TOKYO — Japan will establish a new visa status that will make it easier for IT engineers and other workers for overseas companies to reside in the country, the Immigration Services Agency said Friday. The planned status will allow highly skilled … Read more
Japan is an innovative country that leads the way on many technological fronts. But the wheels of bureaucracy often turn incredibly slowly there. So much so, that the government still requires businesses to provide information on floppy disks and CD-ROMs … Read more
Jaxa By Kelly Ng BBC News Japan’s Moon lander has resumed operations after being shut for a week due to a power supply issue. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said it re-established contact with the lander Sunday night, indicating that … Read more
Published in Nikkei Asia August 26th This year marks both the 60th anniversary of the death of the great Japanese film director Yasujiro Ozu and the 120th anniversary of his birth. I was lucky enough to attend one of several … Read more
An HII-A rocket blasts off from the launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, southern Japan Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Credit: Kyodo News via AP Japan launched a rocket Thursday carrying an X-ray telescope that will explore the origins … Read more
立春 Risshun (Beginning of spring) February 4–8 東風解凍 Harukaze kōri o toku East wind melts the ice February 9–13 黄鶯睍睆 Kōō kenkan su Bush warblers start singing in the mountains February 14–18 魚上氷 Uo kōri o izuru Fish emerge from … Read more
China bans all aquatic imports from Japan hours after plant operator begins plan that is a crucial part of the decommissioning process. Japan has started releasing treated radioactive water from the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant, prompting China to announce … Read more
Kitagata, Niigata Pref. – Genki Wada has spent his morning meticulously searching for kōmoriga — tiny insects that burrow deep into grape vines. Carefully, the chief viticulture engineer of Iwanohara Vineyard, Japan’s oldest operating winery, inspects each of the 5,500 … Read more
Japan is opening up the App Store to competition The Japanese government is introducing laws that will require Apple to allow users nationwide to download apps outside their official app stores. The two tech giants face regulations from various countries … Read more
Japan and JAXA, the country’s space administration, have spent decades trying to make it possible to beam solar energy from space. In 2015, the nation made a breakthrough when JAXA scientists successfully beamed 1.8 kilowatts of power, enough energy to … Read more