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Japan testet Abbau Seltener Erden aus der Tiefsee
Japan will seine Abhängigkeit von chinesischen Seltenen Erden verringern und sucht nach einer Möglichkeit, sie im eigenen Land zu fördern.
https://www.

"How Japan Lost the Plot on Open Access" @ Katina Magazine
https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-knowledge/2026/how-japan-lost-the-plot-on-open-access
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Japan Expands Whaling as Vulnerable Whales Face Extinction https://www.idausa.org/campaign/cetacean-advocacy/latest-news/japan-expands-whaling-as-vulnerable-whales-face-extinction/

Japan Expands Whaling as Vulnerable Whales Face Extinction
 

Sources: Apple and Qualcomm are scrambling to secure glass cloth fiber, used in chip substrates and PCBs, as the AI boom boosts demand for the component (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/tech-…

Apple and Qualcomm fret over strained supplies of Japan's glass cloth
Surge in demand from AI giants like Nvidia send companies in search of new sources

Japan: Entwickler kritisieren Apples neue Gebühren
Nach Einführung des Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) in Japan gibt es massive Kritik. Entwickler fordern ein Einschreiten gegen Apple und Google.
https://www.

Japan to join PURL to buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine, limited to nonlethal equipment: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/11/japan-to-join-purl-to.html

China cites Biden’s message to Xi
that Japan could build nuclear weapons ‘overnight’
Beijing releases 30-page report that includes a call for international community to
‘take concrete and strong measures’
against Japan’s nuclear ambitions
https://…

China cites Biden’s message to Xi that Japan could build nukes ‘overnight’
Beijing releases 30-page report that includes a call for international community to ‘take concrete and strong measures’ against Japan’s nuclear ambitions.

plant_pol_kato: Kato plant-pollinator web
A bipartite network of plants and pollinators from Kyoto University Forest of Ashu, Japan, from 1984 to 1987. Edge weights represent frequency of interactions.
This network has 772 nodes and 1206 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted
https://networks.skewed.d…

Sad to hear the news that Dave Farber has died. I’ve been a long time subscriber to his Interesting People list. RIP to “the grandfather of the internet”
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/david-harber-obituary-internet/

Pioneering computer scientist and Keio professor dies at 91
David J. Farber was a central figure in the development of early research networks that evolved into today’s internet.

OSM Japan is bidding to host @… 2026 this September! 🇯🇵
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_of_the_Map_Asia_2026/Call_fo…

From predator to plate: Japan's bear crisis sparks culinary craze - The Japan Times
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/08/japan/japan-bear-crisis-sparks-culinary-craze/

Japan to join NATO-led initiative to buy US weapons for Ukraine, media reports: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/japan-to-join-natoled-initiative.html

Japan is a one party state. It's Liberal Democratic Party is now represented more in parliament than the Chinese Communist Party is in China.

„Nioh 3“: Japan sehen und sterben
Brutal, aber ehrlich: In „Nioh 3“ von Team Ninja erwartet die Fans ein temporeiches wie schwieriges Actionspektakel im alten Japan.
https://www.heise.de/tests/Nioh-3-Japan-se<…

Kirschblütenvorhersage 2026: https://wanderweib.de/tipps-kirschblueten-kalender-vorhersage-japan/

There is a country where the leader is a pedophile, the average size is morbidly obese and they mesure size in football field.
Guess what? They say Japan is weird

I've just been made aware that in Japan they have newspapers all about #cats !! Why don't we have these here?
#catsofmastodon

Japan Approves Stem-Cell Treatments For Parkinson's, Heart Failure In World Firsts - Slashdot
https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/03/07/2249259/japan-approves-stem-cell-treatments-for-parkinsons-heart-failure-in-world-firsts

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MidnightInAPerfectWorld
(Field Recording):
🎵 Sounds of a Water Koto Cavern in Yugawara, Japan
#FieldRecording

ah yes, Japan comes from Japan

👩 'Artists of steel': Japanese swords forge new fanbase
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/12/japan/japan-katana-pupularity/
🆓

