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ALBERT EINSTEIN

After a busy couple of weeks on the public lecture circuit, German-born physicist Albert Einstein took a few days of relaxation on Hiroshima Prefecture¡¯s Miyajima island.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / Longform
Jan 20, 2026
When Einstein came to Hiroshima
Einstein saw Hiroshima before it was history ¡ª not a symbol but a place, quiet and charming.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 2, 2022
Physicists create ¡®the smallest, crummiest wormhole you can imagine¡¯
Scientists used a quantum computer to explore the ultimate escape route from a black hole.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2022
¡®Sapiens¡¯? Humans aren¡¯t wise, just too smart for our own good.
Perhaps that¡¯s what defines our species ¡ª neither wisdom nor folly, but the ability, as F. Scott Fitzgerald put it, to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still function.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / BIG IN 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Jun 13, 2020
What constitutes nothingness? The answer could drive you insane
If we assume that everything is something, then nothing is in fact nothing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2019
Einstein¡¯s theory of general relativity survives test from star orbiting black hole
Observations of light coming from a star zipping in orbit around the humongous black hole at the center of our galaxy have provided fresh evidence backing Albert Einstein¡¯s 1915 theory of general relativity, astronomers said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2019
Scientists protest conference speakers¡¯ ¡®Made in India¡¯ claims and trashing of Newton, Einstein and Hawking
Indian scientists have protested about claims made at a local science conference that rubbish the work of some of the world¡¯s greatest physicists and suggest modern breakthroughs such as in-vitro fertilization were in fact invented in ancient India.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2018
1922 Einstein letter fearing German anti-Semitism fetches $32,000 at Israeli auction
A 1922 letter in which Albert Einstein confided his fears of the rise of anti-Semitism in Germany, more than a decade before the Nazis took power, sold at an Israeli auction on Tuesday for $32,000.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 27, 2018
Scientists track star to confirm Albert Einstein¡¯s supermassive black hole theory
A team of international scientists observing a star in the Milky Way have for the first time confirmed Einstein¡¯s predictions of what happens to the motion of a star passing close to a supermassive black hole.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2018
¡®Hot streaks¡¯ are real, but they¡¯re not about luck
The greatest works of successful artists and scientists tend to be clustered together. That¡¯s no coincidence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2016
Einstein may have been off as astronomers say universe expanding faster than forecast
The universe is expanding faster than previously believed, a surprising discovery that could test part of Albert Einstein¡¯s theory of relativity, a pillar of cosmology that has withstood challenges for a century.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jul 18, 2015
Surfing the waves between two worlds
In a Tokyo lab, a remarkable experiment is exploring the meeting of worlds. This is not a boring old metaphor for a meeting between East and West, it¡¯s a description of the interface between the world we live in and the frankly insane world of quantum objects.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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