12+ hour, 12+ min ago  (328+ words) More than half of teenage girls in Japan who use generative artificial intelligence solicit AI's advice on personal worries, a recent government survey found, highlighting the technology's growing role among young women. According to the survey covering AI users conducted…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (335+ words) For those who fear flying, the thriller "Deep Water" reveals a new nightmare: surviving an emergency landing, only to find yourself surrounded by man-eating sharks. Starring Oscar-winner Sir Ben Kingsley ("Gandhi") and Aaron Eckhart ("Batman: The Dark Knight"), the disaster…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (452+ words) Constitutional scholar Atsushi Kondo of Meijo University. He was commenting on Mie Prefecture's decision to consider reinstating a nationality requirement that would limit local public service jobs to Japanese citizens. Mie Gov Katsuyuki Ichimi argues the move is a matter…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (529+ words) Chat GPT scored the highest marks in this year's entrance exams of the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, two of Japan's top universities, surpassing those of the actual top scorers, an AI venture said Monday. According to Life Prompt…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (212+ words) Gunmen raided an orphanage in north-central Nigeria and abducted 23 pupils, authorities said Monday. Fifteen have since been rescued. The attack took place in an "isolated area" of Lokoja, capital of Kogi State, according to a statement by the state's commissioner,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (722+ words) Court rulings are bolstering mandates to display the Ten Commandments in public schools in the U. S. as supporters push to expand the role of religion in classrooms, including making Bible stories required reading for students. The biggest drive yet to put…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (283+ words) Japan Today We hope this school will not only serve as an alternative option for children who cannot fit in with large classes, but also set a new role model for schools and classes. A spokesperson for Setagaya Ward's Board…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (335+ words) The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Juvenile Affairs Division has arrested a 39-year-old public elementary school teacher on suspicion of secretly filming the underwear of an 8-year-old third-grade girl in a classroom at the elementary school where he worked. Police said…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (510+ words) A NASA rover has discovered more building blocks of life on Mars after carrying out a chemistry experiment never before conducted on another planet, scientists said Tuesday. The organic molecules are not definitive evidence of past life, the NASA-led team…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (478+ words) A court on Tuesday sentenced a former teacher to two years in prison for taking indecent images of pupils and sharing them on social media, making him the first among members of an alleged teachers' voyeurism ring to receive a…...