Category Archives: Japan

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A disease caused by a rare “flesh-eating bacteria” that can kill people within 48 hours is spreading in Japan after the country relaxed Covid-era restrictions. Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) reached 977 this yea… Continue reading Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan→

Following in the European Union’s footsteps, Japan’s parliament has enacted a law on Wednesday that will prohibit big tech from blocking third-party app stores. AppleInsider reports: The intention of the bill is that it will facilitate competition and … Continue reading Japan Enacts Law Forcing Third-Party App Stores On Apple and Google→

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Time Magazine: Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone. While a site… Continue reading Tokyo’s Government Is Building Its Own Dating App To Combat Falling Birthrates→

Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health Ministry data released on Wednesday. A government official described the situation as critical and urged authorities to do everything they can to reverse the… Continue reading Japan’s Birth Rate Falls To a Record Low→

The Japanese government is pushing ahead with a plan to make Japan’s publicly funded research output free to read. From a report: In June, the science ministry will assign funding to universities to build the infrastructure needed to make research pape… Continue reading Japan’s Push To Make All Research Open Access is Taking Shape→

An anonymous reader shares a report: Japan’s Ministry of Finance spent nearly $50 billion on April 29 and May 1 trying to prop up the value of the currency by selling US dollars and buying yen. Who was on the other side of this trade? Data from Deutsch… Continue reading Japan is Fighting Against the Entire Investing World in the Currency Market→

Under a new agreement between the U.S. and Japan, the first non-American on the Moon as part of the Artemis lunar exploration campaign will be a Japanese astronaut. SpaceNews reports: At an event in Washington, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Japane… Continue reading Japanese Astronauts To Land On Moon As Part of New NASA Partnership→

Japan’s largest telecommunications company and the country’s biggest newspaper called for speedy legislation to restrain generative AI, saying democracy and social order could collapse if AI is left unchecked. From a report: Nippon Telegraph and Teleph… Continue reading ‘Social Order Could Collapse’ in AI Era, Two Top Japan Companies Say→