Tootfinder

Development of Electroformed X-Ray Optics Bridging Synchrotron Radiation Technology and Space Astronomy: #FOXSI mission, a US-Japan rocket program to observe the Sun: https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/news/articles/japan-delivers-its-sharpest-x-ray-telescope-for-the-foxsi-mission-a-us-japan-rocket-program-to-observe-the-sun/

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?

"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
"In

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

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 investiert weitere 4 Milliarden US-Dollar in Chip-Startup Rapidus
Der erst 2022 gegründete Chiphersteller Rapidus erhält weitere Investitionen für 2-Nanometer-Chips und eine eigene Packaging-Fabrik.

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
 

International response to Trump’s call for the dispatch of warships has so far proved vague and reluctant,
with countries unwilling to commit to a military response that could prove treacherous for their navies.
Tehran has said any oil tanker heading for the US, Israel or its allies is a legitimate target in the war and will be “immediately destroyed”.
Sixteen tankers have been attacked in the strait of Hormuz since the war started at the end of February
and Iran has…

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

Montag: 2-Nanometer-Chips aus Japan, Apples verschiedene Smartglasses-Designs
Rapidus-Förderung Japans Designs neuer Apple-Brillen Händler-Kritik an DSGVO Stand heutiger LED-Birnen Rückblick auf Datennetz Digital-Health-Podcast

from my link log —
The secrets of the shinkansen.
https://www.worksinprogress.news/p/the-secret-behind-japans-railways
saved 2026-04-14

The secrets of the shinkansen
Japan's railways are the finest in the world. Other countries can copy its formula.

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

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.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki:
🎵 Cantata no. 134 BWV.134 (Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiss): Erschallet, ihr Himmel, Erfreue dich, Erde (Chorale)
#Spotify

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.

Japan, driven by labor shortages, is increasingly adopting robotics and physical AI, with a hybrid model where startups innovate and corporations provide scale (Kate Park/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/05/japan-is-proving-e…

In Japan, the robot isn't coming for your job; it's filling the one nobody wants | TechCrunch
Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment.

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…

Heute vor 15 Jahren: Am 15. März 2011 beschädigte eine Explosion im Reaktorgebäude #Block4 des Kernkraftwerks #Fukushima Daiichi das Becken für abgebrannte Brennelemente.

Welcome to Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at Japan’s loosening of its privacy laws in the name of AI competitiveness, bumper quarterly results from Asia’s biggest chip giants and Korea's response to soaring RAM prices.

In Japan it’s AI first, privacy last - Asian Tech Roundup
Welcome to Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at Japan’s loosening of its privacy laws in the name of ...

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

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SeekAndDestroy
Barren Path:
🎵 The Insufferable Weight
#BarrenPath
https://goodguysgogrind.bandcamp.com/track/barren-path-the-insufferable-weight-japan-united-states
https://open.spotify.com/track/3DJAltO5FNpyiiWeiSkpd4

What do Ukraine and Japan have in common? They are leaders in robotics, and for the right reasons
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/05/japan-is-proving-experimental-physical-ai-is-ready-for-the-real-world/

In Japan, the robot isn't coming for your job; it's filling the one nobody wants | TechCrunch
Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment.

Takaichi calls for ships' safe passage in Strait of Hormuz in talks with Iran president (Jesse Johnson/The Japan Times)
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/08/japan/politics/takaichi-iran-president-call/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260408/p11#a260408p11

„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<…

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.

👩 '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.

Japan approves an additional $4B in subsidies to Rapidus to bankroll the chipmaker's work for Fujitsu, taking the total state investment and fees to $16.3B (Mari Kiyohara/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

ah yes, Japan comes from 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

Bisher nicht bekannt war mir, dass es in Japan eine recht breite Produktpalette für die temporäre Bedeckung von Tätowierungen gibt (z.B. in Schwimmbädern oder heißen Quellen erforderlich).

