News World Here’s what you need to know about the earthquake in Japan by Chloe Maddren More than two million homes were left without power after a strong earthquake rocked Japan’s north-east for more than two minutes. At around 11:30 last night, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake…
News Weird World Japanese “Killing Stone” thought to contain a chaotic demon was split in half by Daniel Alex Great! A Japanese stone containing an ancient demon has mysteriously split in two and locals are freaked. As if 2022 wasn’t cooked enough, on Monday an evil nine-tailed fox demon…
News Science New research could solve the mystery of a 300-year-old ‘mermaid mummy’ by Lochie Schuster Scientists are still baffled by a 300-year-old mummified ‘mermaid’, but the mystery could be unraveled as they undergo new research. Just a warning: this article contains a slightly-freaky photo of…
News Sony and Honda are teaming up to rival Tesla with a run of electric cars by Lochie Schuster Two of Japan’s biggest companies are joining forces to take on Elon Musk’s company Tesla in the electric car market. Yesterday, Sony and Honda announced that they plan to establish…
Film and TV News Hayao Miyazaki abandons retirement for one final Studio Ghibli film by Alastair Cairns Hayao Miyazaki is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of his generation and, despite a brief retirement, he will complete one final film for Studio Ghibli – an adaptation of…
Clocked News Manga pirate sentenced to 3 years in prison with over $600,000 in fines by Alys Oldham Romi Hoshino, operator of one of the biggest manga piracy sites Manga-Mura, has been sentenced to three years in prison and copped over $600,000 in fines for copyright infringement. Sometimes heroes…
Clocked News Train with the pro gamers in Tokyo’s first esports gym by Alison Lam Tokyo is the home of many things; anime, electronics, and gaming. So it comes as no surprise that it’s where you’ll find the first esports gym in Japan. Being the…
Pro Audio Lavish pickups, complex switching and stereo outputs: an appreciation of bizarre Japanese guitars from the ’60s by Steven Schouten Vintage Japanese-made guitars exude some of the most unique designs to have ever emerged on the market, often blurring the fine line between beauty and monstrosity. In the beginning, Japanese…
News World Japan plans to dump radioactive Fukushima-water back into the ocean by Marcie Cheers Japan’s government has decided to start releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant back into the ocean. Plans to release more than one million tonnes of treated radioactive…
News Politics Japan’s Govt invite more women into meetings for gender equality, as long as they don’t talk by Marcie Cheers Japan’s ruling party, LDP, have pledged to invite more women to their meetings, on one condition… The news comes after former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori resigned from his role as…
Clocked News Take a 15-minute tour of Super Nintendo world with Shigeru Miyamoto by Happy Ever wanted to step into a real-life Mario level? Super Nintendo World is now up and running in Osaka – take a virtual tour with Shigeru Miyamoto to learn what it’s all…
Clocked Health News Weird ‘Unkore’: these anime girls are very, very interested in your poo by Thomas Noss Battle enemies, talk to cute anime girls, tell them all about the size, shape and colour of your poop! Can you guess which country Unkore is from? It’s Japan. Of course…
Health News Scientists discover rare brain-eating disease is on the rise in Japan by Caitlin Hely The brain-eating disease is called Creutzfeldt-Jakob (CJD) and is thought to be increasing in prevalence due to Japan’s hyper-ageing population. In what is by far the most outrageous headline I’ve…
