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The market for ed tech, or educational technology, will grow some 1.4 times from fiscal 2021 to ¥362.5 billion in fiscal 2027, Nomura Research Institute estimates.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2025

Japan taps education technology to help ease burden on teachers

The market for "ed tech" will grow some 1.4 times from fiscal 2021 to ¥362.5 billion in fiscal 2027, Nomura Research Institute estimates.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte gives a statement during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO's headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2025

NATO and EU scramble to boost drone defenses to counter Russia

High-profile incidents in Poland and Estonia have set off a flurry of activity from European officials to plug gaps in the continent's defenses.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to extend the Oedo Line northwest with three new stations in Nerima Ward to improve rail access in underserved areas.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2025

Tokyo's Oedo Line to expand northwest improving access for Nerima Ward

Three new stations in the predominantly residential ward will improve rail access in areas of the capital currently underserved by public transportation.
Tohoku University researchers say a band of underground solidified magma that collapsed may have supercharged the 2024 earthquake on the Noto Peninsula.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 16, 2025

Ancient magma may have supercharged Noto quake, Japan researchers say

The findings help explain why a series of small earthquakes over a period of about three years suddenly culminated in the magnitude 7.6 Noto Peninsula quake in January 2024.
Kaori Sakamoto performs her free skate program during the world championships in Boston on March 28.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 16, 2025

Kaori Sakamoto set to kick off Olympic season at Grand Prix de France

The first of the six-stop ISU Grand Prix series heads to western France from Oct. 17 to 19.
A member of the Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) demonstrates a PMN-2 mine detonation during a media visit organized by the Royal Thai Army, following a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, in Surin province, Thailand, on Aug. 20.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 16, 2025

Land mines that sparked Thai-Cambodia clash were likely newly laid, experts say

Cambodia denies Thailand's accusation that it laid the mines along parts of their joint frontier.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen is 63 points behind F1 leader Oscar Piastri.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 16, 2025

McLaren duo watching as Max Verstappen surges into focus in title race

Red Bull's Verstappen has turned a seemingly lost cause into a thrilling late, if unexpected, charge for a fifth title.
The age of sonic AI slop? No studio, no humans at the microphone, not even a recording — yet out comes a lively podcast, banter and all.
LIFE / Digital
Oct 17, 2025

Mass-produced AI podcasts disrupt a fragile industry

Virtual hosts are taking over podcasting, as AI-driven shows multiply and challenge what it means to create — or listen.

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Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building