50 stories tagged japan, newest first.
54 points by speckx | 33 comments
TechPowerUp news article reporting Sony discontinued its last standalone 4K Blu-ray player in Japan, leaving the disc-equipped PS5 as its only 4K disc player there.
109 points by CharlesW | 29 comments
Railpass is an interactive web experience by Sami Smith that shows train-window ride videos, here the Kitakyūshū Monorail in Japan, with weather and sound options.
182 points by bookofjoe | 50 comments
A kottke.org post sharing a video on how a Nishi-Izu workshop founded in 1882 makes katsuobushi using the traditional tebiyama smoke-drying method.
190 points by luu | 102 comments
Personal blog post by Derek Wessman recounting his experience becoming a naturalized citizen of Japan, mixing anecdotes, opinion, and facts.
22 points by baranul | 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.
116 points by mushstory | 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.
58 points by robaato | 30 comments
Japan Inside article about Kiyoshi Kimura, Japan's famous tuna buyer, who says he helped turn Somali pirates into fishermen by supplying boats and buying their catch.
272 points by pietroppeter | 68 comments
An Inner Ring cycling blog post reviewing the Shimano Bicycle Museum.
126 points by pwim | 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.
120 points by mikhael | 323 comments
Al Jazeera article on Japan raising requirements for permanent residency and tightening rules for foreigners amid a rightward political shift.
10 points by ilamont | 3 comments
NTV News report on a surge in bulk orders at Japanese used bookstores, with about 50 tons of books shipped to the United States.
404 points by ahmedhossamdev | 172 comments
Personal blog post by Ahmed Hossam about his hobby of virtually exploring Tokyo streets using Google Maps Street View.
7 points by momentmaker | 1 comments
An interactive data visualization of a Kichijoji school's daily record since 1963 of whether Mt. Fuji was visible from Tokyo, alongside Kofu's first-snow records.
617 points by my123 | 242 comments
Fujitsu press release announcing the launch of its made-in-Japan next-generation FUJITSU-MONAKA CPU; the capture shows only a Vercel browser verification checkpoint.
758 points by krembo | 198 comments
Japan Meteorological Agency detail page for a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Japan, with a map showing seismic intensity observations across western Japan.
663 points by donohoe | 175 comments
Tech news article about a Japanese method that recovers up to 90% of the lithium from used electric vehicle batteries.
461 points by _tk_ | 278 comments
A My Nintendo News article reporting that Nintendo has raised its employees' base salary by 10%.
828 points by d0ks | 386 comments
A Substack essay by David Oks explaining the internal logic behind why Japanese corporations diversify into so many unrelated businesses.
334 points by ranit | 151 comments
BBC Future article on how 1950s Japanese cedar and cypress planting programs led to widespread pollen allergies across Japan today.
537 points by RickJWagner | 507 comments
A Works in Progress magazine essay explaining why Japan's railway system is so effective.
519 points by bckygldstn | 244 comments
McDonald's Japan English-language burger menu page, cited for its product photos showing buns placed slightly askew.
338 points by surprisetalk | 168 comments
A personal blog post recounting the author's experience helping on his wife's family rice farm near Shuzenji, Shizuoka, Japan, in 2025.
417 points by zdw | 150 comments
SoraNews24 article about a Japanese desk designed for remote workers with pet cats, featuring built-in cat spaces and a peek-through hole.
466 points by cainxinth | 361 comments
A nippon.com Japan Data article illustrating and explaining Japanese terms for chopstick etiquette mistakes, such as stabbing food or passing food chopstick to chopstick.
355 points by ranit | 192 comments
BBC Travel article about Japan's yoghurt delivery women, who check in on isolated elderly customers and help combat loneliness.
370 points by eklavya | 313 comments
Apple Developer support page explaining how, from iOS 26.2, apps for users in Japan can use browser engines other than WebKit, including entitlement requirements.
341 points by lattis | 155 comments
NHK World news page reporting a strong earthquake off northern Japan and tsunami warnings, later downgraded to advisories, for Hokkaido and Tohoku coasts.
414 points by gyomu | 248 comments
Wikipedia article on "The staff ate it later," a caption shown on Japanese TV programs indicating food used in filming was eaten rather than thrown away.
324 points by zdw | 97 comments
Yamanot.es is an interactive web music box that plays the departure melodies of stations on Tokyo's JR Yamanote Line.
350 points by mtomweb | 254 comments
Open Web Advocacy blog post reporting that Japanese regulation requires Apple to allow third-party browser engines on iOS by December 2025.
392 points by fidotron | 82 comments
Japanese Nostalgic Car obituary for Shunsaku Tamiya, former Tamiya president who turned the company into a global maker of plastic model kits and RC cars.
560 points by wyclif | 247 comments
A Substack essay by Addison Del Mastro on visiting tiny passion-driven businesses in Kyoto, including a backyard coffee and jazz spot.
420 points by anigbrowl | 268 comments
Japan News article on JAMSTEC-led researchers developing a biodegradable, low-carbon 'transparent paper' as an alternative to plastics.
428 points by jmsflknr | 277 comments
Japan Times business article reporting that Japan Post has launched a 'digital address' system.
406 points by merothwell | 119 comments
A Substack post presenting historical photographs of Japan from the 19th century; the page failed to load and showed an error message.
1710 points by PaulHoule | 385 comments
Tokyo Weekender article about trading cards featuring local middle-aged men that went viral in a rural Japanese town.
345 points by apokryptein | 98 comments
A long-form Studio Notes article from St. Louis Art Supply on the history of Japanese pencil manufacturing during its golden age, 1952 to 1967.
487 points by edward | 303 comments
SoraNews24 article about what to do when stranded at the last station of Tokyo's Chuo Rapid Line after falling asleep or missing the last train.
582 points by amichail | 286 comments
CNN article reporting that the Tokyo metropolitan government will offer employees a four-day workweek to help boost fertility and family time.
320 points by impish9208 | 262 comments
CNN/AP news story about an unexploded American WWII bomb detonating at Miyazaki Airport in Japan, leaving a large crater in a taxiway.
428 points by pjmlp | 288 comments
Kyodo News article reporting that Japan's parliament enacted a law restricting Apple and Google from blocking third-party app stores and payment platforms on iOS and Android.
612 points by sohkamyung | 92 comments
Nature news article on Japan allocating 10 billion yen to institutional repositories to make the nation's publicly funded research free to read.
401 points by jonbaer | 211 comments
Bloomberg article syndicated on Yahoo Finance about Japan spending $67 billion in subsidies to rebuild its semiconductor industry.
609 points by ytch | 444 comments
Reuters article on Yahoo Finance reporting TSMC will build a second chip factory in Japan, raising total investment to $20 billion.
508 points by mfiguiere | 267 comments
Nikkei Asia report that Japan plans antitrust rules requiring Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores and billing systems.
343 points by pwim | 453 comments
A TokyoDev founder recounts how his M2 MacBook Air became bricked by Activation Lock after a laptop swap at airport security because he hadn't set up Find My.
505 points by sohkamyung | 198 comments
News brief reporting that Nippon Television is acquiring Studio Ghibli, which will become a subsidiary of the broadcaster.
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368 points by nipponese | 273 comments
A Process X YouTube video showing a Japanese factory that weaves kimono fabric, including design work done on a decades-old computer.
905 points by elorant | 278 comments
Mainichi news article on a Japanese research team's tooth regrowth medication heading to clinical trials starting July 2024.
412 points by version_five | 329 comments
Blog post reporting that Japan's government will not enforce copyright on data used for AI training.