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A Japanese court found guilty on Thursday the perpetrator of a 2019 arson attack on an animation studio that killed 36 people, with sentencing expected later in the day, local media reported."I didn't ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Police Club in 2024. Credit: Calm Elliott-Armstrong. Tokyo Police Club have announced that they are to break up this year, announcing details of a final hometown farewell gig. The four-piece – ... ( read original story ...)

WAKEFIELD, Mass. — Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America (YOHTA) has introduced a severe-duty solid forklift tire, the Galaxy MFS 101, that offers enhanced rider comfort and a heat-dissipating tread ... ( read original story ...)

Carolina Shiino, a 26-year-old Japanese model of Ukrainian descent, became the center of controversy after winning the title of Miss Japan 2024 on Monday. About Shiino: Shiino was born in Ukraine and moved to Japan at the age of 5 after her mother remarried a Japanese man. ( read original story ...)

Social media abuse came in week that also saw racist incidents in European football, prompting Fifa chief Gianni Infantino to call for tougher sanctions 'If it has caused Zion harm, then he has the full support of the whole team, ( read original story ...)

The latest winner of Miss Japan has divided the country – because she was born in a different country. Carolina Shiino, 26, was born to two Ukraine parents and moved to Japan at the age of five when ... ( read original story ...)

Ariunbayar Unurjargal, more commonly known as professional sumo wrestler Hakuba Takeshi, retired from his career in the spotlight in 2011. Still in Ryogoku, Tokyo's sumo district, he now shares his ... ( read original story ...)

A research group from Nagoya University in Japan has found that larger, slower-moving typhoons are more likely to be resilient against global warming. However, compact, faster-moving storms are more ... ( read original story ...)

HIRATSUKA, Japan — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) is planning to upgrade and expand passenger tire capacity at its 26-year-old plant in the Philippines with a $62.5 million investment over the coming ... ( read original story ...)

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media’s push to hold events in destination cities continued this week as it announced its new 10-year Spanish Grand Prix contract with Madrid. ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is set to expand car tyre production capacity at its Yokohama Tire Philippines, Inc. (YTPI), passenger car tyre production and sales subsidiary in the Philippines. ( read original story ...)

MANILA, Philippines – Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega on Wednesday said the Filipina arrested for allegedly abandoning two dead bodies in Tokyo, Japan is in good condition. The Filipina ... ( read original story ...)

A man in Tokyo has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to a unit of an apartment building he managed. The suspect was a member of the local community's volunteer fire department at the time. ( read original story ...)

An assemblyman and a former senior official of the Japanese capital's Chiyoda Ward were arrested on Jan. 24 on suspicion of leaking informati ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama will expand the production capacity of Yokohama Tire Philippines, Inc. (YTPI), by 1,800 tyres per day with an investment of 8.4 billion yen (around £45 million). As a result, the annual ... ( read original story ...)

One of two Filipinos arrested in Japan for allegedly abandoning the bodies of a married couple in Tokyo denied any involvement in the crime, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)