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Thirteen Years After 311: A Natural Disaster Can Be Your Springboard to Jump Higher
By Miho Ouyou and Minsha Ouyou
It was on a cloudy day in March that we, siblings Miho and Minsha, were in school like any other day. But in our classrooms,...
Protected: Rising From the Rubble: A Little Girl’s Journey of Perseverance After a Once-in-a-1000-Year Earthquake [Subscribed Content]
By Miho Ouyou
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Opinion: Why Is Japan’s Discharge of Treated Radioactive Water Into the Sea a Democratic Crisis
By Miho Ouyou and Minsha Ouyou
In the wake of a devastating natural disaster, the spotlight often falls on the immediate physical destruction: the buried people, the collapsing houses, and the...
Nuclear Power Plants in Fukui Shows No Signs of Damage by Earthquake
By Miho Ouyou and Minsha Ouyou
There was no damage detected at Hokuriku Electric Power Co.’s Shika nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi at an...

China Warns Citizens Against Travel to Japan After Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks
China Warns Citizens Against Travel to Japan After Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks
By econosights on 11/16/2025
China warned its citizens against traveling to Japan, following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's statement that...
Nippon Ishin Co-Leader Calls for Seat Cut and Return to Medium-Sized Districts
Nippon Ishin Co-Leader Calls for Seat Cut and Return to Medium-Sized Districts
By Miho Ouyou and Minsha Ouyou on 11/14/2025
On Thursday, Japan Innovation Party Co-President Fumitake Fujita said that the number of seats in...
Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister After Winning Diet Vote
Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister After Winning Diet Vote
By econosights on 10/21/2025
Takaichi Sanae has become Japan’s next prime minister, making her the country’s first female leader...
$550 Billion U.S. Investment Will Not Impact Currency Markets, Says Japan’s Akazawa
$550 Billion U.S. Investment Will Not Impact Currency Markets, Says Japan’s Akazawa
By econosights on 10/02/2025
Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa spoke to reporters at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of...
Kei Ishikawa’s A Pale View of Hills Bridges History, Inheritance, and Global Relevance
Kei Ishikawa’s A Pale View of Hills Bridges History, Inheritance, and Global Relevance
By Miho Ouyou on 08/24/2025
On Wednesday, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan hosted a preview screening of A Pale...
Japan and U.S. Issue Tsunami Warnings After an Earthquake Struck Russia
Japan and U.S. Issue Tsunami Warnings After an Earthquake Struck Russia
By econosights on 07/30/2025
Following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia, both Japan and the United...
OpenAI and Oracle Agree to Build 4.5GW Data Centers Amid Tensions With SoftBank Over Stargate Project
OpenAI and Oracle Agree to Build 4.5GW Data Centers Amid Tensions With SoftBank Over Stargate Project
By econosights on 07/27/2025
A report has emerged indicating that OpenAI and SoftBank are clashing over the strategic direction...
Meta Invests $14.3 Billion for 49% Stake in Scale AI
Meta Invests $14.3 Billion for 49% Stake in Scale AI
By econosights on 06/22/2025
Meta has invested $14.3 billion to take a 49% stake in Scale AI, a data...
Trump Approves Nippon Steel’s U.S. Steel Deal After Reversing National Security Concerns
Trump Approves Nippon Steel’s U.S. Steel Deal After Reversing National Security Concerns
By econosights on 06/22/2025
President Trump has approved Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel, reversing his earlier opposition due...
Elon Musk’s xAI Seeks $113 Billion Valuation Amid $5 Billion Debt Sale
Elon Musk’s xAI Seeks $113 Billion Valuation Amid $5 Billion Debt Sale
By econosights on 06/08/2025
Elon Musk has issued $5 billion in debt to raise funds for his artificial intelligence...
Trump Doubles U.S. Metal Tariffs, but U.K. Exempt Following Tariff Relief Agreement
Trump Doubles U.S. Metal Tariffs, but U.K. Exempt Following Tariff Relief Agreement
By econosights on 06/08/2025
President Trump increased U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium from 25% to 50%. But tariffs...
U.K. Inflation Rises to 2.3% in October, Increasing Speculation of Interest Rate Cuts
U.K. Inflation Rises to 2.3% in October, Increasing Speculation of Interest Rate Cuts
By econosights on 11/24/2024
The annual U.K. inflation rate surged to 2.3% in October, up from 1.7% in September,...

NASA Astronauts to Stay on ISS Until Next Year and Return in a SpaceX Vehicle
NASA Astronauts to Stay on ISS Until Next Year and Return in a SpaceX Vehicle
By econosights
American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who launched into space in early June for an 8-day mission, will have to wait until February to...
Microsoft and Apple Withdraw from OpenAI Board Amid Antitrust Concerns
Microsoft and Apple Withdraw from OpenAI Board Amid Antitrust Concerns
By Miho Ouyou and Minsha Ouyou
Microsoft relinquished its board seat at OpenAI to address concerns from U.S. and UK antitrust regulators regarding its influence over the rapidly expanding AI startup....
Apple’s Stock Soars After AI Strategy Launch
Apple’s Stock Soars After AI Strategy Launch
By Miho Ouyou and Minsha Ouyou
Since unveiling its AI strategy in early June, Apple has experienced a remarkable turnaround. The stock has risen nearly 13% from last month and about...
UK and US Sign MoU to Develop Unified AI Safety Strategy
UK and US Sign MoU to Develop Unified AI Safety Strategy
By Miho Ouyou and Minsha Ouyou
The UK and US have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a unified strategy for ensuring the safety of artificial intelligence. While the U.S....

U.S. Economy Adds 272,000 Jobs in May, Far Exceeding Expectations

U.S. Economy Adds 272,000 Jobs in May, Far Exceeding Expectations

By Miho Ouyou and Minsha Ouyou on 06/08/2024

The U.S. economy added significantly more jobs than expected in May, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by 272,000, far exceeding the forecast of 180,000. Despite the…