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In Japan “Oppenheimer” is causing consternation
THE ATOMIC bomb has been dropped, and the mood at the Los Alamos Laboratory is jubilant. J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), the American physicist responsible for the weapon’s creation, appears in front of his cheering colleagues. “It’s too soon to tell what the results of this bombing are,” he declares, before making a ghastly taunt: …
Who Was Manjiro, the Shipwrecked Teenager Who Helped End Japan’s Isolationist Era? | History
Francine Uenuma History Correspondent When 14-year-old Manjiro set off on a fishing excursion on January 5, 1841, he and his four companions packed only light provisions—rice, fresh water and firewood—in their small boat, expecting to return home to southern Japan in a few days. Manjiro’s widowed mother, Shiho, relied on him to help support the …
Steam Deck Launches in Stores in Japan – Full Coverage
I am just back from a full day out in Osaka to cover the fact that the Steam Deck launches in stores in Japan for the first time, and probably also worldwide. The place chosen by Komodo was the Edion store in Namba, Osaka, which is in a very central location, where numerous train lines …
Asia’s advanced economies now have lower birth rates than Japan
The list of things for which Japan enjoys a global reputation includes delicious food, cutting-edge technology, an oversupply of karaoke bars and an undersupply of babies. In 1990 it published a record-low fertility rate for the previous year—the so-called “1.57 shock”. For years it has been seen as a harbinger of how rich societies will …
What is going on in Japan? – by Jon Turek
A couple months ago I did a blogpost called, “What if it Works?” The idea of the post was to outline the potential next steps for the BoJ in the face of dramatic Yen weakness and global fixed income pressure. However, the post was also meant to outline something bigger than just YCC timing in …
Japan will send an astronaut to the moon with NASA, President Biden says
Japanese astronauts will ride on NASA Artemis missions to the moon, and potentially even reach the surface, amid an interagency push to expand lunar exploration. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed that commitment Monday (May 23) during a meeting in Tokyo, NASA and the White House said in separate announcements. A …
Russia and China hold military exercise near Japan during Biden visit
China and Russia sent jets over the seas in northeast Asia on Tuesday in what Japan’s defense minister called a “provocative” and “unacceptable” move as President Biden was visiting the region. Driving the news: Japan says it scrambled jets as Chinese and Russian planes neared the country’s airspace while Tokyo was hosting the leaders of …
Albanese lands in Japan; Flood warnings across country; Monkeypox outbreak linked to raves; Russian soldier sentenced in Ukraine; NSW records 8751 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths; 11,656 new cases in Victoria, 16 deaths
Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as prime minister, but we are still some way off knowing whether Labor can form government in its own right. Labor currently has 74 seats, with two more needed for a majority. Seven seats are still too close to call as ballots are counted and preferences are distributed. Labor’s …
Biden to lay out in Japan who’s joining new Asia trade pact
Placeholder while article actions load TOKYO — President Joe Biden on Monday is set to launch a new Indo-Pacific trade pact designed to signal U.S. dedication to the region and address the need for stability in commerce after the chaos caused by the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The White House says the new …
Ten People Confirmed Dead in Japan Boat Accident
TOKYO—Rescuers found 10 people on Sunday after a tourist boat went missing off the coast of Japan, but all were confirmed dead. Sixteen other people were still missing. Coast guard, police and military ships and helicopters searched frigid seas north of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a mountainous area at the northeast tip of Japan’s northern island …
