California startup JetZero is building a $3 billion ‘manta ray’ aircraft that promises to cut fuel consumption by 50%, carry 250 passengers and replace traditional windows with screens; Japan Airlines just joined the project

A California-based startup, JetZero, is all set to move closer to a real-world test of a ‘manta ray’ aircraft that could change the future of the airline industry forever. According to the startup, its planned Z4 will carry about 250 passengers, fly roughly 5,750 miles and use 30% to 50% less fuel than the aircraft […]

Watch: Viral video of Japan’s first woman PM Takaichi Sanae singing rock anthem ‘Rusty Nail’ — former heavy metal drummer

An old video of Takaichi Sanae, the first female leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), highlighting a past television appearance in which she sang a song by the rock band X Japan, has resurfaced and is going viral.In the video, she can be seen performing “Rusty Nail,” a fan-favorite song by the band […]

From ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ to ‘Leon’ Musk: List of Trump’s latest verbal mix-ups

Donald Trump (AP file photo) US President Donald Trump has long made political capital out of his rivals’ mistakes, however his recent mix-ups have now pointed his finger right back at him.He once screened a compilation of Joe Biden’s stumbles at a campaign rally. When Biden mixed up Trump and Kamala Harris during the 2024 […]

China cries foul after 14 nations, including Japan, reject Beijing’s South China Sea claims

The European Union also separately endorsed the ruling, prompting an angry response from Beijing. (File photo) China on Sunday summoned Japan’s envoy in Beijing and lodged a formal protest after Tokyo joined 13 other countries in reaffirming a landmark international ruling that rejected Beijing’s sweeping claims over the South China Sea. Accusing Japan of interfering […]

Massive Protest Against Sane Takaiichis Policies in Japan

Beijing, July 11: A significant protest took place in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo on the evening of July 10, where approximately 1.4 lakh Japanese citizens voiced their opposition to several dangerous policies recently enacted by the Sane Takaiichi government. According to organizers, around 27,000 people gathered at the protest site, while […]

Japan does not cut down centuries-old trees for development. Instead, experts spend months preparing their roots and relocating them |

When roads, railways or new buildings are planned, centuries-old trees are often among the first casualties of development. In Japan, however, some of the country’s most valuable trees are given a second chance. Rather than cutting them down, arborists and horticultural experts sometimes relocate them using a painstaking process that can take months or even […]

A Japan mountain trail reopened after a fatal bear attack. Hours later, another brown bear stranded four hikers

Four hikers were stranded on a mountain in northern Japan last week after coming face to face with a brown bear. They were rescued by a helicopter after waiting for more than three hours. The group was unable to move dowanwards because the bear remained on the path, forcing them to seek emergency help.The incident […]

68 women MPs in Japan had 2 toilets at parliament. After petition they have 4

Japan’s parliament will get two more women’s toilet cubicles, officials said Thursday, after a petition by 58 female MPs called for more facilities to match their improved representation. In Japan, gender roles are rigid and women are chronically under-represented in politics, with just 68 women lawmakers elected out of 465 seats up for grabs at […]

India and Japan to Celebrate 75 Years of Friendship in 2027

New Delhi, July 2: The governments of India and Japan, along with their stakeholders, will celebrate the year 2027 as the ‘India-Japan Year of Shared Horizons’. This celebration marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday that both nations will […]

Fukushima nuclear disaster forced more than 150,000 people to flee and turned towns into ghost towns, but one man went back to save the animals: Meet Naoto Matsumura |

More than 150,000 people were forced to abandon their homes after the Fukushima nuclear disaster struck Japan in March 2011, transforming once-bustling towns into eerie ghost towns almost overnight. Families fled with only the essentials, believing they would soon return, but many never did. In the rush to escape the radiation, thousands of pets and […]