May 2026

29 FRI · May 5 articles

01:56 JST

Rare-Earth-Free Glowing Material: Japan's Touch-Activated Light Needs No Power

Technology 01:55 JST

Hollow-Core Fiber: Japan's Demo Aims to Run AI-Era Networks on a Tenth of the Power

Technology 01:54 JST

Saudi and Korean Money Is Funding Japan's Star Game Developers — and Japan Can't Compete

Entertainment & Culture 01:53 JST

Particle Physics Coffee: A Tsukuba Shop Brews Neutrino and Higgs Flavors with KEK

Life & Lifestyle 01:52 JST

Musashi Stickleback Named a New Species: Japan's 'Nonexistent' Fish, 60 Years On

Nature & Environment

28 THU · May 6 articles

00:29 JST

Free-Space Optics: How Bell's 1880 Dream Is Quietly Making a Comeback

Technology 00:27 JST

Hybrid Nanosheet Makes Color Three Ways: From Silkworms to Light at a Japanese University

Technology 00:26 JST

Nao Yoshioka's 'self': New Album with Bilal, a 13-Artist Global Soul Lineup, and a World Tour

Fujitsu Partners with Both Anthropic and OpenAI: Why Japan's IT Giant Backed Two AI Labs at Once

Technology 00:24 JST

Pokémon Immersive Experience: Become a Trainer for Real, Touring Europe From 2027

Entertainment & Culture 00:22 JST

Kei EV Brand EMTA: China's Chery and Japan's Autobacs Target the Minicar Market

27 WED · May 7 articles

01:03 JST

Moon Delivery: JAL Becomes the First Airline to Ship Cargo to the Lunar Surface

Technology 00:51 JST

Lunar Digital Twin REAL MOON Studio: A Japanese Game Studio Recreates the Moon's South Pole

Technology 00:48 JST

Kyusu: Japan's Side-Handled Teapot Is Quietly Vanishing. Drink From One While You Can

Life & Lifestyle 00:43 JST

Panasonic's Rescue Pet Adoption Event: Why a Tech Giant Backs Animal Welfare

Life & Lifestyle 00:42 JST

Cell Encapsulation Without Special Equipment: Japan's ETE Method Mass-Produces Capsules for Drug Research

Technology 00:41 JST

Japan's Net External Assets Slip to No. 3 as China Overtakes: What It Really Means

Society 00:17 JST

Watami Buys US Onigiri Chain Onigilly, and the Buyer Is Japan's Old Symbol of 'Black Company' Labor

26 TUE · May 6 articles

01:17 JST

Spring 2026 Anime Ranking: REGZA Viewing Data Crowns 'Slime' Season 4

Entertainment & Culture 01:11 JST

Business-Value Collateral: Japan's New Law Lets Startups Borrow Without Land or Personal Guarantees

Business & Economy 01:10 JST

BABYMETAL Headlines Germany's Impericon Festival 2026: Europe's Metal Embrace and Forza Horizon 6

Entertainment & Culture 01:08 JST

Tokyo's Tree Canopy Shrank 20% in Nine Years, While Other Cities Plant More

Life & Lifestyle 01:06 JST

Asahi Kasei's Photosensitive Polyimide Film: Japan's New Bet on AI Chiplet Packaging

Technology 01:05 JST

Room-Temperature Spin Quantum Condensate: Japan's Perovskite Leap in Light-Based Devices

Technology

25 MON · May 11 articles

00:08 JST

Ubusuna Cancelled: M2 Ends 12-Year Shmup as Ikaruga Creator Hiroshi Iuchi Departs

Entertainment & Culture 00:07 JST

Kudzu Tectorigenin Brewed in Yeast: Japan Decodes a Supplement Compound's Biosynthesis

Technology 00:07 JST

Self-Healing Plastic: Japanese Team Uses Steam to Repair 'Unrecyclable' Resins

Technology 00:07 JST

World's Most Beautiful Monkey: Rare Douc Langur Baby Mee Debuts at Japan's Zoorasia

Travel 00:07 JST

Octopus Farming on Land: Why Japan's Tokai University Is Closing In on a World First

Nature & Environment 00:07 JST

Mount Fuji Rises in Heavy Rain: A GNSS Discovery From Hokkaido University

Technology 00:06 JST

Licca-chan Returns to America: Why Japan's Iconic Doll Bets on Anime, Not Barbie

Life & Lifestyle 00:06 JST

Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 Winners: My Hero Academia Takes Top Prize as Japan Splits Over the Result

Entertainment & Culture 00:06 JST

Takopi's Original Sin Movie: Dark Anime Hit Gets a Theatrical Cut with New Scenes

