After serving a multi-year suspension in the majors for violating the league's domestic violence policy, former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer is currently pitching in Japan. While pitching for the ... ( read original story ...)
Disney relaunches exclusive 24-day ‘around the world’ tour to San Francisco, Tokyo and more—it costs $115,000 a person
Travelers on the exclusive Adventures by Disney tour will visit 12 theme parks and three iconic landmarks including the Taj Mahal and the Eiffel Tower. ( read original story ...)
Police investigating spray attack in Osaka department store restroom, suspect at large
Police in the western Japanese city of Osaka said Wednesday they are searching for a suspect who sprayed an unknown liquid on several wo ... ( read original story ...)
Chicago family desperate for answers after woman goes missing on trip to Japan
Is she being being held somewhere against her will? Is she hurt? There’s nothing we can even do,’ Kandace Schipper’s brother-n-law says ( read original story ...)
Baseball: DeNA’s Trevor Bauer goes distance for 1st time in Japan
Trevor Bauer struck out 12 in a three-hit victory as the Central League's DeNA BayStars beat the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fight ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ex-soldiers deny sex abuse in high-profile case
Four of the five Japanese ex-soldiers accused of sexually abusing a colleague in a widely followed case denied the allegations on Wednesday despite a previous apology to the victim, reports said.In a separate criminal case, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei Doubles From Pandemic Lows, Giving Buffett Boost
Big-cap Tokyo stocks are leading the charge as investors rotate out of China, where interest rates are being cut, and into Japan. ( read original story ...)
Police investigating spray attack in Japanese department store restroom, suspect at large
Police in the western Japanese city of Osaka say they are searching for a suspect who sprayed an unknown liquid onto several women inside a department store, causing pain to their faces and eyes ... ( read original story ...)
2025 Osaka Expo tickets to cost 7,500 yen per adult
Adult tickets for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, are set to cost 7,500 yen ($50) per adult, its organizing associ ... ( read original story ...)
Harry Potter park in Tokyo hopes to enchant Asian fans
Harry Potter fans will soon be able to take up their wands, put on their robes and immerse themselves in the boy wizard's world at a new theme park set to open in Tokyo on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka city council vote on IR ‘fors’ and ‘againsts’
The formal resolution was the idea of Osaka Innovation, the leading political grouping on the council, to make clear which factions of the city council’s elected representatives support the policy, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida may dissolve parliament on same day if no-confidence vote submitted -Fuji TV
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may dissolve the country's lower house of parliament if the opposition submits a no-confidence vote on Friday, and the dissolution would come the same day, Fuji TV reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan, OPEC to establish high-level dialogue, Nikkei says
Japan and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have agreed to establish a dialogue between senior officials, Nikkei reported on Wednesday, as the world's fourth largest oil importer looks to beef up energy security. ( read original story ...)
Upstart Japan Party Sees Coalition ‘Cold War’ Delaying Election
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is unlikely to call an election next month, but will probably delay it until the autumn to give him time to patch up a fight with his junior coalition partner, according to the leader of the upstart opposition Japan Innovation Party. ( read original story ...)
Biden Dispatching Sullivan to Tokyo for Talks With Japan, Philippines, South Korea Officials
President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo this week for talks with his counterparts from Japan, Philippines and South Korea ( read original story ...)
Dance ritual, prayers offered to gods at traditional Ainu ceremony in Sapporo
An annual re-creation of a traditional ceremony by the indigenous Ainu people of Japan's northeast was held on June 10 in Hokkaido's capita ... ( read original story ...)