'Artists of steel': Japanese swords forge new fanbase
Despite the rapidly shrinking population of blademakers in Japan, their fine steel swords known as katana are amassing a new generation of fans, particularly younger women.

once again very intrigued by oshino dead, the annual grateful dead cover band fest in japan next weekend, this year including a one-two punch of dr. acid seven (who hung with the dead in the haight & was the 1st to bring LSD to japan, per one source) & an act called Lstones (a ned lagin tribute?!) #deadfreaksunite

Random prediction, the USA is going to attempt to permanently occupy Iran’s Kharg Island oil facility using these 2000 marines.
#IranUSAIsraelWar #oil #war #usa #uspoli

Uber partners with Nissan and Wayve to offer robotaxi services in Tokyo, its first autonomous-vehicle partnership in Japan, with a pilot planned for late 2026 (Kosaku Narioka/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/b…

I am planning on taking my nephew to Japan this summer as an early graduation gift. He hasn’t been out of the country before and I figure that experiencing new cultures is how you make sure that someone is a good world citizen. I miss Japan and I’m happy to go back but OMG, this is going to be expensive.

Jun Togawa - “An Army of Bugs” (1984)
Japanese avant-garde musician singing quite theatrically about bugs 🐛 🐞
#music #Japan
https://www.y…

The S&P 500 fell 1.5 percent on Thursday, as concerns grew about oil prices rising amid the prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
The Stoxx 600, a Pan-European index, fell 0.6 percent.
Stocks in Asia, where countries import vast quantities of oil and gas, slumped broadly on Thursday. Major benchmark indexes in Japan closed just over 1 percent lower, while Taiwan fell about 1.5 percent. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong fell a little less than 1 percent.

S&P 500 Slumps in Worst Day Since War Began
The stock index fell 1.5 percent on Thursday, as concerns continued to grow about oil prices rising amid the war in the Middle East.

"Japan adds 5.8 GW of solar in 2025"
#Japan #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Japan adds 5.8 GW of solar in 2025
Estimates indicate Japan added between 5.8 GW and 6 GW of solar last year, likely taking the country past 100 GW of cumulative solar capacity. Last year's installations were led by the commercial and industrial market, while the residential sector also saw increased demand.

Japan is building the world's largest liquefied hydrogen carrier — a massive 40,000 cubic meter vessel set to revolutionize clean energy transport by the 2030s.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan Suiso Energy are teaming up on this groundbreaking ship, which will run on both diesel and hydrogen fuel. It features specialized tanks and advanced insulation to keep the super-cold liquid hydrogen stable during ocean voyages.

Japanese companies to build world’s largest liquefied hydrogen carrier
Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan Suiso Energy will construct a 40,000 cubic meter vessel designed to meet global hydrogen demand in the 2030s.

MPA: Japan's premium VOD sector hit a revenue of $7.2B in 2025, up 15% YoY; Netflix leads with 22% of revenue; Prime Video has the most subscribers at 19.3M (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/japan-streaming-market-7-billion-123666…

Japan's Streaming Market Hits $7.2 Billion, Report Finds
Japan's premium video-on-demand sector achieved $7.2 billion in total revenue during 2025, marking a 15% year-over-year increase, a new report found.

Dental hygiene key to predicting mortality, Japanese researchers find - The Japan Times
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/japan/science-health/elderly-dental-hygiene/

Gosh, how inconvenient that tourists have to deal with cultural differences that don't cater to them. 🙄
☑️ Tourists in Japan Are Baffled: Where Are the Trash Cans? - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/tourists-in-japan-are-b…

"#Japan mit der #Bahn erleben. Ausgefallene Routen, extravagante Züge, Kulinarisches und ein Schuss Geographie“: Aufzeichnung eines Vortrags von Matthias Reich aka Tabibito vom http:…

#Japan startet eine Tiefseemission zur Förderung von #SelteneErden, um die Abhängigkeit von #China zu verringern.
Das Forschungsschiff Chikyu soll mineralhaltigen Schlamm aus 6 Kilometern Tiefe n…

Japan beginnt Tiefseemission zur Förderung Seltener Erden
Japan will seine Abhängigkeit von chinesischen Seltenen Erden verringern und sucht nach einer Möglichkeit, sie im eigenen Land zu fördern.

