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1 week ago | 
bloomberglinea.com | Roberta Naas |Noriko Hayashi
Bloomberg — Vacheron Constantin, la marca suiza de relojes más antigua en funcionamiento continuo, acaba de presentar el reloj de pulsera más complicado del mundo. El Les Cabinotiers Solaria Ultra Grand Complication es una proeza tecnológica de doble cara que requirió ocho años de investigación y desarrollo. Cuenta con un récord de 41 complicaciones, incluyendo cinco funciones astronómicas, una de las cuales es la primera de su tipo.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Martin Fackler |Noriko Hayashi
Every year when winter finally loosens its grip on northern Japan, Tomoko Kobayashi begins what has become an annual rite for her and a small band of collaborators. They head out with measuring devices to keep tabs on an invisible threat that still pollutes the mountains and forests around their homes: radioactivity.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | River Akira Davis |Hisako Ueno |Noriko Hayashi
Last year, Koshihikari rice across Japan was devastated by the hottest summer on record. Compared with other types of rice, Koshihikari has a particularly low tolerance for heat, and the scorching temperatures turned its grains cloudy and brittle. That was a crushing blow to farmers in Niigata, where Koshihikari rice is the economy's biggest agricultural output. Image Shingo Kuwabara at a Shinnosuke rice field on his farm.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
infobae.com | Motoko Rich |Noriko Hayashi
Education (K-12)BackpacksJapanChildren and ChildhoodLa mochila escolar que une a la sociedad japonesa[Estamos en WhatsApp. Empieza a seguirnos ahora]Durante la pandemia, por ejemplo, el gobierno nunca ordenó el uso de mascarillas ni el cierre de locales, pero la mayoría de los ciudadanos llevaban la cara cubierta en público y se abstuvieron de salir a lugares concurridos.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Motoko Rich |Noriko Hayashi
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Motoko Rich |Noriko Hayashi
In Japan, cultural expectations are repeatedly drilled into children at school and at home, with peer pressure playing as powerful a role as any particular authority or law. On the surface, at least, that can help Japanese society run smoothly. During the coronavirus pandemic, for example, the government never mandated masks or lockdowns, yet the majority of residents wore face coverings in public and refrained from going out to crowded venues.
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May 17, 2024 | 
buffalonews.com | Noriko Hayashi
Snow crab at Kei Collection Paris, Kei Kobayashi's new restaurant on the top floor of the Toranomon Hills Station Tower in Tokyo, on March 26, 2024. Kei Kobayashi, who earned three Michelin stars in France, has come home to build an empire. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times)
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May 7, 2024 | 
buffalonews.com | Noriko Hayashi
FILE — Sony employees simulate the physical sensations of pregnancy at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Feb. 16, 2024. The simple power of numbers can begin to remake workplace cultures, but many Japanese women still struggle to balance their careers with domestic obligations. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times)
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May 7, 2024 | 
buffalonews.com | Noriko Hayashi
Kotono Hara, a career diplomat at the Foreign Ministry who juggles work with taking care of her preschool-age child, at the ministry in Tokyo, April 30, 2024. The simple power of numbers can begin to remake workplace cultures, but many Japanese women still struggle to balance their careers with domestic obligations. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times)
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Feb 3, 2024 | 
opinion.com.bo | Opinión Bolivia |Noriko Hayashi
EL ‘MIEDO’ DE LAS MUJERES INDÍGENASA mediados de agosto, a primera hora de la mañana, Zenobia de 40 años, estaba a punto de dar a luz a su séptimo hijo. Junto a su madre acudió para ser atendida por el médico Henry Flores en el Hospital Boliviano Español, situado en Patacamaya, a unos 100 km al sur de la ciudad de La Paz. ¿Prefiere dar a luz en la sala de partos del establecimiento o en la sala de parto intercultural? Ante la pregunta del médico Flores, Zenobia optó por la opción intercultural.