Entertainment & Culture 00:06 JST

Water Primrose: The Invasive Plant Choking Japan's Rice Paddies

Life & Lifestyle 00:05 JST

Warabi Mochi: Why Japan's Jiggly Bracken-Root Sweet Is Winning the World Over

24 SUN · May 6 articles

14:16 JST

Livnight: Why Japan's Pet Memorial Stone Beats a Diamond on Price and Shine

Life & Lifestyle 14:15 JST

ATARASHII GAKKO! at Year 11: The 'Hamidashi' Philosophy Behind Japan's Sailor-Suited Global Act

Entertainment & Culture 14:13 JST

Quantum Algorithm Speeds Up Materials Discovery: Waseda and Fujitsu Crack the Small-Data Problem

Technology 14:10 JST

Esports Science in Japan: INSOMNIA's INS×LAB Pairs Brain Research and Acupuncture to Decode Winning

Entertainment & Culture 14:09 JST

Rare Earth Export Curbs: Japan Demands China Fix Them at APEC

Society 14:08 JST

MOF in 2026: Where Air-to-Water and Carbon Capture Technology Stands After the Nobel

Technology

23 SAT · May 9 articles

03:45 JST

Meniscus Regeneration: Japan Approves a World-First Stem Cell Treatment for Knee Injuries

Technology 03:45 JST

Physical AI: Kawasaki Opens a Silicon Valley Hub with NVIDIA, Microsoft and Fujitsu

Technology 03:44 JST

Honda CVCC Engineer's Villa Opens in Zao: Sleep Inside a Master's Stained-Glass Workshop

Life & Lifestyle 03:44 JST

Anisakis-Killing Pulse Power: Japan's Tech Zaps Parasites in Raw Fish

Life & Lifestyle 03:43 JST

XG at Dodger Stadium: First Pitch and North American Tour Dates Revealed

Entertainment & Culture 03:42 JST

Bank of Japan Independence: What PM Takaichi Asked of Governor Ueda

Society 03:42 JST

KADOKAWA Proxy Fight: Oasis Pushes to Oust CEO Natsuno at June Shareholder Vote

Entertainment & Culture 03:41 JST

Narita Airport's Turtle War: Battling Invasive Sliders on the Runway

Society 03:40 JST

Real Ninja Training Tour: Japan's $1,260 Luxury Experience in Iga and Koka

22 FRI · May 7 articles

01:48 JST

OpenAI to Offer 'GPT-5.5 Cyber' to Japanese Government: Why Nakasone Flew to Tokyo, and What It Means for the Anthropic 'Mythos' Race

Society 01:47 JST

Capcom's AI Pitch to Wary Gamers: 'We Don't Use AI to Make Art'. Inside the 30,000 Monthly Hours of Automated Testing on Monster Hunter

Technology 01:45 JST

Pokemon TCG Japan Adds National ID Verification to Block Scalpers: Overseas Collectors Caught in the Net

Entertainment & Culture 01:44 JST

ATCM48 Hiroshima Closes With Deferrals: Emperor Penguin Protection Blocked, Tourism Rules Punted

Travel 01:43 JST

Mazda's New CX-5 Bets Big on Hybrid SUVs: 9-Year Redesign Launches as EV Boom Cools

Business & Economy 01:42 JST

Amami Rabbit Roadkill Hits Record 185 in 2025: The Paradox of Japan's Conservation Success

Nature & Environment 01:41 JST

Tourists Skipping Japan Despite the Weak Yen? April 2026 Arrivals Fall 5.5% to 3.69 Million

Travel

21 THU · May 8 articles

00:06 JST

NHK Dramas on Netflix: 19 Japanese Classics Go Global from June 22

Entertainment & Culture 00:05 JST

Japan's First 100% Hydrogen Power Plant: UK-Backed Hoku Energy Wins National Auction for 106.6MW Aomori Project

Technology 00:05 JST

Transparent 3D Hologram: NHK's World-First Glass That Shows Full-Color Floating Images

Technology 00:05 JST

Bering Sea Microbes Are Rewriting Arctic Ocean Chemistry: Japan's R/V Mirai Caught It First

Nature & Environment 00:05 JST

Quantum Internet: Japan's LQUOM Closes $7.7M Series B to Build the Unhackable Network

Technology 00:04 JST

Got a Game Idea? Shueisha Games Will Fund It, No Dev Experience Required

Entertainment & Culture 00:04 JST

Fujitsu Bets on "Smart Spaces" in Physical AI: Why Kozuchi Physical OS Looks Different From NVIDIA and Google DeepMind

Technology 00:04 JST

MRAM Manufacturing in 1.7 Seconds: How Osaka's Flash-Lamp Breakthrough Could Reshape Spintronics

