Inside the war between a very powerful company and a very stubborn franchisee, complete with threats, spies and videotape. ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Grampus manager Ficcadenti tests positive for COVID-19
Nagoya Grampus manager Massimo Ficcadenti has tested positive for COVID-19, the J-League first-division side said Friday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka enjoys winning start in bid to end clay court jinx
Japan's Naomi Osaka began her bid to capture a first clay court title with a 7-5, 6-2 win over compatriot Misaki Doi in the opening round of the Madrid Open on Friday. Osaka, the reigning US and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shipowner asks cargo owners to share Suez damage cost
The Japanese owner of a massive container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week, halting billions of dollars in maritime commerce, is asking owners of the freight it is carrying to share ... ( read original story ...)
Young widow arrested for poisoning Japan’s ‘Don Juan’
He described himself as a Japanese Don Juan — he boasted in books and on television about his many lovers, and insisted that his sexual escapades kept him alive. But now the young widow of Kosuke ... ( read original story ...)
Go getcha gachas: Store with 1,000 capsule toy vending machines opens in Sapporo
One of the largest "gacha gacha" capsule toy stores in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido opened here on April 28 with about 1,000 vending machines. The shop, covering an approximately ... ( read original story ...)
Whole family gets COVID-19 while waiting at home for treatment places amid Osaka surge
With the rapid spread of coronavirus infections in Osaka Prefecture, the number of patients having to stay home to recover or wait for hospit ... ( read original story ...)