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Deteriorating Japan castles face high costs, debates over renovation

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Several Japanese castles with wooden structures dating back to the feudal era were destroyed during World War II. Although they were

News in Easy English: Top Oita school wins baseball title balancing study and practice

FUKUOKA -- Oita Uenogaoka High School, one of the top schools in Oita Prefecture, won the prefectural high school baseball tournament this spring for

World Cup tests Lenovo’s ambitions to challenge AI champions

Mitsubishi UFJ says Japan may need jumbo rate hike to boost yen

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management said a larger or out-of-cycle Bank of Japan rate hike can’t be ruled out, warning that an expected increase this month may not be enough to prevent further declines in the yen and Japanese government bonds.

(Research Paper) Aging-Related Depreciation of Office Rents and Renovation Effects

Yokohama’s Enoki-Tei Café: Afternoon Tea in an English-Style House

Enoki-Tei is a café in an English-style house built almost a century ago in Yokohama’s wealthy Yamate district. Customers line up for both its delicious tea and confections, and its old-time atmosphere.

Russia doubles down on issuing yuan-denominated bonds

Academic Japan school wins 1st prefectural baseball title in 77 yrs via time-saving approach

FUKUOKA -- Oita Uenogaoka High School, one of Oita Prefecture's top academic schools, won the prefectural high school baseball tournament for the firs

Nvidia enters Windows PC market, taking on Intel and AMD

Its new RTX Spark Superchip will debut this fall in laptops and desktops running the Windows for Arm operating system from brands including Dell and Lenovo.

Japan eyes first export of indigenous missile system amid closer ties with Philippines

The Type 88 missile system is among several Japanese anti-ship weapons being considered, the country's defense chief has said.

New gold rush threatens indigenous havens in Brazil’s Amazon

"We have to expel them, otherwise, they'll just keep pushing in," said Indigenous chief Bepdjo Mekragnotire.

Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese

TOKYO (AP) -- Mechanical hands dexterous enough to thread a needle, childlike dancing robots and adult-sized ones to help with deliveries were on disp

Editorial: Ministry order after Okinawa boat accident is an intrusion into school education

Following an accident in which two boats capsized off the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, resulting in the deaths of a boat captain and a