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Who owns the Moon? A new space race means it could be up for grabs
BBC via Yahoo News· 39 minutes agoIt’s the country’s fourth landing there - and the first ever mission to return samples from the...
Japan runs on vending machines. It’s about to break millions of them. - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 6 hours agoAll over Japan, restaurants, cafeterias, bathhouses and other businesses are facing a similar prospect. The country has 4.1 million vending machines, according to Nikkei Compass ...
WWII veteran recalls Army signup on D-Day
The Elkhart Truth, Ind. via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoELKHART — Glenn Drumm turned 98 on Thursday, which also marked the 80th anniversary of both D-Day and the day he signed up for the draft. The Elkhart man registered just as the Allies landed ...
Japan to enroll all foreign residents in national pension system
Nikkei Asian Review· 14 hours agoJapan plans to register all foreigners that have newly moved to the country in the public pension...
Japan regional airports rebound, but China visitor recovery slow
Nikkei Asian Review· 9 hours agoJapan's regional airports are seeing a recovery in international travelers as foreign tourists flood...
Japan is the 'destructor of peace and stability'
China Daily· 19 hours agoSince the second decade of the 21st century, Japan has continuously changed the status quo of the Diaoyu Islands and created tensions in the East China Sea. China, in line ...
Japan's population crisis just got even worse
Newsweek· 1 day agoJapan's birth rate fell for the eighth year in 2023, deepening a population crisis that has confounded policymakers and threatens the viability of the...
Japan’s births just fell to a new record low. Tokyo hopes a dating app can turn that around
CNN via AOL· 2 days agoJapan’s fertility rate, which has seen a precipitous fall for many years, has reached another record...
Japan Likes Tourists, Just Not This Many
New York Times· 2 days agoThe country has politely handled travelers for years, but as international visitors spill into previously untouristed spots, some residents are...
Japan is creating access to new treatments for neglected diseases
Nikkei Asian Review· 5 hours agoPreparation for rollout of schistosomiasis drug began while R&D still underway