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06 Jan 2016
Posted by Shohei Omata 
The seventh row of the periodic table of the elements has been completed with the discovery of element 113 and Japanese scientists at RIKEN are being credited for their work. Image courtesy: Riken Project leader Kosuke Morita said in a statement that he is deeply moved that new element discovered...
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04 Jan 2016
Posted by Shohei Omata 
Jumpei Yasuda, a Japanese freelance journalist, has been missing since July last year with his last location reportedly in Syria, but his whereabouts are unknown at this time. Photo courtesy: Pixabay The news release was based on information the NGO received in late December. It stated that...
Read more → 21 Dec 2015
Posted by Shohei Omata 
In a 10-5 decision the use of separate surnames in Japan was denied. Photo courtesy: Pixabay Kyoko Tsukamoto, the lead plaintiff behind the efforts to change the law, sat in the Supreme Court as the justices made their decision. “Now I won’t be able to either live or die as Kyoko Tsukamoto,”...
Read more → 16 Dec 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
A Japanese water spirit known as a "Kappa" as illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki. Image courtesy: Yōkai Daizukai On Monday, after a several weeks of battling injuries from a fall, Mizuki died at 93 years old. Mizuki was considered a specialist in telling stories that involved yokai, or Japanese...
Read more → 30 Nov 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Whalers from Japan will be hunting 333 minke whales this year. Photo courtesy: WMC In a statement, Hunt said that the Australian government doesn't accept that the hunt is being done for scientific research and that the International Whaling Commission’s Scientific Committee has raised questions...
Read more → 26 Nov 2015
Posted by Hiroki Kitani 
A photo taken at the 2012 Toronto Kohaku Utagassen show at the JCCC. Photo courtesy: Toronto Kohaku Utagassen “Kouhaku Utagassen” started in 1977. The singing contest includes both male and female singers who brings their voices to the stages in various styles. The event is one of the largest...
Read more → 19 Nov 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Washington Governor Jay Inslee, left, and City of Roanoke Mayor David Bowers, right, both invoked the Japanese-American Interment in light of the continuing refugee crisis in Syria. Photos courtesy: WMC “My neighbors were locked up by the federal government and sent to camps for years,” Inslee...
Read more → 19 Nov 2015
Posted by Hiroki Kitani 
A catfish could be the saviour of Japan's eel industry. Photo courtesy: Pixabay Associate professor Masahiko Ariji has developed a catfish that has the same taste as an eel in the wake of it being added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources's Red List of Threatened...
Read more → 17 Nov 2015
Posted by Hiroki Kitani 
Shibuya ward in Tokyo is one of the first in Japan to have the certification that would allow same-sex couples the same rights as everyone else. Photo courtesy: WMC Hiroko Masuhara, 37, and Koyuki Higashi, 30, received the certification and became the first couple to register their partnership with...
Read more → 23 Oct 2015
Posted by Riku Kawahara 
The logo seen above was used during Tokyo's bid for the Olympics and could be a good template for designers in this new competition. Image courtesy: WMC The winning emblem will replace a design that was dropped in early September due to allegations of plagiarism against designer Kenjiro Sano. According...
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