Always seen as Japan’s backwater, Tokushima is not where you would expect to see the opening of a special new school for tech-savvy young entrepreneurs. Located on the southern island of Shikoku, the sleepy, rural region doesn’t have a reputation for being a thriving place. But the area, which has been suffering from both anContinue reading “Can a sleepy Japanese town become Asia’s Silicon Valley?”
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Tokyo Paralympics: Afghanistan’s Paralympians arrival sends out ‘message of hope’
The safe arrival of Afghanistan’s Paralympic athletes in Tokyo sends out “a very strong message of hope”, says International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence.Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli made it to Japan after leaving Kabul in a “major global operation”. They were welcomed to the athletes’ village by a party including IPC president Andrew Parsons.“AsContinue reading “Tokyo Paralympics: Afghanistan’s Paralympians arrival sends out ‘message of hope’”
Army of volunteers restore lost photos after tsunami
Yuichi Itabashi, a chemical engineer by training, was watching the horrors of the tsunami zone safely from his house in Tokyo. But what he saw made him realise he could help. “A few weeks after the tsunami, there was a television news report that showed some people in the tsunami area trying to clean theirContinue reading “Army of volunteers restore lost photos after tsunami”
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