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The four-time Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka, shared her feelings about misogynistic views placed on her after the announcement of her pregnancy and withdrawal from tennis until 2024. Osaka tweeted ... ( read original story ...)

A man died and another was injured on Tuesday after a mobile crane toppled and hit nearby cars at a construction site in Tokyo's Shin ... ( read original story ...)

But Taro Kono, the country’s 60-year-old Digital Minister, is on a mission to bring Japan’s reality bit by bit closer to its oft-perceived modernistic image.Kono may have his own lifesize mechanical avatar designed by a professor at Osaka University—”I’m hoping to use it to let people know about the new national ID card we’re issuing, ( ...

Japan’s Topix rose, headed for its highest close since August 1990, as foreign buying and locally driven corporate governance improvements lift stocks to levels not seen since the nation’s bubble economy burst. ( read original story ...)

Years of delay to plans for Japan’s first casino resort won’t have an adverse effect on the project in the long run, Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said, as the facility looked set to open in 2030. ( read original story ...)

"There are plenty of male athletes with kids that are significantly less accomplished, you might wanna worry about them instead." ... ( read original story ...)

From swanky new hotels to grande dame eats and bank account-busting pamper sessions, here’s the the A-List edit of where to hit up on your next visit to Tokyo. Say ciao to the new decadent Diva ... ( read original story ...)

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo is in Tokyo, Japan to participate in the Munich Leaders Meeting (MLM) and engage in a number of policy discussions until May 16. ( read original story ...)

The Fast and Furious franchise's timeline can be a bit confusing, so here's where the movie Tokyo Drift belongs in the timeline. ( read original story ...)

Once a super convenient portal for flying out of Tokyo, a lot of people forget the Tokyo City Air Terminal still exists. ( read original story ...)

After three years of Covid-era masking, some Japanese people feel their facial expressions are a bit rusty. Enter Keiko Kawano, smile instructor. ( read original story ...)

TEAMZ Web3 Summit has announced the participation of a total of 137 companies from around the world and a series of side events, and the Web3 market in Tokyo is expected to be very active during the ... ( read original story ...)

When planning to visit a city as big as Tokyo, it’s natural to have a lot of questions. There are a mind-boggling array of attractions, accommodation options and transport methods to consider when ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's digital transformation minister, Taro Kono, said people should be careful when using ChatGPT because it could give incorrect answers. ( read original story ...)

Nearly one million travelers on international flights used the two major airports serving the Tokyo region during the recent spring holiday. The numbers for Narita and Haneda airports were about 60 ... ( read original story ...)

The Hokkaido Prefectural Government has issued a "brown bear warning" after multiple sightings were reported near residential areas across ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)