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Tokyo Adopts 4-Day Workweek to Encourage Women to Have More Kids

Tokyo is set to implement a four-day workweek for its government employees starting in April 2025, allowing them to take Fridays off.

Latin Times

For designer and craftsman Kodai Iwamoto 'good design should be able to speak for itself'

In a rapidly changing world, the route designers take to discover their calling is increasingly circuitous. Here we speak to Kodai Iwamoto about the interconnectedness of design, communication and culture

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J-pop star and Love Letter actor Miho Nakayama dies, aged 54

Nakayama was found dead at her home in Tokyo after cancelling a Christmas performance

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Tokyo Introduces Four-Day Workweek To Boost Fertility Rates

Tokyo Metropolitan Government's new four-day workweek initiative aims to support employees' work-life balance and address Japan's declining fertility rates.

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Japan witnesses warmest autumn in history

Unusually warm autumn follows brutal summer heat that caused record heatstoke deaths

The Independent UK

20 Photos Exposing The Toll Of Tokyo’s Fast-Paced Life By Ghawam Kouchaki

All About Photo is proud to present Tokyo No-No by Ghawam Kouchaki, the December Solo Exhibition. This striking series explores modern alienation through the family unit in Tokyo, capturing the universal struggle against societal pressures and unattainable expectations. The post 20 Photos Exposing The Toll Of Tokyo’s Fast-Paced Life By…

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Truck Driver Shortage? Japan Unveils Plans To Build 'Conveyor-Belt Road' Between Tokyo And Osaka

Japan plans a high-tech solution to its truck driver shortage: a conveyor-belt highway. This ambitious project aims to automate long-haul transportation.

International Business Times UK

Remembering Every Night review – drifting drama follows three Tokyo women living their lives

Yui Kiyohara’s film of long shots and silences could be deeply boring or oddly fascinating depending on your point of view

The Guardian - UK

When devices can read human emotions without a camera

Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers employed long-term skin conductance measurements to distinguish between emotions. Read further on Dynamite News:

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When devices can read human emotions without a camera

Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers employed long-term skin conductance measurements to distinguish between emotions. Read further on Dynamite News:

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KKR Expands Real Estate Playbook In Japan: New Venture With Weave Living Targets Over 3,000 Residential Units

KKR & Co. announced a strategic partnership with Weave Living Japan to invest in multi-family properties. KKR is expanding its real estate portfolio in Japan.

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Global Shares Mostly Fall After Thanksgiving Holiday

Global shares fall post-Thanksgiving, European and Asian markets mixed. Investors await inflation data and economic planning meetings.

International Business Times

Yen Rallies On Rate Hike Bets As Equity Markets Swing

The yen rallied Friday after forecast-busting inflation data out of Tokyo boosted talk of another Japanese interest rate cut next month, while equity markets were mixed as traders weigh the economic outlook during a second Trump administration.

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One Gearhead's Unforgettable Pilgrimage to Japan

As a kid, the Countach wasn’t on my bedroom wall. Nor were bright red Ferraris or streaking silver Mercedes. Instead it was Initial D, Hot Version, Best Motoring, HKS, Greddy, APEX’i, Top Secret, D1GP, Super GT, the Mazda RX-7, Nissan Skyline GT-R, Fuji Speedway, and Suzuka Circuit. Japan was my…

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The Independent UK

Foodie mystery novel Butter named Waterstones Book Of The Year

The novel focuses is about a Tokyo female journalist who tries to interview a female gourmet cook and serial killer in prison.

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Japanese outerwear label Tatras’ expansive new Tokyo store finds ‘beauty in contrast’

Step inside the new Ginza outpost of Tatras, an Italy-meets-Japan outerwear label which has recently collaborated with Italian artist and Michèle Lamy protégé Giovanni Leonardo Bassan

International Business Times

Hand-built Fantasy Tower Brings Value To Tokyo, Creator Says

Passers-by stop and stare at the ramshackle, hand-built concrete tower that looks like it has been lifted right out of a Japanese animation and dropped onto a real-life Tokyo street.

RideApart

Yamaha Debuts New Prototype In An Anime, and Here's Why It's Worth Your Time

Motorcycles and anime have a long history together. I mean, it's nearly 2025, and the seemingly infinite influence of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira still can't possibly be overstated.We also can't forget less well-known creations over time, like the giddy exercise in pure moto-nerdery that is Bakuon!, or the Honda Super Cub…

International Business Times

Tokyo Police Care For Lost Umbrellas, Keys, Flying Squirrels

Lost your umbrella, keys, or perhaps a flying squirrel? - Flying squirrels, iguanas - But dogs, cats and even flying squirrels and iguanas have been dropped off at police stations, where officers look after them "with great sensitivity" -- consulting books, online articles and vets for advice.

The Independent UK

South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions

South Korea’s government says it has decided not to attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to disagreements with Japan over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced laborers at the site before the end of World War II

The Independent UK

Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?

Japan will hold a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of disputes with South Korea and reluctantly acknowledged the dark side of their history

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