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· Bryan Ke
Japanese train driver sues employer over 49 cents docked from his wages for 2-minute delay
A Japanese train driver took his employer, West Japan Railway Company (JR West), to court after it docked 56 yen (49 cents) from his July paycheck because of a two-minute delay that occurred during his shift the month before. What happened: The driver, whose name was not…
· Sarah Yukiko
World Pocky Day: How the 55-year-old Japanese treat got its name and why its celebrated on 11/11
World Pocky Day, celebrated on 11/11 because the date’s numbers correspond to the stick-like shape of the snack, will commemorate 55 years of the iconic treat this year. The Japanese snack company Glico first launched the Pocky in its iconic chocolate flavor in 1966. According…
· Ryan General
Japanese airline chooses Vulpix for new flight to spark tourism to Hokkaido
A regional airline in Japan is launching a new Pokémon-themed passenger plane focusing on Vulpix and its ice-type form, Alolan Vulpix. Flying fox: Budget carrier Air Do, which flies passengers between Honshu and Hokkaido islands, unveiled its special plane called Rokon Jet…
· Michelle De Pacina
Snow crab in Japan sold for whopping $44,000
A snow crab was sold for 5 million yen (around $44,000) at the Kanazawa seaport in Japan during the season’s first auction. The auction: On Nov. 6, the large male snow crab that was sold for millions of yen passed every criterion of Ishikawa Prefecture’s fisheries cooperative,…
· Bryan Ke
State Department says whereabouts of $5,800 whiskey gift from Japan to Pompeo in 2019 still unknown
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) said it still could not find a missing bottle of $5,800 whiskey that the Japanese government allegedly gifted to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2019. The mystery: The gift, said to be…
· Khier Casino
‘Extremely inhumane’: Japanese inmates sue govt. for notifying them of execution just hours beforehand
Two inmates on death row have filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government after their lawyer argued that being notified only hours before they are executed is “extremely inhumane.” Inhumane practice: The two death row inmates filed the suit in a district court in Osaka,…
· Ryan General
Japanese American internment camp survivor dies at 100, lawsuit ongoing against nursing home
Grace Watanabe, who was among the thousands of Japanese Americans forcibly detained in U.S. internment camps during World War II, has passed away at the age of 100. A warrior of grace: Watanabe suffered a stroke that resulted in her death at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in…
· Grace Kim
Former Japanese PM Taro Aso faces heat for claiming climate change makes ‘tastier’ rice
Japan’s former Prime Minister Taro Aso, who’s been known to make controversial comments, drew attention again on Monday when he claimed that global warming has led to “tastier” rice. Recently elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has since apologized on his behalf. The incident:…
· Sarah Yukiko
Onryō: the vengeful Japanese spirits that inspired ‘The Ring’ and ‘The Grudge’
If there’s one ghost who has taken on multiple incarnations in pop culture, it’s the girl from “The Ring.” The character, who seems rarely referred to by name — it’s Sadako Yamamura, for reference — has lingered in our collective consciousness since the original Japanese film…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese company aims to introduce tipping culture to Japan with ‘tip tickets’
A Japanese company has launched an effort to introduce tipping culture across Japan to motivate employees and help restaurants that suffered losses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Culture introduction: Tip Project is a new Japanese enterprise backed by several Japanese celebrities,…
· Ryan General
Japanese man is the first suspect ever arrested for using deepfake tech to de-pixelate porn
A Japanese man was arrested on Monday after he effectively removed pixelated parts in censored domestically produced porn videos using artificial intelligence. Abuse of tech power: Masayuki Nakamoto, a 43-year-old website owner from Hyogo prefecture, was apprehended for using…
· Ryan General
South Korea, China criticize new Japanese PM’s offering to controversial Tokyo shrine honoring war dead
Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida drew criticisms from the Chinese and South Korean government after sending a ritual offering to a controversial Tokyo shrine. A reminder of war: Fumio Kishida, who took office on Oct. 4, marked the autumn festival by donating “masakaki”…
· Ryan General
‘Konkatsu’: 1 in 6 Japanese marriages are a result of spouse hunting services
One out of every six couples who were married in Japan last year were reportedly brought together by a matchmaking service known locally as “konkatsu.” Konkatsu later: According to a recent survey, matchmaking activities, which include events and parties organized by marriage…
· Ryan General
Japanese scientists want to make lab-grown wagyu affordable to the masses within five years
Japanese scientists have successfully recreated Wagyu beef — complete with its distinctive fat marbling — in a laboratory using 3D printer technology. Quest for cheaper Wagyu: Osaka University researchers used 3-D bioprinters to reproduce Japan’s famous steak, paving the way for…
· Ryan General
Yusaku Maezawa to become third billionaire to enter space, first Japanese space tourist to visit the ISS
Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is set to become the first Japanese space tourist to visit the International Space Station (ISS) this December. Getting ready: The Japanese fashion magnate will take to the skies on Dec. 8 aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
· Ryan General
Japanese scientists develop radical new vaccine that could prevent future coronavirus pandemics
Japanese scientists have developed a vaccine that successfully stopped five different types of coronaviruses, including COVID-19. Stopping the source: The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, looked at ways to halt future pandemics by vaccinating against…
· Maina Chen
USC to officially apologize to Japanese American students blocked from receiving degrees during WWII
Eighty years after an unjust dismissal from the University of Southern California (USC), the private university is searching for the 121 Japanese American Nisei students who were impeded from finishing their degrees and forced into concentration camps during WWII in order to…
· Carl Samson
Suicide rate of Japanese children is revealed to have quadrupled to record high in 2020
More than 400 Japanese students, from elementary to high school, committed suicide in 2020, the country’s education ministry said. Driving the news: The record-high rate was revealed through a survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),…
· Bryan Ke
Newly-opened Japanese host club apologizes for Nazi-themed bar, costumes
A newly opened Japanese host club that promotes Nazi-themed costumes has apologized for its lack of awareness on the issue. Backlash: Unfair Club, which opened on Sunday in Osaka, drew outrage online after its promotional pictures, showing its hosts – or male entertainers –…
· Carl Samson
New multimedia web project tells lost history of Chicago’s Japanese American redress movement
A new interactive multimedia web project is shedding light on Chicago’s Japanese American redress movement, which developed in response to the injustices the community experienced during World War II. Why this matters: Written and produced by Katherine Nagasawa, “Reckoning” is a…
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Company · Japan · TYO:4751
CyberAgent
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Company · Japan · TYO:9983
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Company · Japan · TYO:9468
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Company · Japan · TYO:2801
Kikkoman
Kikkoman is how Japanese flavor went global — the soy sauce that became a default condiment on Western tables and made 'umami' a kitchen word.
Company · Japan · TYO:9766
Konami Group
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Company · Japan · TYO:7974
Nintendo
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