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Haiku Classic: June 7, 2026 -- Returning

returning geesea few more pebbleson her headstone---John Pappas (1974- ). From "Off the Main Road: Six Contemporary Haiku Writers," ed. by David Jacob

Nvidia CEO mounts charm push in South Korea with TV talk show and baseball appearances

Jensen Huang is returning to South Korea with a charm offensive that reflects the country's rising importance in AI chips, robotics and the next wave of physical AI.

Consumption tax cut is quickly turning into a headache for Takaichi

Translating the pledge from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration into policy has proven more complicated than many lawmakers anticipated.

Trump is turning Taiwan into a bargaining chip

’AI simply can’t replicate it’: Japan embraces zine trend

Independent artist and writers have been turning ever more to self-published or handmade small print publications, reflecting a love of paper in the digital era.

Glowing plankton turning night sea blue and white south of Tokyo draws crowds

CHIGASAKI, Kanagawa -- The water along the shoreline glowed blue and white due to "sea sparkle" plankton on the Shonan coast, south of Tokyo, from lat

Japanese cinema, intellectual property step into global spotlight at Cannes

CANNES, France -- Art and commerce are the two wheels of cinema, and both are indispensable. Major international film festivals help keep both turning

Haiku in English: May 29, 2026

newsbreakthe pine warblerreturning--Jeffrey Ferrara (Massachusetts, USA)Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay

The empathy illusion: Japan expert warns of limits of turning to AI for advice

FUKUOKA -- Police have learned that the case involving Yomiuri Giants pro baseball team manager Shinnosuke Abe, who resigned after being arrested and

Japan’s an AI laggard. That could be its edge.

Japan can learn from the first-movers and skip to the impactful part of turning the technology into real economic infrastructure.

Senior Ukrainian commander sees imminent ‘turning point’ in war

Brig. Gen. Andriy Biletsky, who commands one of Ukraine's most respected fighting forces, ​said he believes Russia's army is exhausted and incapable of making major breakthroughs.

Tochigi murder-robbery case reflects <i>‘tokuryū’</i> adapting to crackdowns

In typical schemes, hired perpetrators are strangers to one another, but due to crackdowns on online recruitment, many are turning to word of mouth and familiarity.