Sky News gains rare access to Bank of England's gold vaults
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Atomic scientists set the "Doomsday Clock" closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behavior by nuclear powers Russia, China and the U.S., fraying nuclear arms control, global conflicts and AI worries.
The Detective Conan 30th Anniversary Exhibition runs Feb 20–Mar 29 at Tokyo Dome City, featuring 30 years of anime production, iconic scenes, and collectibles. It will tour major Japanese cities throughout 2026–2027.
El nom no és Adrià, sinó Arià Paco.
You wrote 2027!
A UNESCO intergovernmental committee has decided to add six items from Japan, including the Murakami Festival in the city of Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, to the U.N. agency's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
The Southeast Crater - youngest and most active of the four summit craters of #Etna - producing Strombolian explosions and a lava flow on the evening of 24 August 2025. The current summit eruption started on 14 August. Photo taken from Nicolosi on Etna's south flank.
Japanese passport holders have visa-free access to 190 destinations out of 227 globally — just behind Singapore, which remains in the top spot with access to 193 destinations.
A man on death row for killing nine people in Kanagawa Prefecture in 2017 was executed Friday, in the first execution in Japan since 2022.
Commentary: A former Philip Morris employee blew the whistle on how the company manipulates research at major Japanese universities. Now he wants tobacco policy to change.
First paroxysmal eruptive episode at #Etna's Southeast Crater since 18 months, on the morning of 2 June 2025. Collapse of the northeast flank of the crater generated a spectacular (but harmless) pyroclastic flow down the upper side of the mountain. (1/2)
Escriptors, traductors i editors europeus es posen d'acord per demanar transparència i que els llibres generats per IA no es considerin bens culturals, ni que es comprin a biblioteques amb diners públics.
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#Etna, Southeast Crater, 12 May 2025. For the 13th time in little less than 2 months, our volcano is producing a great show, with two lava flows, one to southeast, the other south, and gorgeous pulsating lava fountains, without much ash, a wonderful display admired by everyone.
Advertising giant Dentsu will promote in foreign markets an AI technology that can assess the quality of tuna.
The 11th eruptive episode at #Etna's Southeast Crater since 15 March started at midnight (local time) on 30 April 2025. It produced two lava flows, on the southeastern and southern flanks and was more intense than its predecessors.
A man in his 20s was airlifted from Mount Fuji, then rescued again from its steep slopes just days later after he apparently returned to find his phone.
#Etna's Southeast Crater erupting with Strombolian activity for the 9th time in 5 weeks on the evening of 18 April 2025. Photos taken from Torre del Filosofo, at 3000 m elevation on the upper south flank of Etna, and from Nicolosi, on the south flank of the volcano.
Goemon as played by kabuki actor Hinasuke Arashi II (an 1863 painting by Toyokuni III)
Execution of Goemon Ishikawa (a late 19th-century picture by Toyokuni Ichiyōsai)
Goemon Ishikawa was a notorious Japanese outlaw and folk hero during the late 16th century. Known for his legendary robberies, he was captured and executed by boiling alive in a cauldron in 1594. His story has been immortalized in literature and theater.
With the NFT bubble bursting and the internet oversaturated with questionable “art,” some digital creators are crossing into the physical world instead.
A few scenes (with unusually clear sound due to absence of wind) of the Strombolian activity at #Etna's Southeast Crater during the night of 2-3 April 2025. Note the cute little secondary vent in the latter part of the video.
Diners gather at illuminated yatai food stalls under glowing signboards, where blue noren curtains mark the entrance to nighttime culinary adventures.
A focused chef in traditional hachimaki headband tends to skewers of yakitori grilling over hot charcoal, aromatic smoke rising from the sizzling meat.
Cherry blossoms and colorful lanterns adorn a narrow Yokocho alley where patrons navigate between intimate izakaya bars serving cold Asahi beer.
Red lanterns hang in orderly rows above a quiet backstreet, casting a warm glow against the neon-lit facades of small bars and eateries.
Steam rises from grills as yakitori sizzles over binchotan charcoal. Narrow lantern-lit alleys fill with savory smoke and the sharp tang of tare sauce. Salarymen crowd shoulder-to-shoulder at tiny counters, clinking glasses of highballs while chefs call orders above the hum of animated conversation.
