftBank has decided it will not buy $3 billion in WeWork stock from other shareholders, a board committee of the office space company said Wednesday night, dealing a blow to shareholders, including …
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Sony announces $100 million coronavirus relief fund aimed at medical workers, education and entertainment
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. The Sony Corporation announced that it has started a $100 million relief fund to help those in three key industries…
Otaku shine bright with Japan's #otaku glow-up championship 2020【Photos】
Why grow out of being an otaku when you can glow up into being a beautiful one? But what if instead of growing out of being an otaku, you glow up into a slightly older otaku? While many of …
Japan orchestra brought together by technology in joyous harmony
Japan orchestra brought together by technology in joyous harmonyThe members of the New Japan Philharmonic orchestra tune up for their latest recital, more than 60 musicians ranging from trombonists t…
Commuted sentence: Covid-19 spares the Japanese salaryman from ritual exhaustion
A survey last year found that 19% had given staff the option of teleworking, but just 8.5% had taken it up. Daiwa Securities, with about 10,000 employees, introduced home-based teleworking …
Pet owners in Japan spend 300,000 yen for dog, 160,000 yen for cat a year
KYODO NEWS - 44 minutes ago - 14:33 | Lifestyle, All, JapanPet owners in Japan annually fork out an average of about 300,000 yen ($2,780) for the upkeep of a dog, and an average of 160,000 …
Yakuza group membership falls for 15th straight year
The total membership of yakuza crime syndicates in Japan decreased for the 15th straight year to hit a record low in 2019, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The total membership is on th…
Astronomers Solve 1400-Year-Old Japanese Mystery of “Red Sign” in the Sky
It was a night in 7th century Japan when a red, flaming light darted across the sky. Now with modern science, we know better than to fear it. Back then Japan’s magnetic latitude would have …
Steel and concrete steps cut through facade of Stairway House by Nendo
A huge faux staircase interrupts the floor plan of this house in Tokyo, which design studio Nendo has created for three generations of the same family. Stairway House is situated in a quiet resi…
Ghibli producer reveals the studio’s current anime production project: absolutely nothing
Since last summer, producer Toshio Suzuki has been dropping hints that Studio Ghibli, the animation house he co-founded along with legendary director Hayao Miyazaki, might be restructuring.…