The emperor spoke publicly for the first time about retiring, saying he feared it would become “more difficult” to fulfill his duties.
Editorial: Japan should not shut door on permanent residents
Japan's Immigration Services Agency has announced plans to revise its guidelines for granting permanent residence, tightening the requirements. Many f
Mori is gone but gender issues remain for Tokyo Olympics
Yoshiro Mori resigned as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee on Friday after sexist comments made last week in which he said women "talk too much."
How to waste your career, one comfortable year at a time
If you are an average 30 yr old engineer, let's say you want to retire reasonably by the time you are 60. A year wasted at a poor job or role is equivalent to you throwing away 3.3% of your career. The older you get, the steeper your loss is.
Immigrants in Japan struggle to keep businesses open after new visa rules
Rules for obtaining or keeping a business manager visa in Japan were changed in October 2025, with a three-year grace period to meet the requirements for those who already have them. Some of these immigrants who own small businesses in Japan are no longer sure if they’ll be able to stay.
Japanese Olympic Committee head resigns amid bribery scandal
TOKYO (AP) — Tsunekazu Takeda is stepping down as the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee amid a vote-buying scandal that French investigators suspect helped Tokyo land next year's Olympics. Takeda announced Tuesday at the committee's executive board meeting that...
Samurai city - Works in Progress Magazine
For three hundred years, Japan enjoyed enviable stability and peace. All it took was locking up its warlike samurai elite in the world’s least efficient city.
Ten years of Kubuntu
Kubuntu will turn ten years old this April. Kubuntu is a Linux distribution that has tried to [...]
Asian Games return to Japan after 32 years amid soaring costs, struggle for relevance
NAGOYA -- Japan will host the Asian Games for the first time in 32 years when the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games open Sept. 19. Athletes from 45 countries a
Akshay Kothari on Twitter / X
My team: what’s our 2026 plan?Me: pic.twitter.com/Ruhc10mPwx— Akshay Kothari (@akothari) November 19, 2025
Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97
Zhu was renowned for reforms that sought to transition China from the post-Maoist years to a more global market-oriented financial system, without ceding party control over the economy.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Responds to Retirement Rumors
In an interview with Good Morning America's Michael Strahan this week, Apple's CEO Tim Cook responded to rumors about his potential retirement. Cook said the idea that he wants to step back at Apple is merely "a rumor". Cook did not explicitly confirm or deny that he will be stepping down as CEO any time soon, but he said "I can't imagine life without Apple". The full interview clip is available on YouTube below.
As pesquisas para presidente na véspera do 2º turno — o que diziam em 2018, 2022 e o que mostram agora - BBC News Brasil
O cenário eleitoral mudou ao longo dos anos: Flávio Bolsonaro ocupa a primeira posição nas pesquisas de 2026, enquanto Lula era o favorito em 2022 e Jair Bolsonaro, em 2018. Confira a trajetória nos gráficos da reportagem.
Always be quitting - Julio Merino (jmmv.dev)
A good philosophy to live by at work is to “always be quitting”. No, don’t be constantly thinking of leaving your job 😱. But act as if you might leave on short notice 😎. …
멜루이지 on Twitter / X
🚨 UPDATE ON KAKAOWEBTOON MERGE TO KAKAOPAGE!- Timeline, Accounts eligibility, Transfers🖇️ https://t.co/FgeuSYRba1— 멜루이지 (@wateurnim) September 29, 2026
This is worth paying attention to, but be careful excluding government transfers which create huge amounts of spending that should *not* be assumed away. Also an aging population will naturally increase their role over time.
Carl Quintanilla
“.. Real personal income per capita has not grown in 15 months and is meaningfully below the pre-pandemic trend.” - @thedailyshot.bsky.social
