Shinjiro Koizumi (Defense Minister) · Sanae Takaichi (Prime Minister)
The French Constitutional Council ruled that the law banning social media for those under 15 is unconstitutional.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Flores Island, Indonesia, causing deaths and a tsunami.
Today 12 stories are being told in more than one country. About 2 minutes to read.
Some reports focus on the death toll and rescue efforts, while others emphasize the geological context and the deactivation of the tsunami alert.
Suharyanto (Disaster Agency Chief) · Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena (Governor)
Ferran Torres has transferred from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain.
Ferran Torres (Player) · Luis Enrique (Coach) · Nasser Al-Khelaïfi (PSG President)
Some reports emphasize the tragedy of his death and the role of media harassment, while others focus on the academic integrity controversy.
Jason Arday (Academic) · Deborah Prentice (Vice-Chancellor) · Sadiq Khan (Mayor of London)
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Despite a thin-is-beautiful aesthetic dominating popular beauty trends in Japan, the Strongirls Japan powerlifting group takes a more muscular approach to femininity.
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, who has created many works as an anime director and manga artist. In the fifth part of an eight-part long interview exceeding 20,000 characters, he discusses how he faced the weight of expectations from those around him after the hit of 'Mobile Suit Gundam', and 'Giant God Go...
Generative AI often does not answer 'I don't know' to what it is asked, but instead returns a made-up answer. It has become apparent that humans who use generative AI are also influenced by this and may become unable to say 'I don't know'. Read more...
NTT Docomo has agreed to a contract with Starlink Japan for the next-generation 'Starlink Mobile V2' satellite for its direct satellite-to-smartphone service, 'docomo Starlink Direct.' Through this partnership, services including voice calls, high-speed internet for browsing, and direct communication with IoT devices using Starlink will be launched in fiscal year 2028.
The number of university-originated ventures has exceeded the target of 5,000 and continues to expand. However, there is a significant bias in the number of establishments by university, and in some cases, even large universities have only a small number. Now that startup support has become a new mission for universities, the base is...
The young Japanese drivers of the ubiquitous carts in Tokyo's tourist districts say taking care of their bodies is a critical part of the job.
'Confession -The Secret of the 25th Year-', which stands out in this season's summer dramas, vividly depicts the boundary between the protagonist's excessive 'love' and stalking behavior. Hokuto Matsumura's natural, eerie performance shakes viewers between 'creepiness' and 'pure love'...
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, who has created many works as an anime director and manga artist. In the fourth part of this 8-part long interview of over 20,000 characters, he discusses how 'Mobile Suit Gundam THE ORIGIN' and 'Mobile Suit Gundam SEED' became hits at the same time...
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Sometimes when you’re confronted with overwhelming amounts of trauma, you just need to cry.
Dragon Ball Daima, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved anime; Draw This, Then Die!, Hotel Inhumans manga ship
Workman is strengthening its core workwear business. It is promoting the 'Work Strengthening Plan', and in addition to low-price, high-function products, it is also expanding high-price range and heat-countermeasure products. It aims for sales of 71 billion yen over the next year.
The surge in graphics card prices is continuing during the Obon period, but many believe that the temporary peak in price increases will arrive between late August and September. In other words, it can be said to be a serious 'get it soon if you want it' situation.
On the 15th, which marks 81 years since the end of the war, events to mourn the approximately 3.1 million war dead and pray for peace will be held across the country.
Regarding the labor costs for nursing staff dispatched by the government to welfare facilities affected by the earthquake that occurred in Kumamoto Prefecture last month, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has decided to pay them from public funds. Initially, the facilities were expected to bear the costs, leading to calls for improvement...
Recruitment exams for high school students begin in September, but the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and others, concerned that preparations for students affected by the Kumamoto earthquake may be delayed due to the disaster, requested economic organizations and others on the 14th to respond flexibly, such as by postponing selection schedules...
On the afternoon of the 14th, four China Coast Guard ships entered Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture. After sailing within the territorial waters for about an hour and a half, they all left. The Coast Guard headquarters continues to issue warnings and monitor them to prevent them from re-entering the territorial waters...
It has been revealed that during an online briefing for the media held by Akita Prefecture this month regarding a plan to build one of Japan's largest data centers, a section chief-level official responded to questions while smoking in an inappropriate location and attire. Regarding this situation...
We were able to speak with a man in his 60s who helped rescue a man and a woman from a flooded car in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture. The man described the tense situation at the time, saying, 'I broke the rear window of the car and pulled the people inside out.'
The annual 'Parent-Child PC Assembly Class' was held again in 2026 at Mouse Computer's Iiyama factory. Here is a photo and video digest of sixth-grade elementary school students and their guardians assembling PCs from scratch.
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