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A 14-year-old girl died after falling from a multitenant building in the Kabukicho entertainment quarter in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on the evening of Oct. 13, possibly after a drug overdose, the ... ( read original story ...)

Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shinsuke Sugiyama, now an adviser to the Japanese foreign ministry, gives a lecture in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2025, during a forum marking the 60th ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: The All Nippon Airways (ANA) plane that hit runway lights at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday (Oct 13) may have tried to take off using the edge of the runway, instead of its centre. ( read original story ...)

Less than a year ago, Yuichiro Tamaki was fighting to retain the leadership of his own opposition party amid reports of an extramarital affair. Now, the 56-year-old athletics fan is in the running to ... ( read original story ...)

KKR & Co (NYSE:KKR) and PAG have emerged as leading bidders in a potential ¥400 billion (≈ $2.6 billion) deal to buy the real estate holdings of Sapporo Holdings (OTCPK:SOOBF), sources familiar with ... ( read original story ...)

IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has opened Holiday Inn & Suites Sapporo Odori Park, offering domestic and international travellers a welcoming base to explore one of ... ( read original story ...)

Since 1851, the World Fair has been a testing ground for future societies where visitors can interact with cutting-edge technology across sectors like healthcare, mobility, energy, and the arts. This ... ( read original story ...)

The 2025 World Exposition in the city of Osaka attracted a total of 25,578,986 visitors during its 184-day run, which ended on Monday. According to data released Tuesday by the Japan Association for ... ( read original story ...)

Three pedestrians were hit by a car at a crosswalk on an intersection near JR Nagoya Station in central Japan on Wednesday morning, ... ( read original story ...)

Sanae Takaichi, the woman poised to become the first prime minister of Japan, faces an increasingly tricky path to power. ( read original story ...)

Expo 2025 Osaka, held under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives,” featured 158 countries presenting innovations, cultural heritage, and visions for the future. The Pakistan Pavilion ... ( read original story ...)

No. 1 seed Naomi Osaka looks to continue her strong play in her home city of Osaka. She squares off against Suzan Lamens in a matinee battle on center court. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s men’s national football team staged a dramatic comeback, scoring three goals in the second half to overturn a two-goal deficit against Brazil. Earlier, Japan had drawn 2-2 with Paraguay in a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Sapporo Holdings has granted preferential negotiating rights for the sale of its real estate business to investment funds KKR and PAG, Nikkei has learned. ( read original story ...)

Xander Schauffele is renowned for his great attitude and it was certainly tested this year. He was coming off two majors in 2024 when he suffered a rib injury that kept him out for two years. ( read original story ...)

The organizer of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, western Japan, says the number of ticketed visitors to the event that ran for six months totaled more than 25.57 million. ( read original story ...)