Japan's Fugaku supercomputer is tackling some of the world's biggest problems
The world's fastest supercomputer, Fugaku is tasked with challenges such as modeling climate change and helping to manage carbon emissions.
Kane Tanaka, born on Jan. 2, 1903, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person in March 2019 at the age of 116.
Fugaku performed over 442 quadrillion computations per second, around three times faster than the Summit system developed by the U.S. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Japan author Hayashi's long-running essays recognized by Guinness
A decades-long series of essays by award-winning Japanese author Mariko Hayashi have been recognized by Guinness World Records as the most essays published in the same magazine by an individual, the magazine's publisher said Wednesday. Award-winning Japanese author Mariko Hayashi holds her certificate from the ...
Soccer world hails 'King Kazu' after J1 appearance at age of 53
There may have been plenty to talk about on Wednesday as the J. League first division rounded the corner into the second half of its tumultuous season, but the only story that mattered was evergreen Kazuyoshi Miura’s first time stepping onto a J1 pitch ...
Japanese woman, 117, becomes country's oldest person on record
Kane Tanaka, from Fukuoka, surpassed the age of Nabi Tajima, who died in 2018 at the age of 117 years and 260 days.
Centenarians top 80,000 for first time in rapidly aging Japan
The figure has risen dramatically from just 153 in 1963 and 10,000 in 1998, due mainly to medical advances.
World's oldest naturally bred panda marks 28th birthday in Japan
A giant panda in a zoo in western Japan celebrated his 28th birthday, considered akin to over 80 years old in human years, on Monday with a cake made of ice and bamboo decorations adorning his enclosure. Male panda Eimei, born in Beijing, was recognized ...
It’s been one of the most lucrative weeks in history for some of the world’s wealthiest people. The net worth of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos topped the once-unfathomable amount of $200 billion. Entrepreneur, inventor, provocateur Elon Musk added the title of centibillionaire when his ...
Motoi Fukunishi, the oldest man in Japan, has died, it was learned Wednesday. He was 110. Fukunishi, who lived in the city of Shimotsuma in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, died on Saturday, according to the Ibaraki prefectural government. As a result, the oldest living man in ...
Sota Fujii becomes youngest shogi player with two major titles
The previous record of 21 years and 11 months was set by ninth-dan player Yoshiharu Habu, 49.
