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Bank employees in Japan sign 146-year-old ‘suicide pledge’ to deter theft
Employees at Shikoku Bank in Japan have signed a pledge vowing to “commit suicide” if they are found guilty of financial wrongdoing. The pledge, which dates back to 1878 when the bank was founded as the 37th National Bank, requires employees to “make restitution using their own…
· Bryan Ke
Burger King Japan releases a very Japanese Whopper
Burger King Japan has released a Whopper with rice sandwiched between two rice-made buns. Dubbed the “Kyoto Whopper,” the burger contains the traditional Burger King patty, lettuce, onion and tomato. Needless to say, what sets this limited-edition menu apart is the white rice…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese police obtain arrest warrant for Chinese teen accused of defacing controversial Tokyo shrine
Japanese police have obtained an arrest warrant on Thursday for a Chinese teenager accused of vandalizing a Tokyo shrine with graffiti, seemingly mimicking an act at the same site earlier this year. The alleged vandal was captured on security camera writing the word “toilet” in…
· Bryan Ke
Sun Wukong faces Son Goku in FIFA 2026 poster ahead of China v. Japan match
A poster showing Chinese mythological character Sun Wukong preparing to square up against “Dragon Ball” franchise hero Son Goku ahead of China and Japan’s match at FIFA 2026 has emerged. Chinese sports site Dongquidi created and first shared the unofficial poster on Chinese…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese man runs marathon in honor of wife, 3 children who died in earthquake
A Japanese man is making headlines for running a marathon to honor his family who died in an earthquake earlier this year. Keisuke Oma, a 42-year-old police officer in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, participated in the 42.1-kilometer (26.1-mile) Kanazawa Marathon 2024 on Oct.…
· Ryan General
Japan finds massive rare metals deposit worth $26,290,800,000
A survey by the University of Tokyo and The Nippon Foundation from April 24 to June 9 has uncovered a vast deposit of rare earth metals worth an estimated $26.3 billion near Minami-Torishima Island. Located 3.5 miles (5,700 meters) below sea level, the deposit contains…
· Bryan Ke
US tourist accused of defacing torii gate in Japan
A 65-year-old U.S. man was arrested in Tokyo last Wednesday for allegedly defacing a torii gate at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Shibuya. Steve Hayes, who arrived in Japan on Nov. 11 with his family, allegedly carved five letters representing family members’ names into a wooden pillar…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki heads to the MLB
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team Chiba Lotte Marines confirmed on Sunday that phenom pitcher Roki Sasaki will be posted to the MLB soon. About Sasaki: Observers previously speculated that Sasaki may join Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the Los Angeles Dodgers…
· Ryan General
Japanese NBA stars Kawamura and Hachimura share moment in Lakers-Grizzlies clash
Memphis Grizzlies guard Yuki Kawamura and Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura, the only two active Japanese players in the NBA, shared a heartfelt embrace and posed for the cameras when their teams faced each other at the Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday. Hachimura, who had a…
· Carl Samson
Princess Yuriko, oldest member of Japan’s imperial family, dies at 101
Princess Yuriko, the widow of Prince Mikasa and the oldest member of Japan’s imperial family, died at the age of 101 on Friday at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo. Yuriko had been hospitalized since March 3 following a stroke and aspiration pneumonia. Her condition…
· Bryan Ke
Man arrested for scamming Japanese woman out of $5.2 million in historic case
A Chinese national was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly impersonating a celebrity to scam a Japanese woman out of 809 million yen ($5.2 million), marking the largest online investment scam against a single individual in Japan. Wen Zhuolin, 34, allegedly posed as well-known…
· Ryan General
Nvidia and SoftBank team to create Japan’s most powerful AI supercomputer
Nvidia and SoftBank have partnered to launch Japan’s most powerful AI supercomputer using Nvidia’s new Grace Blackwell platform. Announced during Nvidia’s AI Summit in Tokyo on Wednesday, the collaboration features SoftBank being the first to deploy Nvidia’s DGX B200 systems to…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese politician apologizes for proposing marriage ban for women older than 25
Naoki Hyakuta, the leader of Japan’s Conservative Party, stirred controversy on Friday by suggesting that women should be barred from marriage after age 25 and that they should undergo hysterectomy by 30. In his now-deleted YouTube livestream, Hyakuta also proposed that women…
· Bryan Ke
Kazuo Umezu, Japan’s ‘God of horror manga,’ dead at 88
Kazuo Umezu, regarded as Japan’s “God of horror manga,” died on Oct. 28 in Tokyo at 88 years old. He had been undergoing treatment for stomach cancer prior to his death, publisher Shogakukan Inc. announced on Tuesday. “Umezu wanted to spread his work throughout the world, to be…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese pitching phenom predicted by MLB observers to join Shohei with the Dodgers
Baseball observers predict that Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki may head to the Los Angeles Dodgers if he gets posted by his Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, the Chiba Lotte Marines. Sasaki, 23, is projected to head stateside in the 2025 MLB season, potentially…
· Bryan Ke
Watch: Japan sees its first test of eco-friendly flying taxi
California-based Joby Aviation, backed by Japanese automotive giant Toyota, conducted its first flight test of an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) in Japan. Known as the country’s first air taxi flight test, the trial took place at Toyota’s Higashi-Fuji…
· Ryan General
World’s first wooden satellite launched into space by Japan
A SpaceX rocket carried the world’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, into space at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday as part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The palm-sized satellite, made out of a magnolia wood variant known as…
· Ryan General
Japan’s ban on same-sex marriages deemed unconstitutional for 7th time
On Wednesday, the Tokyo High Court declared Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage as “groundless legal discrimination” and a violation of the constitutional guarantee of equality. The ruling follows a similar decision by the Sapporo High Court in March, marking the second high court…
· Bryan Ke
Naomi Osaka, Nike launch coaching guide promoting sports access for girls in Japan
Naomi Osaka’s Play Academy has joined forces with Nike to promote sports access for girls in Japan. The partnership, which includes the London-based Laureus Sport for Good, released a guide for coaches designed to remove barriers for girls in the country, as Play Academy — which…
· Michelle De Pacina
Popular Japanese mochi shop to open first US location in SoCal
Warabimochi Kamakura, a popular Japanese mochi shop, will open its first U.S. location at The Shops at Santa Anita in Arcadia, California, on Oct. 31. The shop is known for warabimochi made from bracken starch and coated in sweet toasted soybean flour. Kamakura will also offer…
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