Osaka, Ohtani and Kuma make Time 100 list of world’s most influential people Posted November 22, 2021 Three Japanese were named in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2021. For one of them, it was her third time on the annual list. The Ti…
Views and Visions: The age of digital photos Part 2 Posted November 21, 2021 Continued from Part 1… We take so many photos in our day-to-day lives that it’s easy to forget how valuable each picture used to be. A century ago, getting a single p…
Views and Visions: The age of digital photos Part 1 Posted November 20, 2021 Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the value I place on certain items. For example, if my house were to go up in flames, which items would I try to save? Let’s pretend th…
In escalation over submarine deal, France recalls envoys from US and Australia Posted November 19, 2021 France plunged into an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with the United States and Australia on Sept. 17 after it recalled its ambassadors from both countries over…
Man finds 160 bowling balls under home Posted November 18, 2021 A Michigan man made a striking discovery under his house when he went to demolish his back stairs: about 160 bowling balls. David Olson, 33, s…
The bee in this girl’s bonnet refuses to leave Posted November 17, 2021 Lots of people have stories about being best friends with dogs, cats, horses, dolphins and other mammals. But in Coventry, England, 13-year-old Lacey Shillinglaw …
German bank inundated with damaged money Posted November 16, 2021 Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with damaged bank notes after deadly floods that hit part of the country in July. The notes are worth more than €50 million (¥6.1…
Unseeded for US Open, Emma Raducanu dominates final in fairy-tale ending Posted November 15, 2021 Britain’s Emma Raducanu completed a Grand Slam fairy tale Sept. 11 by beating Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 in a clash of the teens to be crowned U.S. Open champion. The 1…
Business Spotlight: Line Part 2 Posted November 14, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Line has also striven to become a fully comprehensive social network. As early as 2012, it introduced its Home…
Business Spotlight: Line Part 1 Posted November 13, 2021 The Line messaging application has been a mainstay during the pandemic. Thousands of businesses, local governments and individuals across Japan use it to keep the…