Sapporo is set to abandon its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics at the request of the Japanese Olympic Committee, and will inste ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to ditch 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics bid
Sapporo has decided to walk away from bidding for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, it has been reported. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to push back Winter Olympics bid to 2034 or later
Sapporo mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto will meet with the Japanese Olympic Committee next week to request the change. ( read original story ...)
I visited Japan and fell in love with the country’s bathrooms
A heated toilet seat was an immediate turnoff, but by the end of her trip, Insider's reporter welcomed the warmth and technology of Japan's bathrooms. ( read original story ...)
Japan coach Joseph makes one change for Argentina showdown
Japan have made a single change for their crunch Rugby World Cup Pool D fixture against Argentina in Nantes on Sunday as Siosaia Fifita comes onto the left-wing for the crucial clash, where victory will seal a quarter-final place. ( read original story ...)
The trials of SBF and DJT: Trump isn’t clean on crypto but he did warn us about it
Two trials – and Michael Lewis’s new book on Sam Bankman-Fried – cast light on the everlasting nexus of power and greed
Bank of Japan steps up bond purchases
In an effort to dampen government bond yields and bolster the yen, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) made unexpected government bond purchases on October 4. The central bank offered to purchase 675 billion yen ...
Visit a pepper-packed tribute to spiciness tucked away in an Osaka food court
When it comes to spicy food, there’s often a trend to push the limits of human pain tolerance and make hotter and hotter varieties of chili peppers. But with so much focus on the brute force of ... ( read original story ...)
IAEA panel will visit Fukushima nuclear plant later this month, Japan says
Japan on Friday said a task force from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit the Fukushima nuclear power plant later this month for the first time since it started releasing the plant's treated radioactive water in August. ( read original story ...)
Argentina picks Carreras ahead of Sanchez at flyhalf for decisive Rugby World Cup game against Japan
Argentina has picked Santiago Carreras ahead of Nicolas Sanchez at flyhalf for the decisive Rugby World Cup match against Japan. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo plans to drop bid for 2030 Winter Games
Officials of the northern Japanese city of Sapporo plan to drop their bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics and seek to host the Games in 2034 or later. ( read original story ...)
Police search Bigmotor outlets in Osaka Pref. over unnaturally withered trees
Osaka Prefectural Police on Oct. 6 searched seven outlets of used car dealership and repair chain Bigmotor Co. located within the prefecture ... ( read original story ...)
6.6-magnitude earthquake produces small tsunami near Japanese island
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake in the western Pacific Ocean Thursday morning created small tsunami waves that washed up on Japan's shores, officials said. The earthquake's epicenter was off the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurs near Honshu island
Japan had issued a tsunami advisory on Thursday following a strong earthquake of 6.6 magnitude near its outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean. No damage has been reported. ( read original story ...)
INSIDER: If he’s 100 per cent fit, superstar Am can’t be left out
The names of the busy Tokyo stations and the hubs you travel through on the journey from Yokohama to the central points in that vast and energetic city have begun to fade from memory. ( read original story ...)
3 bears are captured after sneaking into a tatami factory as northern Japan faces a growing problem
A patrolling town official spotted the bears, believed to be a parent and two cubs, as they walked into a tatami factory Wednesday morning in Misato, a town in Akita prefecture, where there’s been a growing number of reported bear attacks in or near residential areas. ( read original story ...)