One for @… , a friend just came back from a shop in Japan with a pile of stuff (including NOS hello kitty floppies..), but what a site:
https://flashstore.jp/view/category/…

A very heartfelt apology from Japan's Keio University regarding a data breach.
https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/news/2026/Jan/7/48-171848/index.html

Apology and Notice Concerning Unauthorized Access Incident and Possible Personal Data Breach: Keio University
January 7, 2026It has now been determined that, due to unauthorized access from outside the universi

Sources: Tokyo-based chipmaker Renesas agrees to sell its clocks and timing device business to Nasdaq-listed chip design company SiTime for ~$3B (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/business-deals/japan-s-re…

Japan's Renesas to sell timing solution segment to US-based SiTime for $3bn
Chipmaker divesting non-core businesses after seeing a loss in 1st 9 months of 2025

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Jetzt wo ein neuer Streik im öffentlichen Nahverkehr angekündigt wurde, hört man wieder vermehrt die Forderung, dass die Mitarbeitenden der Verkehrsbetriebe doch lieber wie in Japan streiken sollten, also die Leute einfach kostenlos fahren lassen?
Turns out: "Streiken wie in Japan" bezieht sich auf ein singuläres Ereignis, was am Ende auch eher ein PR-Gag der "bestreikten" Firma war.

I told you - she's one of dem Good Billionaires!
#AllBillionairesAreEvil

Taylor Swift Breaks Political Silence To Throw Support Behind Restoring Shōgun To Throne Of Japan
NEW YORK—In a heartfelt social media statement to her fans, singer–songwriter Taylor Swift broke her long-standing political silence Monday to support restoring an all-powerful shōgun to its rightful place on the throne of Japan. “Hey guys, Taylor here—I’m writing this post because I’ve been inspired by recent events to speak up about why we need to install an all-powerful military dictatorship in Japan’s imperial palace,” said the famously apolitical pop star, admitting that i…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Masaaki Suzuki & Bach Collegium Japan:
🎵 Cantata no. 130 BWV.130 (Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir)
#MasaakiSuzuki #BachCollegiumJapan

Japan Review 40 published https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20136358/japan-review-40-published

Japan's Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China (Mari Yamaguchi/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/japan-defense-spending-china-missile-221b2cb5da0760d6e07f63ac01deba93
http://www.memeorandum.com/251226/p8#a251226p8

So just the other day I found out a vaccine targeting feline kidney disease has entered into trials in Japan last year.
Supposedly, this could enable cats to easily live into their mid to late 20s, which…is kinda amazing, if true.
Here’s a kind of pop-level article about it:
https:/…

Promising New Feline Kidney Disease Treatment Enters Trials in Japan - Catster
An exciting new treatment for feline kidney disease has entered clinical trials. Here's how it works and what we can expect...

Japan and the Octopus Trap of Modernity (file under: Takotsubo is not only a cardiac disease)
https://genealogiesofmodernity.org/journal/2021/6/10/cgq5rildc4mxhatmak817jxn3f9bef

Genealogies of Modernity — Japan and the Octopus Trap of Modernity
What we see in Japanese modernity, according to Maruyama, is a national franchise of these “idols of the market place” through the continuous specialization and internal diversifications that multiply these groups. Takeshi Morisato on how Japan became trapped in a hyper-specialized version of mode

Trotz DMA-artigem Gesetz: Epic bietet „Fortnite“ weiter nicht in Japan an
Apple setzt in Japan die Öffnung seiner iOS-Plattform und seines App Store um. Epic-Boss Tim Sweeney reicht das aber noch nicht: "Fortnite" bleibt draußen.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Roadhouse
Soul Dog:
🎵 Soul Dog
#SoulDog
https://h-a-f.bandcamp.com/track/japanese-dog-soul

Urban Flexitarians Are Driving Japan’s Vegan Tuna Boom, Says New Report https://plantbasednews.org/news/alternative-protein/urban-flexitarians-japan-vegan-tuna-boom/

