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The Mainichi
15-05-2025
- General
- The Mainichi
The Mainichi News Quiz Answer for May 15
May 15, 2025 (Mainichi Japan) A street in the city of Osaka's Kita Ward is seen painted yellow and with pictures reminiscent of an aquarium, on Dec. 10, 2024. (Mainichi/Haruno Kosaka) In an attempt to discourage prostitution, authorities in Osaka recently painted a troubled street what color, inspired by a Nobel Prize-winning economist's "nudge" theory? A) Green B) Yellow C) Pink D) Blue Correct Answer: B) Yellow Authorities in Osaka painted a street notorious for prostitution yellow, drawing on "nudge theory," developed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler. Yellow was selected for its subconscious association with caution, designed to encourage pedestrians to move on quickly and not linger. Early findings suggest the intervention substantially reduced the number of people loitering on the street. Read the article
The Mainichi
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The Mainichi
Japan, Guinea-Bissau vow closer ties ahead of development conference
May 13, 2025 (Mainichi Japan) Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, right, and the president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, shake hands ahead of their talks in Tokyo on May 12, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The leaders of Japan and Guinea-Bissau agreed on Monday to boost bilateral cooperation, including on food security, ahead of a Japan-hosted conference on African development this summer. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told the West African country's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo that he hopes that the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, to be held in late August in Yokohama, will become a forum to co-create solutions to the continent's challenges for their collective prosperity, according to the Foreign Ministry. During their meeting at his office in Tokyo, Ishiba also told Embalo that "peace and stability in Guinea-Bissau is important for the stability" of West Africa, while urging "transparent and fair" presidential and parliamentary elections in November. Embalo was quoted as saying he wants bilateral cooperation to deepen in "all areas," adding that the African nation places importance on TICAD. The two leaders discussed the situation in East Asia, including North Korea's past abductions of Japanese nationals, and the war between Russia and Ukraine, as they affirmed the importance of the rule of law, the government said. Embalo also visited the World Exposition in Osaka amid his first Japan trip since becoming president in 2020.