20 WED · May 7 articles

08:06 JST

Japan's Tooth-Regrowing Drug Heads to Pediatric Trials This Summer — Kyoto Spinoff Raises $5.3M for World-First Antibody

Technology 08:04 JST

Hokkaido's Dinosaur-Killer Layer Was in the Wrong Stream: East Asia's Only K-Pg Boundary Relocated

Technology 08:03 JST

Stablecoins Enter Japan's National Strategy: PM Takaichi's Roadmap May Name Tokenized Finance the 18th Priority Sector

Society 08:03 JST

SiC LSI Goes Commercial: Kyoto University Targets 2028 ADC Sampling in the Mixed-Signal Gap Wolfspeed, onsemi and Infineon Aren't Filling

Technology 08:03 JST

Avocado Ripeness Predictor: Akita Students' 'Avocado Squad' Decodes the Perfect Eating Window (Patent Pending)

Life & Lifestyle 08:02 JST

Haruomi Hosono at 78: YMO Legend Books Radio City for 'Yours Sincerely' Album and Second U.S. Tour

Entertainment & Culture 08:01 JST

World's First Public Sale of Fully Farmed Eel: Japan Slashes Production Cost 22x, $31 Unagi Hits Counters May 29

19 TUE · May 7 articles

02:02 JST

Beyond CBDCs and Stablecoins: BOJ Deputy Governor Maps Out Japan's 'Third Way' for Digital Money

Society 02:01 JST

Number_i Signs With Atlantic Records: How This Completes the Global Setup WME Started

Entertainment & Culture 01:53 JST

Japan's First Shinkansen-Only Hydropower Plant Breaks Ground in Komatsu: Can Hokuriku Catch Up With SNCF and Deutsche Bahn?

Life & Lifestyle 01:52 JST

Three Pacific Islands Just Got Their First-Ever Internet Cable, and It's the Story of How the Quad Quietly Outbid China

Society 01:43 JST

Japan-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Launches: Why Tokyo Just Upgraded Its South American Partnership

Society 01:42 JST

How Japan's Defense Will Change: LDP Proposal Reveals Interceptor Drones, Pacific Surveillance, and Next-Gen Submarines

Society 01:40 JST

Japan Has No Caspian Sea. That Doesn't Mean It Can't Make the World's Best Caviar.

18 MON · May 7 articles

02:17 JST

Polar Bear Peace at Tobe Zoo: Japan's 'Miracle Bear' Moves Empress Masako

Travel 02:15 JST

Why Nissan Bet on Red Hat: Inside the Linux Gamble That Defines Japan's SDV Future

Technology 02:11 JST

Hydrogen Instead of Crude: Kawasaki Pitches a Way to Make Naphtha as Hormuz Crisis Squeezes Japan

Society 02:07 JST

Flying Carpet, Real? Nagoya University's Light-Levitating Aerogel Hits 1.8M Views

Technology 02:05 JST

Kenji Eno's One-Dot Legacy Returns: ONE-DOT GAMES Lands on iOS 17 Years After the Original

Entertainment & Culture 02:03 JST

PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Found Above Limits in 26 Prefectures: Japan's Contamination Crisis

Life & Lifestyle 02:01 JST

Smartphone Era Tied to Rising Esotropia in Japan: What Kyoto University Found in 80 Million Health Records

17 SUN · May 6 articles

00:52 JST

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Runs on Unreal Engine 5: Nintendo's First UE5 Title Tests the Switch 2

Entertainment & Culture 00:51 JST

TSMC's Kumamoto Fab Books First Profit: Japan's $20 Billion Chip Gamble Starts to Pay Off

Business & Economy 00:39 JST

Japan Volcano Alert for Tourists: Sakurajima's First Pyroclastic Flow in 8 Years and Mount Meakan's Quake Surge. What Visitors Need to Know

Travel 00:39 JST

Stroke Recovery Breakthrough: Tokyo Team Finds the Protein That Shuts Off the Brain's Natural Self-Repair

Technology 00:36 JST

Switch 2 Effect Hits the Supply Chain: Japanese Distributor Happinet Reports 772% Surge in Game Segment Profit

Entertainment & Culture 00:34 JST

WANTED: Muntjac, ¥2,000 per Sighting. What Is This Cute-Looking Deer, and Why Is Japan Paying People to Spot It?

