Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet slid 12 percentage points to 33%, coming off a peak during a Group of Seven leaders summit in Hiroshima, the Mainichi Shimbun reported on Sunday, ( read original story ...)
Asia markets set for mixed open as Japan continues hitting 33-year highs
Australian and Japanese markets look to rise, but Hong Kong markets are set to fall as markets open on Monday. ( read original story ...)
64-year-old man arrested over fatal assault in Yokohama in February
Police in Yokohama said Sunday they have arrested a 64-year-old man on suspicion of fatally assaulting a 78-year-old man on a sidewalk in February. According to police, Shigeo Hattori, a company ... ( read original story ...)
5 dead after bus collides with truck in Japan’s Hokkaido
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 ...)
Olympics: Sapporo waiting to see Sweden’s progress on 2030 games bid
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 ...)
Japan’s fetishists find a safe haven for their sexual preferences at Tokyo’s Department H: ‘I come here to be myself’
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 killed in collision of bus and truck in Hokkaido
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 ...)
5 killed after bus, truck collide on straight stretch of Hokkaido road
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 ...)
Japan’s ‘Yoko’ Wins Golden Goblet Prize at Shanghai Film Festival
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 ...)
I’m an Editor Who Has Just Been to Tokyo—Here’s What You Need to Know
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 ...)
Alibaba founder Jack Ma conducts first class as visiting professor at Japan’s University of Tokyo
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 ...)
New Tokyo Studio Becomes Largest Indoor Harry Potter Attraction In The World
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 ...)
Banning goods with radiation contamination risks can pressure Tokyo – analysts
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 ...)
Watered-down LGBTQ ‘understanding’ bill shows how far Japan’s parliament is out of step with its society – and history
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 ...)
Yokohama to invest Rs 671 crore to expand passenger tyre capacity in India
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 raises the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, which was among the world’s lowest
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 ...)