The number of centenarians living in Japan tops 100,000 for the first time
Perhaps even more impressively, it’s also the 56th consecutive year that centenarian numbers have broken…
Decade after mercury ban, toxic skin bleachers still on top retailer sites
LONDON/NEW YORK – More than 20 banned skin-bleaching products containing mercury are available for purchase…
Gaza students return to in-person schooling for first time in three years
CAIRO – Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza returned to in-person teaching on Saturday…
Ghibli’s Toshio Suzuki not impressed by generative AI images, Hayao Miyazaki thinks even less of them
As usual, Miyazaki doesn’t have time for anything that runs counter to his artistic principles.…
Japan lowers travel alerts for some areas in the Middle East
The government said Thursday that it has lowered its travel alerts for some areas in…
Japan demands correction to Equal Earth map over depiction of disputed islands
The Japanese government said Thursday that it has demanded a correction to an Equal Earth…
‘Satoko Always’: A multilayered story discombobulates and delights
Shuichi Okita makes quirky, warmhearted dramedies that move as well as entertain. One standout is…
After outrunning Bolt, China’s robot champion races towards real-world work
A week after his robot outran humanity’s fastest man, Jack Guo is already chasing a…
NATO allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plot
LONDON/WASHINGTON – Deep in Arctic waters near the remote Svalbard archipelago in Norway this spring,…