Urban Flexitarians Are Driving Japan's Vegan Tuna Boom, Says New Report
According to a new in-depth report by Future Market Insights, Japan’s vegan tuna boom is driven primarily by urban flexitarians

PERFECT DAYS - Officiële trailer
#ARD #rbb
https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv-programm/6972aec23f02b0bd40a4df63 (2023, 120min)
Streamen: overzicht https://www.cinema.nl/db/15096811-perfect-days
Bijvoorbeeld MUBI:
https://mubi.com/films/perfect-days (124min)
Interview: Now Is Now: On Wim Wenders's "Perfect Days" on Notebook | MUBI
https://mubi.com/nl/notebook/posts/now-is-now-on-wim-wenders-s-perfect-days
/2

Netflix tests Japan's entrenched baseball viewing habits, long dominated by domestic and free-to-air broadcasters, by locking up World Baseball Classic rights (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

New backdoor found in Android tablets targeting users in Russia, Germany and Japan https://therecord.media/new-backdoor-found-in-android-russia-japan-brazil

Sources: Japan's FTC raids Microsoft's Japan offices as part of a probe into whether Azure customers were improperly hindered from using other cloud services (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/ja…

Japan antitrust watchdog raids Microsoft over cloud services concerns
US software giant's Japanese unit suspected of hampering customers wanting to use rival services

Meanwhile, in Japan:
A bicycle won a professional wrestling championship!
The bicycle named: "HyperMi Dramatic Dream", which was 'modified' by Hyper Misao (A wrestler) ran over Shoko Nakajima (another wrestler) and long enough to get the 3 count.
HyperMi Dramatic Dream became the 1799th DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion.
Their reign would be short-lived, as Mahiro Kiryu would pin the bicycle to regain the championship.

🛀 Japan Unveils Human Washing Machine, Now You Can Get Washed Like Laundry
https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/japan-launches-human-washing-machine-for-public-use-after-expo-success-9721446

plant_pol_kato: Kato plant-pollinator web
A bipartite network of plants and pollinators from Kyoto University Forest of Ashu, Japan, from 1984 to 1987. Edge weights represent frequency of interactions.
This network has 772 nodes and 1206 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted
https://networks.skewed.d…

Japan prepares for threats – defense budget rises to historic high #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/26/japan-prepares-for-threats-defense.html

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUNFbR2AbG9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

VT on Instagram: "In Japan, a new kind of bar is drawing attention for flipping workplace culture on its head. The bar is designed specifically for people who are considering leaving their jobs. Drinks are free, and the focus is not on alcohol sales but conversation. Patrons are invited to talk openly about burnout, frustration, and career doubts, while staff are trained to listen without judgement or pressure. The idea taps into a growing reckoning in Japan around long working hours, rigid hierarchies, and the mental health toll of intense job expectations. Conversations about quitting or dissatisfaction have traditionally been stigmatised, making this kind of space unusual. By removing the cost barrier and offering a supportive environment, the bar aims to normalise discussions about career dissatisfaction and help people reflect on what they actually want from work, even if that means starting over."
34K likes, 169 comments - vt on January 31, 2026: "In Japan, a new kind of bar is drawing attention for flipping workplace culture on its head. The bar is designed specifically for people who are considering leaving their jobs. Drinks are free, and the focus is not on alcohol sales but conversation. Patrons are invited to talk openly about burnout, frustration, and career doubts, while staff are trained to listen without judgement or pressure. The idea taps into a growing reckoning in Japan a…

Japan has elections means more posts on food and food habits. 😁
#diet vs #Diet
#Japan #elections #food

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Roadhouse
Soul Dog:
🎵 Soul Dog
#SoulDog
https://h-a-f.bandcamp.com/track/japanese-dog-soul

Japan Review 40 published https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20136359/japan-review-40-published

iPhone-Regulierung: Warum Apple mit Japan besser klarkommt als mit Europa
In Japan tritt am 18. Dezember ein Gesetz in Kraft, das dem Digital Markets Act (DMA) in Europa stark ähnelt. Trotzdem ist Apple entspannt. Woran liegt das?