Nature & Environment

16 SAT · May 7 articles

16:36 JST

Tavneos Liver Deaths: Japan Reports 20 Fatalities From Amgen-Kissei Vasculitis Drug

Life & Lifestyle 05:43 JST

Toshiba's $12 Billion Net Profit Record: How a Kioxia Stake Sale Capped Two Years of Private-Equity Rebuilding

Business & Economy 05:39 JST

Goodbye Unicorn Gundam: Tokyo's Life-Sized Statue Will Leave Odaiba After Nine Years

Entertainment & Culture 05:38 JST

Asian Games 2026 Esports Lineup: All 11 Disciplines, 13 Titles, and What It Means for the Olympic Dream

Entertainment & Culture 05:37 JST

Japan's 3 Megabanks Cross 5 Trillion Yen in Combined Net Profit, and What It Means for Global Finance

Business & Economy 05:35 JST

Anthropic Weighs Joining Japan's Cyber Defense Coalition: How Tokyo's 'Middle Path' on AI Rules Diverges From EU and US

Society 05:34 JST

Kioxia's 48x Quarterly Profit Forecast: How Japan's NAND Maker Became AI's Biggest Beneficiary

15 FRI · May 9 articles

17:54 JST

Gasoline Is Just Too Damn Strong. After 167 Years, Let's All Just Bet on Fusion.

Technology 17:44 JST

Redefine the Second: Inside the Global Race for a New SI Time Standard by 2030

Technology 01:07 JST

Saint Seiya Tenkai-hen Launches: Six-Chapter Heaven Arc Begins, Plus a 40th Anniversary Art Show in 2027

Entertainment & Culture 01:06 JST

Saudi Pipeline Patrol: Japan's Terra Drone Lands a $2.7M Solo Contract, and a Third Lane Between Skydio and DJI

Business & Economy 01:05 JST

ATARASHII GAKKO! Lands in Latin America: Chile, Brazil, Mexico Tour with Primavera Sound São Paulo Debut

Entertainment & Culture 00:37 JST

Hokkaido Natto Goes Viral in China: One Maker's Exports Jumped 60x in 8 Years, While Japan Pauses Products at Home

Life & Lifestyle 00:33 JST

Rohm's Record $1B Loss: Japan's SiC Bet Backfires as EVs Slow and China Surges

Business & Economy 00:25 JST

Honda Posts Its First Net Loss Ever: 423.9bn Yen in the Red, a 1.58tn Yen EV Write-Off, and a 15-Hybrid Comeback Plan

Business & Economy 00:20 JST

BOJ June Rate Hike Now 74% Priced: 10Y JGB at 29-Year High 2.625%, Yen Near 158 (May 14 Snapshot)

Society

14 THU · May 12 articles

20:57 JST

Kagurabachi Anime Confirmed for April 2027: Studio Cypic Animates, Taihi Kimura Leads

Entertainment & Culture 00:57 JST

Capcom FY2026 Earnings: Resident Evil Requiem Hits 6.91M, Catalog Sales Drive 9th Straight Record Profit

Entertainment & Culture 00:56 JST

Demon Slayer Studio ufotable Buys 98-Year-Old Bank in Tokushima: A New Pilgrimage Hub for Global Fans

Entertainment & Culture 00:54 JST

Japan Aims to Double Research Funding: PM Takaichi's 'New Technological Nation' Vision

Society 00:52 JST

Number_i's First-Ever Fan Meeting: How the Globally Expanding J-Pop Trio Is Crafting Love Letters to Their Fans 'iLYs' in Osaka and Tokyo

Entertainment & Culture 00:47 JST

NTT's World-First 'Touch Without Touching': How Visual Illusions Convey Softness and Stickiness, and What It Means for Haptics

Technology 00:46 JST

Tekken's Harada Founds VS Studio SNK: 31-Year Tekken Veteran Reunites With Old Rivals to Build New Fighting Games

Yonezu's 'Peace Sign' Earns RIAA Gold: First Artist Ever with 3 Japanese-Language Certifications, Crowning My Hero Academia's 10th Anniversary

Entertainment & Culture 00:20 JST

SoftBank's $32B Net Profit: First Japanese Firm to Break ¥5 Trillion as Son's AI All-In Pays Off

Business & Economy 00:18 JST

$640M Rare Earth Mining Vessel: Japan's LDP Pushes National Project to Beat China Dependence

Society 00:17 JST

Japan Adds 3 Ultra-Expensive Drugs to Insurance: World-First iPS Cell Therapy, Brain-Implant Stem Cells, and Spinal Gene Therapy

Life & Lifestyle 00:15 JST

Minecraft Meets the Mariana Trench: Japan Coast Guard Releases Free Seafloor World Data

13 WED · May 10 articles

00:27 JST

SEGA Officially Cancels 'Super Game': How a $640M Live-Service Mega-Project Collapsed and What It Means for Sonic, Like a Dragon, and the GaaS Era