Akelig verwend knaapje met Trumpig gedrag.
Verstappen stuurt bij Grote Prijs Japan Engelse journalist weg
https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/sport/artikel/5582627/verstappen-stuurt-bij-grote-prijs-japan-engelse-journalist-weg

Verstappen stuurt bij Grote Prijs Japan Engelse journalist weg
SUZUKA (ANP/AFP) - Viervoudig wereldkampioen Max Verstappen is donderdag betrokken geraakt bij een incident voorafgaand aan de Grote Prijs van Japan, toen hij weigerde zijn persconferentie te beginnen totdat een Engelse journalist de zaal had verlaten.

One of my favorite things about #Japan is that they rarely, almost never, add unnecessary raw #onions to things like salads or sandwiches.

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

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

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.

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.

"Used Diapers Turned into New Ones Thanks to Super-Recycling Japanese Towns and New Innovation"
#Japan #Recycling

Used Diapers Turned into New Ones Thanks to Super-Recycling Japanese Towns and New Innovation
The process uses ozone, a sterilizing gas, to clean and deodorize the pulp to the point that it passes sanitary requirements.

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 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

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

Sam Coffey Breaks Down USWNT vs Japan, Man City Move & Life in Manchester
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn1zrA0aRIE

The science in this article is a bit too hard for me but it sounds like excellent news 🙂
"Scientists achieve ‘impossible’ solar efficiency in renewables breakthrough"
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/solar-pane…

Scientists achieve ‘impossible’ solar efficiency in renewables breakthrough
‘Spin-flip’ technique promises to shatter efficiency limits

#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.

Ever classy.
#NarcissistInChief

Trump mocks Japan about Pearl Harbor in response to question about Iran war
US president was meeting with Japanese PM when he said: ‘Who knows better about surprise than Japan?’

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/…

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.

Today is #MusicWomenWednesday
I need to suggest you some great music to listen to! It's today's goal!
So please enjoy this Tiny Desk concert by the awesome CHARAN-PO-RANTAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZwyVbJY…

CHARAN-PO-RANTAN [1/2] - tiny desk concerts JAPAN
Watch more tiny desk concerts on NHK WORLD-JAPAN!https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/tinydeskconcerts/?cid=wohk-yt-2410-tdcjCharanporantanA-hpMore quali...

𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑎

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

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...

Daughter and I are going to the Japan StrEAT Party tomorrow. I've been looking forward to it for weeks and I'm so glad the weather will be okay.
#Canberra #Japanese #StrEAT

🗾 Japan is betting big on AI. Few workers have used it.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/02/japan/society/ai-awareness-japan-jobs/
🆓

Japan is betting big on AI. Few workers have used it.
Surveys show strong public confidence, despite shallow workplace adoption and unresolved cultural concerns.

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

Japan setzt Hochgeschwindigkeitszug für Gütertransport ein
Das Geschäft mit der Personenbeförderung in Japan geht zurück. Die Bahngesellschaft JR East sucht nach Alternativen – und schickt Güter auf die Schnellstrecke.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #PrivatePassions
Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach Collegium Japan, Bach Collegium Japan Chorus & Masaaki Suzuki:
🎵 Jesu, Joy of man's desiring (Cantata No 147)
#JohannSebastianBach #BachCollegiumJapan #BachCollegiumJapanChorus #MasaakiSuzuki

"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.

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

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

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.

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…

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…

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…

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

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

Heute vor 15 Jahren: Am 11. März 2011 ereignete sich die #Nuklearkatastrophe von #Fukushima. Eine Reihe zusammenhängender katastrophaler Unfälle im japanischen Kernkraftwerk Fukushima #Daiichi

Surprise, embarrassment, unease in Japan after Trump uses Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/tokyo-us-trump-takaichi-japan-pearl-harbor-iran-war-9b3a60e02d384d1e024094e49c1e7f5e
http://www.memeorandum.com/260321/p47#a260321p47

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Felix Mendelssohn, Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki:
🎵 Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": Ic. Sinfonia. Adagio ...
#FelixMendelssohn #BachCollegiumJapan
https://open.spotify.com/track/2KQjpEM3Qb3KNM2rA8DT3N

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

🗾 Is it Really Impossible to Make a Living as an Animator in Japan?
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2026-02-20/is-it-really-impossible-to-make-a-living-as-an-animator-in-japan/.233979

Is it Really Impossible to Make a Living as an Animator in Japan?
There have been numerous horror stories about working as a newbie animator in Japan—namely, the inability to earn a living wage. To find out if this was still the case, ANN met freelance and studio-employed animators, studio heads, and animator-rights advocates.

