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Author: Hisako Ueno and Mike Ives

World

Underwater Volcano Forms New Island in Japan

November 8, 2023November 10, 2023Hisako Ueno and Mike IvesComments Off on Underwater Volcano Forms New Island in Japan

An ongoing eruption from the volcano has created a small land mass less than a mile off Iwo Jima island. It’s a great case study of how volcanoes work.

World

A Japanese Candy Tasted Like Nothing. Why Do People Miss It?

August 11, 2023August 11, 2023Hisako Ueno and Mike IvesComments Off on A Japanese Candy Tasted Like Nothing. Why Do People Miss It?

Flavorless (?) Candy, a convenience store product in Japan, spurred debate over what the “taste of nothingness” tastes like, if anything.

World

Japan Is Unmasking, and Its Smile Coach Is Busy

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023Hisako Ueno and Mike IvesComments Off on Japan Is Unmasking, and Its Smile Coach Is Busy

After three years of Covid-era masking, some Japanese people feel their facial expressions are a bit rusty. Enter Keiko Kawano, smile instructor.

World

A Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin Sculpture Is Reinstalled in Japan

October 8, 2022October 8, 2022Hisako Ueno and Mike IvesComments Off on A Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin Sculpture Is Reinstalled in Japan

Technically, it’s a replica of the polka-dot plastic creation that was damaged by a storm last year. But regardless, people are happy.

World

Monkey Is Killed in Japan After Spate of Human Attacks

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022Hisako Ueno and Mike IvesComments Off on Monkey Is Killed in Japan After Spate of Human Attacks

As Japan’s macaque population grows, clashes with humans are becoming more frequent. More than 50 people were injured by recent monkey attacks in one western city.

World

Japanese Man Gambles Away a Town’s Covid Funds

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022Hisako Ueno and Mike IvesComments Off on Japanese Man Gambles Away a Town’s Covid Funds

An official in the rural Japanese town wired the 24-year-old man nearly $360,000 by mistake. He lost it in online casinos. Now, the town is suing and he has been arrested.

World

Japanese TV Show “Old Enough!” Features Toddlers Running Errands

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022Hisako Ueno and Mike IvesComments Off on Japanese TV Show “Old Enough!” Features Toddlers Running Errands

“Old Enough!,” a Japanese show that has been on the air for decades, recently came to Netflix. It features toddlers running errands without adult supervision.

World

Shinzo Abe’s Resignation Prompts Speculation About His Successor

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020Hisako Ueno and Mike IvesComments Off on Shinzo Abe’s Resignation Prompts Speculation About His Successor

Whoever the Liberal Democratic Party elects as its leader, probably within the next week, will almost certainly become Japan’s next prime minister. It isn’t clear who that will be.

Headlines

Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Enters 3rd Day

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025Francesca Regalado and Elian Peltier

U.S. Eases Visa Restrictions on South Korean Workers

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025CHOE SANG-HUN

What Is Europe’s ‘Drone Wall’?

October 1, 2025Jeanna Smialek

China Displays Its Gizmos and Ambition, but Fewer Answers on Trade

October 1, 2025ANDREW HIGGINS

Can This Japanese City Make Residents Put Down Their Smartphones?

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno

Trump Administration Moves to Relax Rules on Hydrofluorocarbons

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025Lisa Friedman

The Activists and the Anime

September 30, 2025October 1, 2025KATRIN BENNHOLD

Night Trains, Beloved Throwbacks Tying Paris to Berlin and Vienna, Will End

September 30, 2025AURELIEN BREEDEN

U.N. Security Council Approves Larger Force to Fight Gangs in Haiti

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025FRANCES ROBLES

Earthquake in Philippines Kills Dozens, Officials Say

September 30, 2025October 1, 2025Michael Levenson
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