Entertainment & Culture 00:26 JST

YOASOBI's "Into the Night" Hits 1.3 Billion Streams: A Japan-First Milestone for the Streaming Era

Entertainment & Culture 00:26 JST

Creepy Nuts Join The Weeknd's $1B Asia Tour: 5 Stadium Shows Confirmed

Japan Is Losing Its Colors: Calbee Strips 14 Snack Packs to Black-and-White as Middle East Crisis Hits the Snack Aisle

Life & Lifestyle 00:25 JST

Facility Dogs at Japanese Hospitals: 5-Days-a-Week Canine Staff Expanding to 7 Teams by 2027

Life & Lifestyle 00:25 JST

Mamoru Oshii Directs New VOTOMS Film: Die Graue Hexe Becomes Two-Part Theatrical Anime, Part 1 Opens November 20, 2026

43.6% Drag Reduction Achieved: Japan's Microscopic Roughness Discovery Overturns 80 Years of Fluid Dynamics

Technology 00:25 JST

SEGA Sammy Posts First Net Loss in 11 Years: $3.1B Record Revenue Wiped Out by Rovio Write-Down, F2P Cut, Four Mainstay IP Bets for FY2027

Entertainment & Culture 00:24 JST

Perovskite Solar Rush in Japan: Rice Paddies, Tea Fields, Highways and Skyscraper Windows All at Once

Technology 00:24 JST

Coincheck × KDDI Partnership: Japan's Telecom Giant Brings Crypto Wallet to 39.7 Million au PAY Users

12 TUE · May 10 articles

00:07 JST

Kyoto Animation Reveals 'The Credits Roll into the Sea' for 2027: A 65-Year-Old Aspiring Filmmaker, and What Overseas Fans Can Expect

Entertainment & Culture 00:07 JST

Kodansha Manga Award 2026: Gachiakuta, Darwin's Incident, and Shini-Pro Take Top Honors

Entertainment & Culture 00:07 JST

Azerbaijan Crude Reaches Japan First Time: Caspian Oil Joins the Post-Hormuz Supply Map

Society 00:06 JST

Agentic Banking: Japan's MUFG-Google Deal Bets AI Agents Will Replace Your Wallet

Business & Economy 00:06 JST

Ultraman 60th Anniversary: Beta Capsule and Spark Lence Get SUPER BEST Revival, Out September 19

Entertainment & Culture 00:06 JST

Subaru's Operating Profit Falls 90%: Tariffs, a US Cold Wave and an EV Impairment Hit Japan's Most America-Reliant Automaker

Business & Economy 00:05 JST

NTT Now Farms Shrimp on Land: Japan's Telecom Giant Wants to End 90% Import Reliance in 10 Years

Technology 00:05 JST

Honda Zero Alpha EV Launches in India by Early 2027: Why Japan's #2 Automaker Is Betting Its Last EV on Rajasthan

Business & Economy 00:05 JST

Patlabor 2026: Masami Yūki Returns With First New Manga in 32 Years as Reality Catches Up to the Mecha Classic

Entertainment & Culture 00:04 JST

OVAL GEAR: Katsuhiro Otomo Launches a New Animation Studio. Is the AKIRA Creator's 7-Year Silence Ending?

11 MON · May 7 articles

00:56 JST

Koei Tecmo Posts Record Profit Boosted by $105M Investment Income: Nioh 3, Hyrule Warriors, Pokémon Spinoff Drive Hits—Yet Forecasts Decline

Entertainment & Culture 00:55 JST

Mitorubin: Plant-Derived Compound Boosts Mitochondrial Quantity and Quality, Extends Lifespan in Mice

Technology 00:54 JST

Taiwan Money in Japan: Why 62% of Foreign Tokyo Buyers Are Taiwanese Now

Life & Lifestyle 00:53 JST

Rental Mothers and the 'Do-Nothing Guy': Inside Japan's Strangely Heartwarming Human-Rental Economy

Life & Lifestyle 00:53 JST

Shahed Hunter Drone: Japan's Terra A2 Unveiled with 75km Range, Layered Air Defense Strategy Revealed in United24 Interview

Society 00:52 JST

Steins;Gate Reboot Bans Streaming and Let's Plays: MAGES Cites 'Product Characteristics' Ahead of August 2026 Release

Society 00:51 JST

Algae Biofuel: Japan's 14-Year Reality Check on the Dream of Becoming an Oil Producer

Technology

10 SUN · May 7 articles

01:02 JST

EVO Japan 2026 Sets Guinness World Record: Street Fighter 6 Hits 7,168 Entrants, Yamaguchi Becomes First Japanese Champion, and Hokuto no Ken Steals the FGC's Heart

