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Tokyo bans drones in public parks after radioactive quadcopter lands on prime minister’s roof
A drone carrying radioactive cesium was landed on the roof of a government office to protest the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
J.T. Quigley · · 2 min read
Japan is getting an anonymous whistleblowing platform, but will journalists use it?
Whistleblowing.jp uses multiple levels of encryption to allow leakers to contact reporters more safely. A controversial Japanese law could deter both.
J.T. Quigley · · 6 min read
Japanese PM Abe selects his favorite startup, awards companies ‘which have found a path to success’
For the first time, a Prime Minister of Japan selected their favorite startup. Abe picked a good one too.
David Corbin · · 3 min read
Only one of Japan’s top executives is female – and she’s not even Japanese
Gender equality continues to be a point of contention in Japan, where only seven percent of women make it into senior management.
J.T. Quigley · · 2 min readJapan’s most startup-focused mayor wants to turn his city into an entrepreneurial hub
Unless you live in Japan, finding Fukuoka on a map might be difficult. But the city’s mayor wants to put it on the global startup map.
J.T. Quigley · · 7 min readIs Nintendo really the right model for Japan’s economic growth to follow?
During recent economic talks, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he would like to model the company Nintendo in terms of economic reform.
Christopher Allison · · 2 min readJapanese Prime Minister takes a cruise in autonomous cars on streets of Tokyo, and yes, it’s like a sci-fi movie
Ahead of this month’s Tokyo motor show, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tested self-driving cars from Toyota, Honda, and Nissan on Tokyo’s public motorways on Saturday. He puttered around the National
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min readNoda vs Abe: Japanese PM Candidates Face off in Fun Web Game
We have featured more than a few awesome news animations from from the folks at Taiwan-based NMA. Many of the company’s short CG clips have attained viral video status, and
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