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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeChristopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer will finally get a theatrical release in Japan in 2024.The exact release date has not been revealed as of now, but local distributor Bitters End said in a statement on Thursday that the decision to release the movie was made “following months of thoughtful dialogue associated with the subject matter and acknowledging the particular sensitivity for us…

When Super Nintendo World first opened at Universal Studios Japan in 2021, attendees immediately noticed the big door teasing a Donkey-Kong-themed expansion to the park. Nintendo and Universal have finally addressed the gorilla in the room, as they have announced Donkey Kong Country will be joining Super Nintendo World in Japan in spring of next year.The announcement came during a Universal Kick-Off event held in Japan, which aired a brief CGI teaser trailer for the upcoming Donkey Kong park. The main…

Heists were made famous by Hollywood's Ocean's movie series, and also in recent years, with the Money Heist series. Bollywood has also tried its hands on the genre with Dhoom 2 and 3, Don 2, and Shah Rukh Khan's Happy New Year. But in recent times, notable heist movies are not many to see. That, however, changed with Japan, a Tamil-language action comedy, that revolves around a heist and the cop-and-thief chase that ensues afterward. The movie stars Karthi Sivakumar, better known as Karthi, and it will soon stream on an…

NVIDIA is taking a massive bet on Japan's booming AI industry and has decided to prioritise Japanese tech companies for their special AI-capable GPUs. Japan has set aside about 2 trillion Yen or $13.6 billion in an additional budget, specifically earmarked for chip investment…

Image: Skybound Entertainment/Prime VideoSkybound Entertainment is heading eastward to open up a new studio in Tokyo, Japan. “Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedThe studio behind Invincible and The Walking Dead are setting up shop there with the express purpose of focusing on properties made specifically from that country’s crop of manga and anime creators. Heading up the studio will be Ash Nukui, a producer on the Japanese miniseries Sniffer the Investigation Officer and the film Memoirs of a Teenage…

The biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated north of Tokyo today, as scientists continue to plug away at making nuclear fusion a viable source of the world’s energy.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedThe reactor—JT-60SA—is a tokamak, a doughnut-shaped reactor that can heat plasma to 360 million degrees Fahrenheit (200 million degrees Celsius). The reactor fired up for the first time in October; at the time, researchers affiliated with the project estimated that it will…

After the grand success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, India is paving its way for its next lunar mission. ISRO is working in collaboration with the Japanese space agency JAXA to carry out the next moon mission called the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission also known as the Chandrayaan-4 mission. Check here to know all about this upcoming India-Japan lunar mission.LUPEX or Chandrayaan-4 missionChandrayaan-4 is currently said to be in its planning state. According to the official website of JAXA, the LUPEX mission aims to…

In a significant stride towards unravelling the mysteries of our star, India recently marked its entry into solar exploration with the launch of Aditya-L1 mission on September 2. This spacecraft, having executed a Trajectory Correction Maneuver on October 6, is now en route to the Lagrange point L-1, situated 1.5 million kilometres away from the Earth and facing the Sun. Aditya-L1 mission aims to delve into the real-time effects of the Sun on space weather. India is not alone in venturing into the realm of solar…

Updated Nov. 24, 2023 4:17 am ETNissan Motor is expanding its electric vehicles and battery manufacturing capacity in the U.K. with investments of up to 3.0 billion pounds ($2.39 billion) as the carmaker pushes to have an all-electric lineup in Europe.The Japanese company plans to add a third gigafactory and produce two additional models at its EV hub in Sunderland, it said Friday.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Nov. 24, 2023 4:17 am ETNissan…

Published By: Samreen PallLast Updated: November 24, 2023, 12:00 ISTMumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Hits Milestone: 100km of Viaducts & 230km of Piers Completed. (Photo: Moneycontrol)Major progress in Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor: 100km viaducts and 230km pier work completed.The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited building the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor said on Thursday that 100 kilometres of viaducts and 230 kilometres of pier work had been completed for the ambitious project.The…