A growing number of Japanese businesses are testing out robots as a possible solution to the country’s shrinking workforce. CNN’s Will Ripley takes a look.
Japan bullet train beats its own speed record. It’s fast!
The fastest bullet train in the world has broken its own speed record during a test run. Japan’s maglev train reached a record speed of 603 kilometres per hour during a manned […]
Marry Yourself – Japan’s Lonely Women
Fewer and fewer Japanese find their way to the altar. 37-year old Haruna has found her own solution: She has married herself. An agency in Kyoto makes it possible.
100 year old Mieko Nagaoka now holds world records in 25 swimming events.
A woman from Yamaguchi Prefecture has become the first centenarian in the world to complete a 1,500-meter swim in a 25-meter pool. Competing in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Mieko Nagaoka, 100, finished the […]
Women Change the Face of Japanese Farming
Neat green rice fields and farmers decked in plaid — this could be any farm in rural Japan. But Yamagata Girls Farm, in remote Yamagata prefecture, is different: All the farmers are […]
Nearly 80% of Tokyo Residents Fear Terror over 2020 Olympics
Nearly 80 pct of Tokyo residents are concerned about terror attacks related to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the Japanese capital, a recent survey by the Metropolitan Police Department has revealed. […]
Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Open Up to the World
With Japan’s cherry blossoms in full bloom, more foreigners than ever before are coming out to see the spectacle and join the party as the country looks to attract visitors from abroad.
Oasis Exhibition in Japan
What is Oasis to you? Official After-movie of the Oasis Exhibition “CHASING THE SUN: OASIS 1993 – 1997” in Japan, held in November 2014. Japanese Exhibition Website: http://oasis-chasingthesun.jp/
Japanese peace protest in Tokyo
Protesters hold placards depicting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as former German dictator Adolf Hitler during a rally against the Abe administration’s policies in central Tokyo on Sunday. More than 10,000 people joined […]
Minka: A Farmhouse in Japan
A film about place and memory, a farmhouse in Japan, and the lives of the people who called it home. Produced by: Davina Pardo Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1MRhioG Visit the filmmaker’s […]
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