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Nagoya Grampus will welcome Kashiwa Reysol to the Toyota Stadium in the second leg of the J League Cup playoff on Sunday. The first leg at the Kashiwa Hitachi Stadium ended in a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Nagoya plan to question staff at Japan Post's Tokai branch after 245 letters and other items that had been dropped off in mailboxes in Nakamura Ward were found in bushes near Nagoya Station ... ( read original story ...)

A so-called "human washing machine," which can shower and dry a person in just 15 minutes even while lying down, has been installed for the first time at a hotel in Osaka, Japan. On the 14th, the ... ( read original story ...)

A United Airlines flight bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon after experiencing an engine failure during departure, the ... ( read original story ...)

A United Airlines jet bound for Tokyo was forced into an urgent return to Washington Dulles International Airport ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events, opened here on Feb. 4, overcoming what had been a record low snowfall this season. About 140 snow statues are now ... ( read original story ...)

The hiker's GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal attack, the Asahi Shimbun reported. ( read original story ...)

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means. ( read original story ...)

President Lee Jae-myung has confirmed the appointment of Lee Young-chae, 54, a professor at Japan’s Keisen Women’s University, to fill the vacant position of Consul General in Osaka, which has been ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Metro Co. conducted a disaster drill early Saturday at a train station in the major western Japan city it serves to prepare for ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka admits she has certain “toxic traits,” and that’s living every day like it’s her last on earth and also asking very direct questions because she is a curious person. ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO -- Bear attacks on pet dogs have become a regular occurrence in north Japan, with one hunter suggesting the phenomenon is caused by bears beco･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

On December 12, 2025 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, @nissymarklinist shared a video showing the immediate aftermath of the offshore Aomori earthquake as felt at Naebo Station. In the video, the ... ( read original story ...)

Piper Gilles shook her head as the scores popped up on the screen. She and Paul Poirier had just delivered their cleanest free dance of the season at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. ( read original story ...)

Former Padres right-hander Sean Reynolds is signing with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. It’ll be the first overseas stint ... ( read original story ...)

For the third straight year, Yokohama Tire has renewed its partnership with Tread Lightly! and will again be an official partner of the renowned U.S-based nonprofit organization that’s dedicated to ... ( read original story ...)