Month: August 2022

First-time champion Ichinojo was rewarded for his July triumph Monday by earning re-promotion to komusubi in the Japan Sumo Associati ... ( read original story ...)

Russian missiles pounding Ukraine have spooked Japan into boosting defense spending. Now, with tensions rising over the Taiwan Strait, calls are growing to address another security threat: shriveling ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will use its place on the United Nations Security Council to push for an African seat on the top world body, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida s ... ( read original story ...)

A recent survey conducted in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward has shown that as many as one-third of "hikikomori," or social recluses, living there have no desire for the government to help them reintegrate into ... ( read original story ...)

Pan Pacific Hotels Group has signed two new properties in partnership with Tokyu Hotels. Scheduled to open in the first half of 2023, the Bellustar Tokyo, a Pan Pacific Hotel and Hotel Groove Shinjuku ... ( read original story ...)

With Neeraj Chopra back in the field once again the star javelin thrower donated his Tokyo 2020 gold medal-winning javelin to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne S ... ( read original story ...)

Stationing F-35As at Misawa Air Base in Japan would boost military cooperation with U.S. allies, writes this author. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka praises Serena Williams ahead of her retirement, describing her as "the biggest thing that will ever be in the sport." ... ( read original story ...)

The feature-packed ibisPaint drawing software has become the most-downloaded mobile app from a Japanese company, with further enhancements planned to extend its reach. ibisPaint has been downloaded ... ( read original story ...)

Tunis (AFP) – Japan will cooperate closely with African countries to promote "more resilient" economies, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the final session of an investment conference in Tunisia on ... ( read original story ...)