Contents sealed in 160-year-old vial identified as a deadly laxative used by famed Japanese doctor

The strange contents of a medicine bottle from 19th century Japan have been discovered thanks to a unique x-ray analysis. Antique glass vials from a medical kit belonging to Ogata Koan, a leading proponent for Western medicine in late feudal Japan, had jammed shut from age.  Researchers at Osaka University bombarded a bottle with muons, … Read more

China tells Japanese minister to drink Fukushima water after saying it was safe to dump in the ocean

China tells Japanese minister to drink a glass of treated Fukushima water after Tokyo announced it was safe to dump it in the Pacific Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijan has asked Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso to drink treated radioactive water from Fukushima  The comment on Wednesday came after Aso a day earlier … Read more

Fury as Twitter troll linked to the suicide of Japanese wrestler Hana Kimura fined just £59

A man has been charged over online abuse directed at a Japanese star Hana Kimura, a cast member of the internationally popular TV show. She took her own life last year A man has been charged and fined less than £60 over online abuse directed at a Japanese star of Netflix reality show ‘Terrace House’ … Read more

Japanese worshippers adopt facemasks for festival where they walk through FIRE 

Japanese worshippers have prayed for the safety of themselves and their families by walking barefoot with Buddhist monks over smouldering coals at an annual festival near Mt. Takaosan. The fire-walking today was more tense than usual because participants were required to wear masks and maintain social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The festival was … Read more

Japanese worshippers adopt facemasks for festival where they walk through FIRE 

Japanese worshippers have prayed for the safety of themselves and their families by walking barefoot with Buddhist monks over smouldering coals at an annual festival near Mt. Takaosan. The fire-walking today was more tense than usual because participants were required to wear masks and maintain social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The festival was … Read more

Nicole Kidman holds hands with husband Keith Urban as they leave a Japanese restaurant

Nicole Kidman holds hands with husband Keith Urban as they leave a Japanese restaurant in Sydney after an intimate date night By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:19 GMT, 14 March 2021 | Updated: 07:43 GMT, 14 March 2021 They’re preparing to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary this year. And Nicole Kidman and Keith … Read more

Lady Gaga shares video with Japanese fans on anniversary of Tohoku earthquake and tsunami

Lady Gaga shares a moving message with her Japanese fans on the 10th anniversary of the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 01:57 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 13:35 GMT, 11 March 2021 Lady Gaga has shared a moving message with her Japanese fans on the 10th anniversary of … Read more

Biden could host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House as soon as April

Biden ‘will host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House as soon as April’ in the new administration’s first in-person visit from a foreign leader President Biden will reportedly host Suga at the White House as soon as April It would be the first visit from a foreign leader of his presidency The … Read more

Biden could host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House as soon as April

Biden ‘will host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House as soon as April’ in the new administration’s first in-person visit from a foreign leader President Biden will reportedly host Suga at the White House as soon as April It would be the first visit from a foreign leader of his presidency The … Read more