Monk sues temple at Mount Koya World Heritage site over heavy workload

A monk working at the World Heritage site of Mount Koya in Wakayama Prefecture has filed a lawsuit against the organization that operates the temple for da | Continue reading


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Evidence that Malaysia’s Najib received 1MDB funds was ignored, panelists say

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) found evidence in late 2015 that 42 million ringgit ($10.6 million) was transferred from a former subsidiar | Continue reading


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Facebook admits it's better at policing nudity and threats than hate speech

Getting rid of racist, sexist and other hateful remarks on Facebook is challenging for the company because computer programs have difficulties understandin | Continue reading


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Abundant water likely to exist under 'moon rabbit'

Abundant water is highly likely to exist in the form of ice under Oceanus Procellarum, a lunar mare known as "moon rabbit" in Japan, a Japanese research te | Continue reading


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Japan has a form of capitalism that works

The Japanese economy produces growth and distributes the spoils fairly. | Continue reading


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Nuclear reactor that could power future spaceflight tested in Nevada

Scientists successfully tested a new nuclear reactor in Nevada that could power future trips to outer space. NASA and the Department of Energy on Wednesday | Continue reading


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Woman paid $28.43 rent for Manhattan apartment she lived in from 1955

In a city where rents have gone through the roof, one tenant held on to a real steal: $28.43 a month for a Manhattan apartment. The New York Post reports t | Continue reading


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After earlier denial, Equifax now admits passport info was stolen in breach

Equifax acknowledged a relatively small number of passport images and information were stolen as part of last year's security breach, despite previously de | Continue reading


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Japan is struggling to deal with the foreign tourism boom

With the population shrinking and the government leery of allowing more immigrants into the country, foreign tourism has become an effective economic stimu | Continue reading


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Japan tapping gait recognition tech in criminal probes

Gait recognition technology, a method to identify people by characteristics shown unconsciously in the ways they walk, is being utilized in criminal invest | Continue reading


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Japan has a form of capitalism that works

The Japanese economy produces growth and distributes the spoils fairly. | Continue reading


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Toward a zero marginal cost society

By reducing marginal costs of goods and services to nearly zero, the internet and renewable energy are revolutionizing society. | Continue reading


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In Japan, Aibo robots get their own funeral

The robot dogs lined up in their dozens last Thursday in Chiba Prefecture were no tech fair display. They were the dearly departed being honored with their | Continue reading


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Complex enzyme that affects aging, cancer decoded in two-decade-long: study

Scientists have completed a 20-year quest to map the complex enzyme thought to forestall aging by repairing the tips of chromosomes in plants and animals, | Continue reading


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