Muri Shinai De: The art of living well without pushing too hard
Muri Shinai De: The art of living well without pushing too hard

In a fast-paced world that often glorifies overworking and burnout, the Japanese concept of Muri Shinai De (無理しないで) offers a refreshing perspective on balance, self-care, and sustainability in daily life. Roughly translated as Dont push yourself too hard, this phrase embodies a cultural...

Japan breaks internet speed world record
Japan breaks internet speed world record

Japan has accomplished a feat that feels like science fiction researchers have achieved a record-breaking internet speed of 1.02 petabits per second. At that speed, massive libraries of music, movies, and games could be downloaded almost instantly. This groundbreaking achievement, made possible...

Won't 'easily compromise' to Trump on tariffs: Japan PM
Won't 'easily compromise' to Trump on tariffs: Japan PM

Japans Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday he wont easily compromise in talks with Washington as Tokyo seeks to avert President Donald Trumps threat to impose tariffs of up to 35 percent on Japanese goods, reports BSS. We will not easily compromise. Thats why it is taking time and why it...

Panic in Japan over 1,000 earthquakes in two weeks
Panic in Japan over 1,000 earthquakes in two weeks

People in Japan are scared for what lies ahead, and people outside the country are rethinking their plans to visit, spooked by the latest edition of the Manga comic book, which many have interpreted as a doomsday warning for July 5, which is Saturday, reports Hindustan Times. Over two weeks,...

China partially lifts ban on Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima concerns
China partially lifts ban on Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima concerns

China has lifted a ban on seafood imports from most regions of Japan, which was imposed two years ago due to concerns over the release of treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Beijing said it will conditionally resume the imports from Japan with the exception of 10 of the...

Japan launches climate satellite on H-2A's final flight
Japan launches climate satellite on H-2A's final flight

Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite aboard its mainstay H-2A rocket, marking the rockets final mission before being replaced by a more cost-effective flagship model aimed at boosting Japans competitiveness in the global space market. The H-2A rocket lifted...

"Neelpodmo" wins Best Feature Film award in Japan
"Neelpodmo" wins Best Feature Film award in Japan

Bangladeshi Towfique Elahis Neelpodmo (The Blue Lotus) has won the Best Feature Film award at Japans Tokyo Lift-Off Festival 2025. Sharing the news of the award, the director said yesterday, Neelpodmo was in the selection list of the Tokyo Lift-Off Festival. The jury members were evaluating and...

Japan's notorious ‘Twitter Killer’ executed: A grim case of online lured victims
Japan's notorious ‘Twitter Killer’ executed: A grim case of online lured victims

Takahiro Shiraishi, infamously dubbed the Twitter Killer, has been executed in Japan, marking the countrys first capital punishment since 2022. The 34-year-old had been on death row for the brutal murder of nine individuals in 2017. Shiraishi targeted vulnerable women aged 15 to 26 through...

Hundreds of earthquakes rattle Japanese island chain
Hundreds of earthquakes rattle Japanese island chain

A remote island chain in southern Japan has been rattled by more than 470 earthquakes since Saturday, the national weather agency said on Thursday, calling for residents to stay alert. No major damage has been reported from the series of quakes with a strength of at least one -- slightly...

Japan conducts first domestic surface-to-ship missile test
Japan conducts first domestic surface-to-ship missile test

Japan on Wednesday called its first surface-to-ship missile test within its territory necessary training given the current severe security environment, as it boosts military capacity to counter China. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) fired a single Type-88 missile towards Pacific...

Japanese moon lander blames laser tool for its second crash
Japanese moon lander blames laser tool for its second crash

A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese companys lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon. Officials for ispace announced the news from Tokyo on Tuesday. The crash landing was the second for ispace in two years, reports AP. This time, the companys lander named...

IBM launches 1st Quantum System Two in Japan, linked with supercomputer Fugaku
IBM launches 1st Quantum System Two in Japan, linked with supercomputer Fugaku

IBM, in collaboration with Japans RIKEN research institute, has launched the first IBM Quantum System Two in Japan marking the first deployment of the advanced quantum computing system outside the United States and beyond IBMs own data centers. The system is co-located with the powerful...

Japanese PM Ishiba cancels NATO summit trip
Japanese PM Ishiba cancels NATO summit trip

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to cancel his attendance at the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday, reports Reuters. The cancellation comes amid the expected absence of a planned meeting between NATO and the Indo-Pacific...

Japan suspects Chinese carriers simulated anti-US drills near Ogasawara
Japan suspects Chinese carriers simulated anti-US drills near Ogasawara

Japans Defense Ministry has raised concerns that two Chinese aircraft carriers recently spotted in the western Pacific may have conducted drills aimed at countering U.S. forces in the event of a Taiwan crisis. The Liaoning and Shandong were both observed operating near the Ogasawara island chain,...

