[ad_1] Tokyo — Japan’s ubiquitous ramen shops have long served that most-proletarian of dishes at no-frills counters, where customers unceremoniously slurp and gulp their way through boiling-hot bowls of noodles. But while the ramen joints were long an almost exclusively male domain, the cement-floored greasy spoons of yore are giving way …
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[ad_1] Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said Friday. He was 68. Toriyama’s Dragon Ball manga series, which started in 1984, has sold millions of copies globally and was adapted into hugely popular animated TV …
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[ad_1] Japan assumed the presidency of the UN Security Council for March on Friday. According to international media reports, Japan’s UN Ambassador Yamazaki Kazuyuki said two signature events will top the agenda, “first one is regarding nuclear disarmament non-proliferation and the second feature event is on peace building on the …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Japan‘s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) was put to sleep after it miraculously woke up and endured the frigid, two-week lunar night. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that the unmanned SLIM, dubbed the “Moon Sniper” for its precision landing technology, is currently in a …
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[ad_1] The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is eager to have cricket at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan and is exploring the idea of converting a baseball stadium in Nagoya for this purpose. Cricket administrators perceive multi-sport events like the Asian Games as an opportunity to boost the game, …
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[ad_1] Japan sent on Thursday (Feb 29) two mini-drones and a “snake-shaped robot” into one of three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plant crippled by a tsunami in 2011, the facility’s operator said. The gadgets were deployed in preparation for the removal of hundreds of tonnes of highly radioactive fuel …
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[ad_1] Japan’s space agency toasted a successful blast-off for its new flagship rocket on Saturday, making it third time lucky after years of delays and two previous failed attempts. The next-generation H3 has been mooted as a rival to SpaceX’s Falcon 9, and could one day deliver cargo to bases …
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[ad_1] TOKYO: Japan‘s space agency announced the successful launch of its new flagship rocket on Saturday, making it third time lucky for the H3 after years of delays and two previous failed attempts.The H3 rocket, billed as flexible and cost-effective by space agency JAXA, “was put into orbit,” a JAXA …
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[ad_1] An editorial picture of the Japan flag set against an economic trend graph and images associated with the stock market, finance and digital technology. Manassanant Pamai | Istock | Getty Images Japan’s economy unexpectedly contracted again in the October-December period, provisional government data showed Thursday, as high inflation crimped domestic …
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[ad_1] PHOTO: FILE TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) should consider ending its yield curve control and massive asset purchases now, then gradually raise short-term interest rates, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday, as markets ramp up bets on a near-term turn in the central bank’s ultra-easy policy. …
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