Entertainment & Culture 01:00 JST

Level 4 Autonomous Bus at 60 km/h: Japan's Tsunami-Rebuilt Kesennuma BRT Sets New Records

Travel 00:57 JST

Konami Posts Record Profit Plus Massive 2026 Lineup: Castlevania Returns, Silent Hill Townfall, MGS Master Collection Vol. 2 and Switch 2 Push

Entertainment & Culture 00:55 JST

Pentagon Releases 162 UFO Files: 'Football-Shaped' Object Near Japan, Apollo Moon Photos, and 'Eye of Sauron' Orbs

Society 00:52 JST

Nikon's Record $548M Loss: Why Japan's Optics Icon Missed the Semiconductor Boom

Business & Economy 00:51 JST

Bear Sonic: Can Japan's Chalkboard-Sound Device Save a Country in Crisis?

Nature & Environment 00:49 JST

Switch 2 Price Hike Hits Japan First: Nintendo Announces a 20% Increase the Same Day It Reports 19.86M Sold

09 SAT · May 11 articles

06:36 JST

Apophis Asteroid Defense: Japan and Europe Team Up to Launch RAMSES on H3, Filling the Gap Left by the US

Society 06:33 JST

On-Chain Finance 2028: SMBC and Mitsui & Co. Reveal Japan's RWA Tokenization Roadmap (and an AI Legal Personhood Debate)

Technology 06:31 JST

Sony-TSMC Image Sensor JV: Inside Japan's Quiet Bet on a Taiwan Silicon Alliance

Business & Economy 06:30 JST

Hokkaido-North America Direct Flights Launch in December: Air Canada's Vancouver-Sapporo Route Targets JAPOW Skiers

Travel 06:29 JST

Sushiro Finally Lands in America: Times Square Flagship Opens Fall 2026, and Japan's Conveyor-Belt Sushi King Faces Its Last Frontier

Life & Lifestyle 06:24 JST

Fugaku NEXT's Counterintuitive Bet: Cooling AI Supercomputers With 30°C Warm Water and SoftBank-Intel's HBM-Killer Memory

Technology 06:20 JST

Invasive Beetle Hits Yoshinoyama Cherry Trees: A 1,300-Year-Old World Heritage Site Under Threat

Travel 06:19 JST

Sony's FY2025 Earnings Decoded: Record $9.2B Profit, 93.6M PS5s Sold, TSMC Deal, and Why Disney Should Be Worried

Business & Economy 06:14 JST

Snoop Dogg, Ado, Satoshi Fujihara, Tori Kelly Unite on STRANGER THAN HEAVEN Theme: Why This Unlikely Quartet Has Global Fans Buzzing

Entertainment & Culture 06:09 JST

Japan Confirmed: Multiple Yen Interventions During Golden Week, With the Official Total Reaching a Record 11.7 Trillion Yen

Society 06:08 JST

Japan's Future Commuter Train: JR East Reveals Radical 'sustina' Concept That Looks Nothing Like the Yamanote Line

08 FRI · May 7 articles

05:56 JST

STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT Hits 6 Platforms August 20: New Worldlines, New Endings, Fully Redrawn

Entertainment & Culture 05:55 JST

Who Decides Japan's Rate Hikes? Reading the BOJ March Minutes and the 9-Member Policy Board Behind Them

Society 05:53 JST

Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake: The 3 Scenarios After Star Fox's Surprise Reveal

Entertainment & Culture 05:52 JST

Nikkei 225 Records Largest-Ever Daily Gain of 3,320 Yen: Why a New All-Time High Still Doesn't Crack the Top 20 by Percentage

Business & Economy 05:51 JST

Plastic-to-Ammonia Goes 100%: Japan's Resonac to Drop Natural Gas by 2030 in World-First Circular Process

Technology 05:49 JST

STRANGER THAN HEAVEN Launches January 15, 2027: RGG Studio's 50-Year Saga with Snoop Dogg, Ado, and Tojo Clan Origins

Entertainment & Culture 05:48 JST

Vacuum Furnace Reshoring: ULVAC Triples Rare Earth Magnet Equipment Orders as West De-Risks from China

07 THU · May 6 articles

00:16 JST

Otomo Katsuhiro Interview: AKIRA Creator on the Ginza Mural's Scrapped Original Design and His Sumi-e Future

Entertainment & Culture 00:16 JST

Nissan to Cut 900 European Jobs, Halve Sunderland Production Lines: 50% Capacity Plant Eyes Chinese Tenant

Business & Economy 00:16 JST

Akita Wins Japanese Men's 'Coolest Dog Breed' Vote in 2026, Beating Doberman: What 943 Respondents Reveal

Life & Lifestyle 00:16 JST

Why Isn't Doctor S Yellow? JR Central's Logic and the End of a 60-Year Color Code

Travel 00:16 JST

Saab's First Japanese President Eyes E-767 Replacement: Can GlobalEye Break the US Monopoly Over Japan's 'Flying Command Post'?