Japan’s film industry gets global push with ¥6.6 B MUFG-backed fund
Japan’s film industry gets global push with ¥6.6 B MUFG-backed fund

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (MUFG) has launched a new investment fund aimed at revolutionizing Japans film industry by introducing large-scale financing similar to that used in Hollywood. The initiative is part of a broader effort to help Japanese cinema compete on the global stage, reads a...

13 Japanese detained in Malaysia for scam impersonating Japanese police
13 Japanese detained in Malaysia for scam impersonating Japanese police

Thirteen Japanese nationals were taken into custody in May by Malaysian authorities following coordinated raids on two suspected fraud operation centers in Kuala Lumpur and other locations, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned, reports Japan News. Malaysian police confirmed that 19 individuals in...

Japan’s newspapers warns AI firms over unauthorized use of news content
Japan’s newspapers warns AI firms over unauthorized use of news content

Japans leading press group, the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association, has issued a strong statement warning generative AI companies against using news content without explicit permission. The association stressed that such practices may constitute copyright infringement under Japanese...

Japan’s ispace lunar mission ends in failure as resilience crashes on Moon
Japan’s ispace lunar mission ends in failure as resilience crashes on Moon

Japans private space firm ispace Inc. has confirmed the failure of its Resilience lunar lander, which crashed on the moon early Friday morning after communication was lost during its final descent. This was the companys second attempt to achieve a commercial lunar landing, following a previous...

Japanese private lunar lander targets moon’s far north for touchdown
Japanese private lunar lander targets moon’s far north for touchdown

A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north with a mini rover. The moon landing attempt by Tokyo-based company ispace, on Friday Japan time, is the latest entry in the rapidly expanding commercial lunar rush, reports AP. The...

Around 100 dead cats found at Japan woman's home
Around 100 dead cats found at Japan woman's home

Around 100 dead cats were discovered at the squalid home of a woman in southwest Japan who belonged to an animal welfare group, a local official said on Wednesday. The group, Animal Assist Senju, apologised on social media, posting pictures of the trash-strewn house it said was overflowing with...

Japan births in 2024 fell below 700,000 for first time
Japan births in 2024 fell below 700,000 for first time

The number of births in Japan last year fell below 700,000 for the first time on record, government data showed Wednesday. The fast-ageing nation welcomed 686,061 newborns in 2024 -- 41,227 fewer than in 2023, the data showed. It was the lowest figure since records began in 1899. Japan has...

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies
Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies

Former baseball player Shigeo Nagashima, who was once one of Japans most famous sports stars, has passed away. He aged 89. Nagashima died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, according to a statement released by his former team the Yomiuri Giants. Nicknamed Mr Giants, Nagashima won nine...

6.1-magnitude tremor hits Japan
6.1-magnitude tremor hits Japan

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit Hokkaido in Japan on Saturday afternoon, the countrys Meteorological Agency said, adding that it hit at a depth of 20 km (12 miles), Saama TV reported. The epicentre of the earthquake was off the east coast of Hokkaido, the agency said. No tsunami warning...

Prof Yunus hopes Japan will lead Asia, deepen ties with Bangladesh
Prof Yunus hopes Japan will lead Asia, deepen ties with Bangladesh

Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Yunus has expressed hope that Japan will show leadership in Asia and boost cooperation with Bangladesh, especially in supporting youth entrepreneurship. Yunus sat for an exclusive interview with NHK in Tokyo on Thursday during his four-day Japan visit. In the...

Bangladesh and Japan to sign EPA by year-end
Bangladesh and Japan to sign EPA by year-end

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday announced that the two nations will conclude an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in the coming months to deepen economic and trade relations between the two friendly nations. They made the commitment...

China to resume seafood imports from Japan
China to resume seafood imports from Japan

China will resume Japanese seafood imports it banned in 2023 over worries about Japansdischarge slightly radioactive wastewaterfrom the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, a Japanese official said Friday. China said their talks this week made substantial progress but did...

Japan to recruit one lakh Bangladeshi workers in five years
Japan to recruit one lakh Bangladeshi workers in five years

Japanese authorities and businesses on Thursday announced plans to recruit at least 100,000 workers from Bangladesh in the next five years to meet the countrys growing workers shortage. Speaking at a seminar titled, Bangladesh Seminar on Human Resources, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus...

CA looks forward to meeting with Japanese PM
CA looks forward to meeting with Japanese PM

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today (May 29) said he was looking forward to his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to extend the ongoing collaboration between the two countries in different sectors. There are so many areas of collaboration between Japan and Bangladesh;...