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Five people died Sunday in a collision between a bus and a truck in Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido, local police said. ( read original story ...)

The city of Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee are waiting to see how things progress after the Swedish Olympic Committee ann ... ( read original story ...)

Department H is a monthly fetish event at the Tokyo Kinema Club, with themes ranging from April Fool’s Day and sumo wrestling to ‘June brides’. ( read original story ...)

Five people died in a collision between a bus and a truck on a national road in the town of Yakumo, Hokkaido, around noon on Sunday, according to local fire and other authorities. Among the five were ... ( read original story ...)

Five people were killed June 18 after an intercity bus collided with a truck carrying a load of pigs in the town of Yakumo in southwestern Hokkaido. ( read original story ...)

Japanese drama feature “Yoko” won the Golden Goblet best picture award at the Shanghai International Film Festival. The jury Grand Prix was awarded to Spain’s “Muyeres” with China’s Liu Jin ( read original story ...)

Who What Wear video content creator Remi Afolabi shares her guide to the most stylish places to visit, stay and eat in Tokyo. Click here to see her guide. ( read original story ...)

Ma’s stint at the University of Tokyo underscores the Chinese tech billionaire’s return to public life as an educator and researcher, as he keeps an arm’s length from the vast business empire he ... ( read original story ...)

A new Harry Potter studio opens its doors in Tokyo. Spread over a 30,000 square-metre site, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo "The Making of Harry Potter" has overtaken its London predecessor by becoming ... ( read original story ...)

JAPAN'S unilateral decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the sea disregards international law and public opinion, said analysts last Sunday, one day before the Tokyo Electric ... ( read original story ...)

Rainbow ears, but is Japan's parliament listening? Lucas Calloch/@dreiimos/UnsplashJapan has passed legislation aimed at “promoting the understanding” of members of the LGBTQ community – a watered-down bill that will do little to put the Asian country in line with fellow liberal democracies on the issue. ( read original story ...)

Japan-based Yokohama Rubber Company recently announced its plan to expand the passenger car tyre capacity in India. The company will invest Rs 671 cro ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s parliament has raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a limit which had remained unchanged for more than a century and was among the world’s lowest, amid calls for greater protection ( read original story ...)

The new Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi opened during the pandemic — and is finally getting its moment in the sun. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government and several of its largest banks are set to launch within the month a "green transformation" programme aiming to eventually attract 150 trillion yen ($1.06 trillion) in investment over the next decade, ( read original story ...)

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday for their first state visit since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019.They will also pay a visit to a new mass rapid transit (MRT) train depot constructed in the capital with Japan's help and a Tokyo-funded pump station that prevents flooding. ( ...