Society 00:15 JST

MAN WITH A MISSION to Drop New Singles for 3 Straight Months from August 2026: Surprise Announcement at VIVA LA ROCK Festival

06 WED · May 10 articles

01:41 JST

Bioartificial Liver UTOpiA: Japan Plans World-First Pediatric iPS Cell Trial for Acute Liver Failure

Technology 01:40 JST

Japan's First Lethal Arms Export? Abukuma Destroyers Bound for Philippines Two Weeks After Ban Lifted

Society 01:34 JST

Mario Galaxy Movie: Miyamoto Reveals He Lobbied to Break Nintendo's 40-Year Crossover Rule for Star Fox

Entertainment & Culture 01:31 JST

Atmosphere Beyond Pluto: Japan Detects First-Ever Air on a Tiny Icy World 5.5 Billion km Away

Technology 01:27 JST

Kyoto Students Spent 30 Years Collecting Cans, Raised $39,000 for Guide Dogs

Life & Lifestyle 01:22 JST

Smart Dog Pods Are Coming to 30 Japanese Malls: Inside Asahi Kasei's WanPod Sharing Service

Life & Lifestyle 01:20 JST

Matcha Supply Crisis: Why Starbucks Demand Outgrew Japan and How China Now Matches Japan's Output

Business & Economy 01:18 JST

THE ONE PIECE Remake: WIT Studio's Filler-Free Reboot Hits Netflix February 2027, with Mayumi Tanaka Returning as Luffy

Entertainment & Culture 01:12 JST

Yomogi as the 'Next Matcha': How Japan's Roadside Herb Is Catching the Global Wellness Wave

Life & Lifestyle 00:48 JST

Shoebill Becomes Ueno Zoo's New Star: How a Motionless African Bird Is Replacing Pandas in Tokyo's Most Famous Zoo

Travel

05 TUE · May 7 articles

01:38 JST

Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo's Canal: The Real-Life Doctor Who Inspired Gege Akutami, Tetsu Nakamura, 'Uncle Murad' of Afghanistan

Entertainment & Culture 01:35 JST

Japan-Australia 'Quasi-Alliance' Sealed: Five-Document Pact on Critical Minerals, Energy, and Cyber Tackles China Dependence

Society 01:09 JST

Pill Bug Biomineralization Mystery: Japan Discovers Backyard Bugs Rebuild Stones Into Armor

Nature & Environment 01:01 JST

Crested Ibis Returns to Honshu: Japan's Imperial Couple Attends Historic May 31 Release in Noto, 56 Years After Mainland Extinction

Nature & Environment 01:00 JST

Nintendo Veterans Turn Professors: Game Boy Designer and WarioWare Director Join Osaka University

Entertainment & Culture 00:50 JST

97.4m Depth Record: Japanese Diver Reaches Bottom of Oita's Inazumi Underwater Cave, Reveals 300-Million-Year-Old Geology

Travel 00:48 JST

Crab Sideways Walking Evolved Just Once, 200 Million Years Ago: Japan-US-Taiwan Study

Nature & Environment

04 MON · May 8 articles

00:13 JST

Antarctic Treaty Meeting Returns to Japan: ATCM48 in Hiroshima and Five Quiet Crises

Society 00:12 JST

North West Samples Kikuo's 'Aishite Aishite Aishite' on Her Debut EP: Vocaloid Reaches the Inside of American Hip-Hop

Entertainment & Culture 00:12 JST

Sanrio Compensation Scandal: Hello Kitty Maker Sets Up Special Probe Over Hidden Subsidiary Pay

Business & Economy 00:12 JST

METI Orders an Emergency Cyber Audit at 24 Utilities Over Anthropic's Claude Mythos: Japan Between the US and Europe

Society 00:11 JST

GUNMA PASSPORT: Why Japan's Mythical 'Other Country' Sold Out in 24 Hours

Life & Lifestyle 00:09 JST

Once in Roughly 120 Years: Japan's Suzutake Bamboo Is Blooming Again in Nagano, Last Recorded in 1906

Nature & Environment 00:08 JST

Helper T Cells from iPS Cells: Kyoto University's Feeder-Free Method Could Power Cancer Immunotherapy Beyond CAR-T

