Japan's summers have lengthened by 3 weeks over 42 years, say resaerchers(english.kyodonews.net)

125 points by anigbrowl 1 year ago | 27 comments

China Overtakes U.S. For First Time as Top Spender on R&D in 2024(japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)

116 points by mushstory 1 month ago | 98 comments

Yomiuri Shimbun news article reporting that China surpassed the U.S. as the world's top R&D spender in 2024, citing Japanese science ministry data.

The Rediscovery of 103 Hokusai Lost Sketches (2021)(japan-forward.com)

61 points by debo_ 9 months ago | 7 comments

Gainax, known for 'Evangelion' anime production, goes bankrupt(japantimes.co.jp)

211 points by lnyan 2 years ago | 123 comments

Scientists May Have Unraveled the Secret of Aging-Resistance in Naked Mole-Rats(ewww.kumamoto-u.ac.jp)

22 points by geox 3 years ago | 0 comments

Studio Ghibli marks 40 years, but future looks uncertain(japantimes.co.jp)

72 points by gslin 1 year ago | 51 comments

Japanese people still aren't having sex. And nobody knows why(sciencefocus.com)

22 points by baranul 28 days ago | 32 comments

BBC Science Focus news article reporting that around 1 in 10 Japanese people reach their 30s without having had sex, and that the causes remain unclear.

Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die(arstechnica.com)

411 points by randycupertino 10 months ago | 240 comments

Ars Technica article on a murder-suicide lawsuit accusing OpenAI of withholding full ChatGPT logs and selectively hiding data after users die.

What to Know About JavaScript in 2026(blog.master.dev)

17 points by eustoria 1 month ago | 2 comments

A blog post outlining what developers should know about the JavaScript language and ecosystem in 2026.

Japan bets $67B to become a global chip powerhouse once again(finance.yahoo.com)

401 points by jonbaer 2 years ago | 211 comments

Bloomberg article syndicated on Yahoo Finance about Japan spending $67 billion in subsidies to rebuild its semiconductor industry.

YouTube is a mysterious monopoly(anderegg.ca)

338 points by geerlingguy 1 year ago | 432 comments

Blog post discussing a recent drop in YouTube views reported by creators like Adrian Black and Jeff Geerling, and YouTube's opaque monopoly position.

Doing a Machine Learning PhD While Working in Japan(tokyodev.com)

126 points by pwim 1 month ago | 41 comments

A TokyoDev article by Marco Cognetta on completing a computer science PhD at Tokyo Institute of Technology on a MEXT scholarship while working at Google.