Pika! Pika! Pikachu! 30 Fakten zu 30 Jahren Pokémon
Am 27. Februar 1996 erschien das erste Pokémon-Spiel in Japan. Die Serie begründete das erfolgreichste Medien-Franchise der Welt.
https://www.

The Japanese have successfully built a ship-mounted, electromagnetic cannon: Something America & China have failed to do for 30yrs & billions of dollars.
Japan has a RAILGUN.
▶️ Japan Built the Weapon the US Couldn't
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ceTfyzvGcA

aus der reihe "spezielle spezialprobleme in den sprachen der welt" heute: "Verwirrende Wegbeschreibungen im Japanischen": https://japan-almanach.de/blog/verwirrende-wegbeschreibungen-im-japanischen/ 🤪

Japan Ruling Party Proposes Cutting Subsidies for Solar Projects | Financial Post
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/japan-ruling-party-proposes-cutting-subsidies-for-solar-projects

TSMC plans to produce 3nm chips at its second plant in Kumamoto, Japan; sources say that is an upgrade from an original plan to produce 7nm chips by late 2027 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/ts…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Kooij, Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki:
🎵 'Es ist vollbracht' from Cantata BWV 159 (Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem)
#JohannSebastianBach #PeterKooij #BachCollegiumJapan
#Spotify

Samsung’s profit triples after AI supercharges memory market - The Japan Times
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/08/companies/samsung-profit-triples/

Was in Japan übrigens so nebenbei zum Thema gemacht wird:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSqy86IAJPZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Japan Daily on Instagram: "For the first time in Japan, foreign nationals have begun driving local bus routes under the Specified Skilled Worker program to address severe labor shortages. Tokyo Bus launched the initiative on December 23 in Tokyo and Okinawa, hiring five drivers from the Philippines after long-term training. The company says even higher wages have not attracted enough domestic drivers, making outside talent necessary. New drivers initially operate with support from Japanese staff and are expected to work independently after several months. Industry leaders hope the move will stabilize bus services and ensure passenger safety. Public understanding and continued training will be important as Japan adapts to workforce shortages in essential public services. @YAHOO"
85 likes, 11 comments - japandaily_jp on December 24, 2025: "For the first time in Japan, foreign nationals have begun driving local bus routes under the Specified Skilled Worker program to address severe labor shortages. Tokyo Bus launched the initiative on December 23 in Tokyo and Okinawa, hiring five drivers from the Philippines after long-term training. The company says even higher wages have not attracted enough domestic drivers, making outside talent necessary. New drivers initially ope…

In #Japan hat das Goto-Konsortium unter Führung von Toda den kommerziellen Betrieb des ersten schwimmenden #OffshoreWindparks des Landes aufgenommen.
Die 16,8 MW starke Anlage vor #Nagasaki

plant_pol_kato: Kato plant-pollinator web
A bipartite network of plants and pollinators from Kyoto University Forest of Ashu, Japan, from 1984 to 1987. Edge weights represent frequency of interactions.
This network has 772 nodes and 1206 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted
https://networks.skewed.d…

Sandisk and Kioxia announce a five-year extension of their JV manufacturing contract from 2029 to 2034; the new deal involves SanDisk paying Kioxia $1.165B (Ryo Mukano/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/sem…

Japan's Kioxia extends memory chip JV with Sandisk, receiving $1bn
US partner's access to Yokkaichi plant to last 5 more years through 2034

With a historic supermajority now secured, the Japanese
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) under Sanae Takaichi stands at its strongest position in decades.
The collapse of the Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) in the same election has left Japan’s political landscape without its most prominent counterweight.
The question now is simple: what is left of Japan’s opposition?
Running under the slogan “Citizens First,” the CRA tried to appeal to voters with middle-ground messagi…

[Insider] Where Will Japan’s Bruised Opposition Go After Takaichi’s Big Win? - Unseen Japan
PM Takaichi secured a supermajority in the Lower House election as the opposition fractured. What comes next for Japan’s politics?

