> During the war, oil and gas shortages led Japan to turn to the nation's most… more
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> For many years, the first word most foreign visitors learned upon moving to… more
> Between 1907 and World War II, Japan saw a boom in new private electric… more
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> Dr. Minoru Shirota invented the sweet, milk-based probiotic at Kyoto… more
> The key to it all is the observation that Ikebukuro Station is a terminal of… more
Recommended with caveats. I was hoping that Ranma would become well-adjusted to being gender-fluid in the end, but the author wanted to tell a different, darker story, in a genre she has described as “identity horror.” There are some fun moments, too. more
> Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., a major chip supplier to companies… more
> Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s high-stakes gamble on a snap… more
> The story of Swiss watchmaking began in Geneva in the 1540s. At the behest of… more