Naoya Inoue’s right cheek quivered as he stared into Luis Nery’s soul. Both fighters were inside the divisional limit for their RING and undisputed 122-pound championship. Inoue was 121¾ pounds ahead ... ( read original story ...)
Feature: Over 30,000 people rally in Tokyo to defend Japan’s pacifist constitution
TOKYO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- More than 30,000 peace-seeking Japanese have participated in a massive rally in Tokyo to defend the country's pacifist constitution, chanting "No constitutional amendments, ... ( read original story ...)
In Tokyo’s Asakusa, guided ‘lies tour’ rife with hoax stories charms visitors
From spinning tales about nonexistent brands to drafting in local businesspeople to make outlandish claims, the trip is a hit with tourists. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo calls US president’s remarks ‘unfortunate’ after Joe Biden labels Japan ‘xenophobic’
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has reassured Japanese allies that the president's remarks were only about conveying the US as "a nation of immigrants". ( read original story ...)
Biden’s Description Of Japan As Xenophobic Is ‘Unfortunate’- Tokyo
(MENAFN- Jordan Times) TOKYO - Japan hit back on Saturday at US President Joe Biden's comments about the Asian ally being“xenophobic” like China and Russia, calling the characterisation“unfortunate” ... ( read original story ...)
Juro Kara, rebel playwright behind Japan’s modern underground theater, dies at 84
Juro Kara, who helped shape Japan’s postwar avant-garde theater, defiantly yet playfully transforming the essence of Kabuki aesthetics into modern storytelling, has died. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says no plan to dissolve Diet after defeat in by-elections
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that he has no plan to dissolve parliament, a week after his Liberal Democrat ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida vows to tackle global challenges with South America
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Saturday to work together with South American countries to tackle global challenges ( read original story ...)
Japan and India reject Biden’s comments describing them as xenophobic countries
Japan and India have decried remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden describing them as “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants while he was speaking during a campaign fundraising event ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Pref. asked to delay ‘foreign tourist tax’ until after Expo 2025
The government of Osaka Prefecture plans to be Japan's first to implement a system of fees collected from foreign tourists in a bid to counte ( read original story ...)
Retro Japan: Tekko Kaikan hall in Tokyo symbolizes strength of the postwar steel industry
TOKYO -- "Tekko Kaikan" roughly translates as the "steel industry hall," and the building by that name in the Japanese capital's Chuo Ward indeed symbolizes the strength of steel. ( read original story ...)
Little Tokyo named one of America’s most ‘endangered’ historic places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named Little Tokyo to its 2024 Most Endangered Historic Places list. The list is assembled every year to spotlight American landmarks and historic sites, ( read original story ...)
Man assaults woman, steals her underwear in Sapporo
Police in Sapporo are looking for a man who assaulted a woman and stole her underwear as she was walking home. According to police, the incident occurred at around 2 a.m. Saturday. Hokkaido ... ( read original story ...)
Kansai Airport in Osaka says it hasn’t lost a single piece of baggage in 30 years
Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Osaka, Japan, marks 30 years without a single lost bag, earning it the Skytrax award for World's Best Airport for ... ( read original story ...)
Is crypto dying? How world’s governments are tightening norms
India, after lifting its crypto ban in 2020, is working on a Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill to enable the creation of an official digital currency. South Korea has ...
Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) Wallet Loses $69,300,000 Worth of Crypto in Apparent Address Poisoning Scam
A crypto wallet lost $69.3 million worth of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) in an apparent address-poisoning attack, according to the blockchain security firm CertiK.