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Tamagotchi reborn among fourth wave of popularity | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (958+ words) By ERIKO NODA/ Staff Writer August 9, 2026 at 07:00 JST A fan shows her pouch with many Tamagotchi devices attached in Tokyo’s Shibuya district on May 27, following a recent trend to utilize them as accessories. (Eriko Noda) Thirty years on, the Tamagotchi…...
VOX POPULI: How Japan’s knotty addresses can leave even mail carriers lost | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ week, 5+ day ago (513+ words) July 27, 2026 at 13:50 JST Several houses near mine share exactly the same address. Just the other day, a visitor trying to find my home ended up wandering around the neighborhood. In Japan, it is not unusual for more than one house…...
Malaysia's resource anxiety tests Asia's fastest data center build-out | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ week, 1+ day ago (887+ words) July 24, 2026 at 14:10 JST Workers head to a data centre construction site in Johor state, which has become Southeast Asia's fastest-growing data centre hub, at Gelang Patah, Malaysia May 8, 2026. (REUTERS) HONG KONG/JOHOR, Malaysia--After leapfrogging Singapore to become the region’s…...
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (485+ words) September 22, 2021 at 12:30 JST Xiaomi’s smartphone called Mi Note10 is displayed in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on Dec. 9, 2019. (Ryo Inoue) VILNIUS--Lithuania’s Defense Ministry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now…...
‘Chainsaw Man’ fans pilgrimage to telephone booth in Tokyo | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) By NOBUO FUJIWARA/ Staff Writer March 21, 2026 at 07:00 JST A flower left on top of a public telephone on Feb. 21 in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward (Nobuo Fujiwara) Tourists lined up along a main street in Tokyo’s famed Jinbocho book town on a…...
Samsung rolls out more AI, new privacy shield mode with the new Galaxy S26 lineup | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (574+ words) February 26, 2026 at 11:10 JST SAN FRANCISCO--Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its latest Galaxy smartphones, which boast an even bigger toolbox of artificial intelligence technology than the previous two generations and introduce a new privacy shield mode that blocks snoopy bystanders from…...
Aimed at the growing number of young Chinese who live alone, a new app asks: ‘Are you dead?’ | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (767+ words) January 15, 2026 at 17:40 JST BEIJING--In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter. It’s called, simply, “Are You Dead?” It’s simple and…...
Data centers seeking a home face increasing local opposition - 朝日新聞
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (1206+ words) By TAKUMI WAKAI/ Staff Writer January 4, 2026 at 07:00 JST Plans to place computerized data centers are drawing protests from residents in many parts of Japan, who aren't happy about their nondescript facades nor see any benefits from hosting them. The demand…...