Élie-Joe Kamel, 06/08 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute
A minute of silence was observed in Hiroshima at the exact time the atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city 80 years ago, during a ceremony that brought together representatives from over a hundred countries.
This is Beirut, 06/08 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Japan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia keeps the nuclear "Doomsday Clock" close to midnight. A silent prayer was held at 8:15 am (2315 GMT), the moment when US aircraft Enola Gay dropped ...
Christiane Tager, 05/08 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
New York United Kingdom lebanon Japan Climate
There was a time when fuel prices were the main concern. Today, it’s the cost of food that’s raising eyebrows. What ends up on our plates is no longer determined solely by supply, demand or inflation. Temperature has become a key factor. Behind the sharp rise in food prices, a quieter but increasingly decisive force has emerged: climate ...
This is Beirut, 30/07 13:23 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Earthquake Russia Japan Hawaii United States
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four metres (12 feet) high across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan. The magnitude 8.8 quake struck off Petropavlovsk on Russia's remote Kamchatka peninsula, and was the largest since 2011 ...
This is Beirut, 29/07 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Japan Series Manga Culture Art
The latest movie adaptation of hit manga and anime series Demon Slayers breaking records in Japan, becoming the fastest film to gross 10 billion yen ($67 million), an industry body said. The film was released on July 18 and reached the 10-billion-yen mark after eight days. The previous record-holder was the last installment of the series, which ...
This is Beirut, 26/07 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Games Anime Sony Bandai Namco Business Japan
Sony has bought a strategic 2.5 percent stake in Japanese game franchise giant Bandai Namco, which owns "Gundam" and arcade classic "Pac-Man", with a view to growing its anime business. Booming global appetite for Japanese animation has become a money-spinner for Sony, which acquired online anime library Crunchyroll in 2021. "As two of the ...
This is Beirut, 23/07 08:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Japan Trade deal Tariffs
Donald Trump announced Tuesday a "massive" trade deal with Japan, marking a key breakthrough for major US trade partners as they scramble to strike agreements before the end of the month. In an attempt to slash his country's colossal trade deficit, the US president has vowed to hit dozens of countries with punitive "reciprocal" tariffs if they do ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 17/07 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
AI Dreams Film Japan Neuroscientists
Sleep, dream… and soon, wake up and watch your dreams like a movie? While it may still sound like science fiction, this technology is taking shape in research labs. At Kyoto’s ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories, neuroscientist Yukiyasu Kamitani and his team have created an AI system that decodes brain activity during REM sleep—the ...
This is Beirut, 17/07 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Games Legend of Zelda Film Britain Japan Culture
Two British actors will play the lead roles in the hotly anticipated live-action film adaptation of the Legend of Zelda video game franchise, Japan's Nintendo announced. The film's release is set for May 2027, joining a stream of game adaptations from Super Mario to Sonic the Hedgehog that have stormed the box office in recent years. Bo Bragason ...
This is Beirut, 10/07 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Japan Rice
Donald Trump’s demand that Japan, described as “spoiled”, buy more American rice is creating additional pressure for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is already facing a tough election that could bring his time in office to an end after less than a year. Japan is one of more than 20 countries receiving letters this week from the US ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 20:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States South Korea Tariffs Japan
US President Donald Trump said Monday he was slapping 25 percent tariffs on Japan and South Korea in his first letters to trading partners ahead of a deadline to reach a deal with Washington. Trump had said at the weekend that starting from Monday he would send a first batch of up to 15 letters to countries informing them that he would reimpose ...
This is Beirut, 27/06 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Exhibition Art Hokusai Japan France Culture
For the first time, 160 works by Japanese painter and printmaking master Katsushika Hokusai are leaving Japan to be exhibited in France. The Nantes History Museum, in western France, will host the show starting this Saturday, running throughout the summer. The collection of prints, paintings, drawings, and folding screens comes from the ...