As he welcomes the G7 to Hiroshima, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to turn a once pacifist Japan into a military power ( read original story ...)
Olympic skateboard champions to compete in new Tokyo int’l event
About 90 skaters from 14 countries are scheduled to take part in a new international skateboarding event, Tokyo Uprising, at Tokyo's ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Meditation For Children Is Actually For All Of Us
As an immigrant living in America who is unlearning behaviors that don’t serve me, seeing Osaka prioritize mental health feels like permission to do the same. ( read original story ...)
This 80-year-old pudding maker in Tokyo goes viral for his flan-flinging flair
For more than five decades now, Shizuo Mori, now 80, has been waking up at 4 a.m. to prepare the famous flan-style puddings he serves at Hecklen, his cozy corner café in Tokyo’s Toranomon neighborhood ... ( read original story ...)
Trevor Bauer gets absolutely shelled in second start with Yokohama BayStars
Trevor Bauer is playing baseball with the Yokohama BayStars, and he got rocked in his second start, including giving up three home runs. ( read original story ...)
Japan working towards opening of NATO liaison office in Tokyo
Japan is working towards the opening of a NATO liaison office in Tokyo, Japan's ambassador to the U.S. Koji Tomita said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Four arrests in Tokyo robbery
A brazen robbery in Tokyo's Ginza district has led to the arrest of four teenagers. It's also making many wonder if Japan is still such a safe country. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police investigating 4 teens over Rolex store robbery
The four individuals under investigation for possible involvement in the robbery of a Rolex specialty store in Tokyo's upmarket Ginza ... ( read original story ...)
Japan learning to smile again after forgetting how in pandemic
Japanese people are taking lessons in smiling after losing the knack during the three-year pandemic in which most hid their faces behind surgical masks.It is o ( read original story ...)
Yokohama reunion for Postecoglou as Celtic confirm July friendly
Celtic will begin their Asian summer tour with a friendly against Ange Postecoglou's former club Yokohama Marinos on 19 July. Postecoglou guided Marinos to the J-League title in 2019 during his ... ( read original story ...)
4 male teens, aged 16 to 19, arrested in relation to S$983,200 luxury watch robbery in Tokyo
The Japanese police found the Toyota abandoned on a street in Minato, Tokyo at around 6:30pm on May 8, according to Asahi . They found four male teenagers in an apartment in the Akasaka area, located ... ( read original story ...)
Sentences finalized for suit retailer execs in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal
A suspended prison sentence handed down to the former chairman of Yokohama-based suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc. for bribing a Tokyo Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo group calls for protection of entertainment workers’ rights amid AI advances
A Tokyo-based association submitted a written appeal on May 8 for protections for creators to Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, amid conce・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine’s envoy to Japan urges G7 to condemn any threat to use nuclear weapons
The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations must condemn any threat to use nuclear weapons and vow "decisive action" against such a move when they hold a summit next week in the city of Hiroshima, ( read original story ...)
Downtown Osaka bustling again as COVID downgraded to same as flu
Tourists and young people swarmed to downtown Osaka's Minami area on May 8, many of them maskless, as Japan downgraded COVID-19's status to C・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo opens 24-hr, multilingual COVID hotline
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government opened a 24-hour, multilingual coronavirus hotline on May 8, the day COVID-19 was downgraded to a Class 5 d・・・ ... ( read original story ...)