Asuka And The Bum Servants - Same (Japan, 2015)

• YouTube
• YouTube Music
• Invidious

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

In 1917 Tokyo YMCA built the first gymnasium equipped with an indoor pool in Japan and introduced modern swimming techniques, such as the front crawl, to 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…

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.

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

In Japan, Trump's Pearl Harbor Joke Elicits Scorn and Dismay (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/world/asia/japan-trump-pearl-harbor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UlA.p49M.qyGSqbGGEUup&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260320/p74#a260320p74

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 #Breakfast
Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach Collegium Japan & 鈴木雅明:
🎵 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Cantata no.140)
#JohannSebastianBach #BachCollegiumJapan #鈴木雅明
https://open.spotify.com/track/05mIKyofV1MZQRPAPZiwth

Countries heavily dependent on Middle Eastern energy—particularly in Asia—have been most affected.
India sources around 55 percent of its energy imports from the region,
China about 50 percent,
Japan 93 percent,
South Korea 67 percent,
and Singapore 70 percent,
according to Ladekjær.
Around 1,000 ships remain in the Gulf,
including hundreds of tankers awaiting passage.
As of this writing, more than 800 cargo ships and tankers are stuck i…

As the Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Global Shipping Will Take Months to Recover
After weeks of disruption, a ceasefire is easing pressure on the Strait of Hormuz. But backlogs, infrastructure damage, and delayed supply mean the system won’t return to normal overnight.

https://tabelog.com/en/ wird für die Restaurantsuche in Japan empfohlen. Man solle sich nicht von Bewertungen in den 3-er-Bereichen irritieren lassen, heisst es, da die Bewertenden in Japan höchst kritisch wären.

Vor 30 Jahren: Apples Konsolen-Flop Pippin erscheint
Am 28. März 1996 wird in Japan Apples Spielkonsole Pippin veröffentlicht. Sie floppt – aber die Zeche zahlt jemand anderes.
https://www.

Japan's Sakana AI launches Sakana Chat, its first consumer chatbot, marking a shift from its business focus as competition to localize generative AI intensifies (Tsubasa Suruga/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/techn

Sakana AI enters chatbot race with Japan-tailored model
Tokyo-based startup bets on cultural alignment to stand out in crowded field

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…

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

Trump Jokes About Pearl Harbor in Meeting With Japan's Leader (Javier C. Hernšndez/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/politics/trump-japan-pearl-harbor-oval-office-takaichi.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260319/p76#a260319p76

Japan sent a team to save America.
I am confident they will succeed!
#Pinponpanpon (The #1 idol unit in 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…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #20thCenturyRadicals
Maki Ishii, Gagaku Ensemble, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa:
🎵 So-Gu II for Gagaku and Orchestra, Op.19
#MakiIshii #GagakuEnsemble #JapanPhilharmonicOrchestra #SeijiOzawa

Microsoft partners with SoftBank and Sakura Internet to build AI data infrastructure in Japan, investing $10 billion over four years and training 1M engineers (Takashi Mochizuki/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan on the Strait of Hormuz: 19 March 2026 (GOV.UK)
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-from-the-leaders-of-the-united-kingdom-france-germany-italy-the-netherlands-and-japan-on-the-strait-of-hormuz-19-march-2026
http://www.memeorandum.com/260319/p65#a260319p65

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…

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…

[die austrotürkische Band Zackzackzack dürfte in Japan nicht unpopulär sein, sie touren dort schon zum zweiten Mal.]
https://zackzackzack.live
https://www.

Singapore-based Startale, developer of the Strium blockchain for tokenized securities and JPYSC and USDSC stablecoins, raised a $63M Series A from SBI and Sony (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/…

SBI, Sony back Startale’s $63 million push to expand Japan’s tokenized finance stack
The Singapore-based company builds blockchain tools for financial firms and retail users, including a blockchain for tokenized securities, stablecoins, and a consumer app.

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

As Apple turns 50, a look at how a management course in postwar Japan paved the way for Steve Jobs' obsession with quality and its dominance in the iPhone era (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)