HISTORICAL FACTS: 11 - The Untold Story

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to visit Japan

WASHINGTON -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen as a possible Republican Party presidential candidate for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, intends to visit Japan later this month, according to sources. If the visit is realized, it will be the first time for DeSantis to visit since assuming the office of…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 7, 2023

Biden's schedule precludes Nagasaki trip

U.S. President Joe Biden will not visit Nagasaki during his May trip to Japan for the Group of Seven summit meeting in Hiroshima due to scheduling difficulties, according to Japanese government sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 7, 2023

Removal of dead whale cost Osaka City over 80 million yen

The cost of removing a whale that died after straying into the Yodo River estuary via Osaka Bay in January totaled 80.19 million yen, according to the Osaka City government.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 7, 2023

Education ministry mulling school guidelines for ChatGPT

The education ministry is considering creating guidelines for schools on the use of ChatGPT, a conversational artificial intelligence tool capable of generating natural sentences in response to questions, according to sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 6, 2023

China plans to ban rare earth magnet exports

BEIJING -- China is considering banning the export of technologies used to produce high-performance rare earth magnets deployed in electric vehicles, wind turbine motors and other products, citing "national security" as a reason, it has been learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 5, 2023

Japan-Australia group films world's deepest fish

A team of scientists from academic institutions in Japan and Australia has filmed a fish at a depth of 8,336 meters in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench in southern Japan, setting a new record for the deepest fish ever recorded.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 5, 2023

Patterns detected in sailing of China Coast Guard off Senkakus

Patterns have been detected in the movements of China Coast Guard vessels sailing off the Senkaku Islands. The ships have been entering Japan's territorial waters off the Senkakus as if carrying out "regular patrols" at specific times of the day and chasing after Japanese fishing boats if they are in…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 5, 2023

Damage inside Fukushima reactor feared greater than assumed

Damage to the interior of a support structure at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant may extend around its entire perimeter, raising concern that the extent of the damage may be greater than previously thought.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 5, 2023

Osaka Expo to be cashless

The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo is likely to be a cashless event, utilizing a dedicated electronic money app called the Expo Digital Wallet, it has been learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 5, 2023

Proactive ODA planned for developing countries

To make more strategic use of official development assistance (ODA), the government plans to emphasize a proactive approach of proposing aid to developing countries, rather than waiting for requests from these nations.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 4, 2023