Technology 00:07 JST

Japan's $32B Yen Intervention: Private Estimate Reveals 5 Trillion Yen Bazooka and Global Market Spillover

Society

03 SUN · May 10 articles

02:14 JST

Russian Oil Returns: Japan's First Sakhalin-2 Cargo Since the Hormuz Blockade Exposes the G7 Paradox

Life & Lifestyle 01:31 JST

One Piece Wins 5 Categories in LINE Manga's Poll — Demon Slayer & Teenage Mercenary Take 2 Each as Platform Hits 13 Years

Entertainment & Culture 01:29 JST

NVIDIA Pulls In Co-Packaged Optics by 5 Years: How Japanese Photonics Suppliers Power the AI Data Center Revolution

Business & Economy 01:28 JST

Hanoi Summit: Takaichi Unveils an Evolved Indo-Pacific Doctrine and Backs a Vietnamese Refinery's Crude Purchases

Society 01:26 JST

Teen Overdose ER Transports in Tokyo Have Tripled in Five Years

Society 01:25 JST

Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina Lands in Early 2027, and Black Len Is Finally Playable

Entertainment & Culture 01:23 JST

SBI's Crypto Revenue Hits a Record 89.6 Billion Yen, and a Yen Stablecoin Takes On Dollar Dominance

Business & Economy 01:20 JST

Inside the 400-Million-Yen Archax: The Engineer Behind Yokohama's Moving Gundam Built a Rideable Transforming Mecha

Entertainment & Culture 01:02 JST

Ex-BOJ Chief Kuroda Says the Yen Is Too Weak and Wants 130. Japan Says: Look Who's Talking

Society 00:55 JST

Why Japan Loves Tanuki: New Book Tops Amazon in 12 Categories on May 1 (And Yes, It's Not a Raccoon)

02 SAT · May 9 articles

12:03 JST

Optical Fiber Prices Jump 650%: AI Data Centers and Drone Warfare Drive a Three-Way Scramble Between Japan, China, and the US

Technology 12:02 JST

Bitcoin ETFs Are Coming to Japan: JPX CEO Points to 2027, and Tax Drops to a Flat 20%

Business & Economy 12:01 JST

Japan's $2.2B Loan to America: The First Wave of the $550B Tariff Deal, After the Tariffs Were Struck Down

Society 11:55 JST

Sake Brewed in Space: Dassai and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Pull Off a Human First with a $700K Bottle

Life & Lifestyle 11:53 JST

Watt-Bit Integration: Japan's Answer to the AI-Era Data Center Power Crisis

Technology 11:50 JST

1,000-Layer 3D NAND: Kioxia and Sandisk Unveil World-First Tech at VLSI 2026 in Race Against Samsung and SK hynix

Business & Economy 11:37 JST

Fortnite Returns to iPhone in Japan: Epic Games Store Launches, but Sweeney Slams Apple's 'Barriers'

Entertainment & Culture 11:34 JST

Yen Intervention Is 'Just the Beginning': Why a Record 11.7 Trillion Yen Can't Beat Trade Deficits and Oil

Society 11:32 JST

Spring 2026 Anime Ranking: Daemons of the Shadow Realm Tops Japanese Poll While Re:Zero Dominates Overseas Charts

01 FRI · May 10 articles

03:20 JST

From 'Final Evacuation Warning' to Trigger: Japan Buys Yen After 21 Months, Drives Dollar from 160 to 155

Society 02:12 JST

Yen at 160, JGB Yields at 27-Year High: The Market's Verdict on the BOJ's April Hold

Society 02:09 JST

3D-Printed Cultured Meat: How Japan's 120-Year-Old Printing Giant TOPPAN Aims for 2031 Commercialization

Technology 02:05 JST

XG Become the First Japanese Group to Play Wembley Stadium: Inside Capital's Summertime Ball 2026

Entertainment & Culture 02:05 JST

Why Sony Handed BRAVIA to TCL: The Quiet Pivot to Sports Entertainment

Business & Economy 02:01 JST

SoftBank's New AI Company 'Roze' Eyes $100B US IPO: Inside Masayoshi Son's Biggest Bet Yet

Business & Economy 01:59 JST

Kao and Ajinomoto: How Japan's Consumer Goods Giants Quietly Power the AI Semiconductor Boom

Business & Economy 01:57 JST

Chinese Matcha Surges in Global Market: Why Japan Is Losing Its Grip

Life & Lifestyle 01:55 JST

PM Takaichi Meets 5 FoodTech Firms: How Japan's Tech Tackles the World's 4 Food Crises

Society 01:54 JST

Nori Goes Global: Once Dismissed as 'Black Paper,' Japanese Seaweed Now Stars in Michelin Kitchens