Japan joins China in trying to lure foreign students from US after Trump’s visa crackdown
A growing number of Asian universities are offering students transfers opportunities after the US moved to restrict enrollment
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Japanese Authorities Refer ‘Spoiler Website’ Operators To Prosecutors in Rare Corporate Copyright Case
Japanese police referred five individuals and a company to prosecutors last week for allegedly operating a website that published detailed movie plots without permission from rights holders. The Miyagi Prefectural Police Headquarters and Minamisanriku …
Onosato promoted to yokozuna after record-setting ascent in sumo
Onosato becomes 75th yokozuna after Summer title winFastest promotion to yokozuna in modern six-basho eraFirst Japan-born grand champion since Kisenosato (2017)Onosato has been promoted to sumo’s highest rank of yokozuna, the Japan Sumo Association ann…
Japan Post Launches ‘Digital Address’ System
Japan Post has launched a “digital address” system that links seven-digit combinations of numbers and letters to physical addresses. From a report: Under the system, users can input these seven-digit codes on online shopping websites, and their address…
Japan Welcomes a New Sumo Champ. Surprise: He’s Japanese.
Onosato Daiki became the first Japanese man in eight years to be named a yokozuna, or grand champion, the highest title in the sport.
Asia’s Surge In Weapons Procurement And Military Research Amid Rising Security Concerns
Asian countries are significantly increasing their spending on weapons procurement and military research in response to a deteriorating security environment. This trend is driven by a combination of regional flashpoints, global conflicts, and intensifying strategic competition, particularly between the United States and China.Rising Regional Tensions: The ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the
Toyota to move some GR Corolla production to UK from Japan
Shift to carmaker’s Burnaston plant in Derbyshire will reduce delivery times for vehicle to North AmericaBusiness live – latest updatesToyota is reportedly planning to move some production of one of its Corolla sports models to the UK to take advantage…
Japan introduces rules to put outlandish baby names to bed
The change is designed to halt the use of kirakira (shiny or glittery) names that have proliferated among parents hoping to add a creative flourish Parents in Japan will no longer have free rein over the names they give their children, after the introd…
Docomo Emoji Set To Be Officially Discontinued
An anonymous reader shares a report: [Last] week, it was announced that Docomo’s emoji designs will no longer appear on any of the Japanese mobile network’s devices. This marks the end of an emoji era that first began in 1999, even though the set hasn’…
Holiday bookings to Japan are down – could a 90s manga comic’s earthquake prediction be to blame?
The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel by Ryo Tatsuki, declared a major disaster would occur on 5 July 2025A grim prediction made in a manga first published a quarter of a century ago is being blamed for a dramatic fall in holiday bookings to Japan…