Washington's cap-and-invest auctions have raised billions now funding transit, heat pumps, and clean energy projects. Japan is activating multi-trillion-yen green finance for resilience and transition. China commissioned a 1 GW floating solar farm paired with aquaculture.
Policy meets practice, at scale.
Sign up for the For People And Planet climate solutions digest:

Weekly Climate Solutions Digest
Welcome First light of the year rises thin and tender, and somewhere a wren stitches the cold air with a single bright note. It feels like a cue to pay attention to what is being quietly built. This week gathers a clear theme of capacity made real. Money meets materials,

Apple unveils iOS changes in Japan to comply with local law, including alternative app stores and payment options, a new fee structure, and new default controls (Juli Clover/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/17/japan-app-store-feature-updates/

Japan App Store Gets Alternative Marketplaces, Third-Party Payments and More
Apple today introduced several changes to the App Store in Japan to meet the requirements of the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) that goes...

https://www.instagram.com/p/DSbtXuCCe9Y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Japan Daily on Instagram: "Marty Friedman, an American musician based in Japan, visited a junior high school in Chiba at an event organized by local police to promote coexistence with foreigners. Speaking to first-year students, he said that 99.9% of foreigners who come to Japan are not dangerous and are often eager to communicate with Japanese people. He encouraged students to learn foreign languages and approach others without fear. Friedman also shared a personal story about forgetting his wallet in Japan, highlighting the country’s honesty. The event aimed to help young people understand cultural differences as foreign visitors and workers increase. Learning with empathy can reduce tension and improve everyday interactions. Source:TOKYO NP"
2,062 likes, 113 comments - japandaily_jp on December 18, 2025: "Marty Friedman, an American musician based in Japan, visited a junior high school in Chiba at an event organized by local police to promote coexistence with foreigners. Speaking to first-year students, he said that 99.9% of foreigners who come to Japan are not dangerous and are often eager to communicate with Japanese people. He encouraged students to learn foreign languages and approach others without fear. Friedman also shar…

Regulierung: Alternative App-Stores in Brasilien – und umstrittene Apple-Gebühr
Nach der EU und Japan sowie teilweise Südkorea und den USA muss Apple auch in Brasilien das iPhone öffnen. Entwickler sind nur semibegeistert.

Musk's Grok AI Faces Scrutiny From Japan Over Sexualized Images | Financial Post
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/musks-grok-ai-faces-scrutiny-from-japan-over-sexualized-images

plant_pol_kato: Kato plant-pollinator web
A bipartite network of plants and pollinators from Kyoto University Forest of Ashu, Japan, from 1984 to 1987. Edge weights represent frequency of interactions.
This network has 772 nodes and 1206 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted
https://networks.skewed.d…

Japan Review 40 published
https://ift.tt/I3TK0nM
Mining the Logs: Sources on Blue Humor URL …
via Input 4 RELCFP https://ift.tt/vMXlZkp

Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show U.S. Destroyer 'Attacked By Iranian Missiles' Near Cyprus -- It's 2017 Damage From Ship Collision Near Japan: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/05/fact-check-video-does-not.html

"Omoiyari"
#Japan​ese word with no English equivalent: Omoiyari. It means something like a deep, reflexive consideration for others tha…

Memories of Japan. Man, I miss that country.
▶️ How This Old Man Runs the Last Soba Shop in a Ghost Town
#japan

plant_pol_kato: Kato plant-pollinator web
A bipartite network of plants and pollinators from Kyoto University Forest of Ashu, Japan, from 1984 to 1987. Edge weights represent frequency of interactions.
This network has 772 nodes and 1206 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted
https://networks.skewed.d…

A return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy
-- but, in the wake of the 2011 disaster,
residents’ fears about tsunamis, earthquakes and evacuation plans remain
Activity around the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is reaching its peak:
workers remove earth to expand the width of a main road,
while lorries arrive at its heavily guarded entrance.
When all seven of its reactors are working, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa generates 8.2 gigawatt…

A look at Japan's Team Mirai, a party founded by software engineers that won 11 of 465 parliament seats by promising self-driving buses and high-tech jobs (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/world/asia/japan-ai-politics-election.html…

They Did Deals With Trump to Get Lower Tariffs. Now They Are Stuck. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/business/trump-tariffs-japan-indonesia.html

Japan Review 40 published
https://ift.tt/WS5ofJD
Mining the Logs: Sources on Blue Humor URL …
via Input 4 RELCFP https://ift.tt/pscliGV

plant_pol_kato: Kato plant-pollinator web
A bipartite network of plants and pollinators from Kyoto University Forest of Ashu, Japan, from 1984 to 1987. Edge weights represent frequency of interactions.
This network has 772 nodes and 1206 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted
https://networks.skewed.d…

OK, also hier ist die Geschichte hinter dem Tofu Jizo (scroll down to "Tofu Bean Curd Jizo at Tofuku-in Temple"). Zur Verehrungspraxis: "Nowadays people come here to rub the hand or arm of the Jizo statue, with the hope to heal their own wounds and get rid of pain."
https://

Gofunai temples 20 and 21
Henro Pilgrims in Edo Gofunai, Japan Kyosho-In, Tofuku-In

Japan, the Philippines and the United States held joint military drills near the Bashi Channel -- the waterway between the Philippines and Taiwan, for the first time earlier this week.
The naval and aerial exercises were conducted under the framework of the Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA), and ran from Feb. 20 through Thursday.
On Tuesday, the Maritime Self-Defense Force took part in the drills, deploying a P-3C patrol aircraft for flight training alongside the…

SoftBank Group Corp was among the Japanese tech stocks that fell on Dec. 18, as AI infrastructure spending worries on Wall Street crossed into the Asian markets (Lim Hui Jie/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/18/japan-tech-stocks-plun…

SoftBank leads decline in Japanese tech stocks as worries over AI spending spill over to Asia
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 1.81%, dragged by losses in Oracle, Broadcom, Nvidia and other AI names.

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In Hong Kong, companies have received “America 250” forms from the U.S. consulate
soliciting donations.
In Japan, companies have heeded the call and committed to tens of millions of dollars in contributions.
In Singapore, the American ambassador pressed for donations before a room full of executives at a dinner at one of the city-state’s most expensive hotels.
The solicitations from the diplomatic outposts come as Trump's allies are aggressively raising money for a…

Like Trump, U.S. Embassies Are Raising Cash for Lavish July Fourth Parties
Some of Washington’s diplomatic outposts in Asia are raising millions for events to mark the 250th independence anniversary. One ambassador offered to sing and dance.

Sources: SoftBank plans to form a consortium to build a $33B power plant in Ohio, set to produce 9.2 GW for AI data centers, as part of the US-Japan trade deal (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/trade-war/trump-ta…

SoftBank to form consortium for $33bn 'Trump deal' power plant
Hitachi and Toshiba show interest in Japan's invest-in-US initiative

Google invests an undisclosed sum in Sakana AI, valued at $2.6B in November 2025, to boost Gemini's presence in Japan; Sakana AI gains access to Google's LLMs (Min-Jeong Lee/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Tim Sweeney says Fortnite will not return to iOS in Japan in 2025, as Apple is "charging a competition-crushing 21% junk fee on third-party in-app payments" (Tim Sweeney/@timsweeneyepic)
https://x.com/timsweeneyepic/status/2001494517996732598

Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) on X
Sadly, Fortnite will not return to iOS in Japan in 2025 as promised. Apple was required to open up iOS to competing stores today, and instead of doing so honestly, they have launched another travesty of obstruction and lawbreaking in gross disrespect to the government and people

Honda plans to halt production in Japan and China from December 29 to January 6, showing the ongoing fallout of the global chip shortage and Nexperia takeover (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-18/chip-s…

How Japan's viral horse racing game Umamusume, developed by Cygames, passed 30M downloads in Asia, spurring anime adaptations, concerts, and new racetrack fans (Katria Alampay/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

DoorDash says it plans to exit Qatar, Singapore, Japan and Uzbekistan, winding down both Deliveroo and Wolt, and make limited operational changes elsewhere (Kimberley Kao/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/busines…