Category: NEWS

Naomi Osaka has navigated parenthood alongside her longtime boyfriend, who happens to be a Grammy-nominated rapper. ( read original story ...)

Japan and the U.S. will announce closer cooperation in high-tech areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) in a joint statement when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with President Joe Biden next ... ( read original story ...)

Products containing red yeast rice and meant to lower cholesterol are also sold in the U.S., but what they contain can be murky. ( read original story ...)

Central Japan Railway Co. said Friday it has given up its plan to launch a new high-speed maglev train between Tokyo and Nagoya in 20 ... ( read original story ...)

The inaugural Tokyo E-Prix comes at an exciting time given both the on-track happenings of 2024 and current events in the paddock. Through four races so far, Formula E has seen four different winners ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s health ministry has said that COVID-19 vaccinations will no longer be free of charge starting in April, but has not announced a ban on the vaccines, as suggested in social media posts. ( read original story ...)

Ken Koshio says he's not after a world record but rather to honor the woman the mountain is named after, Lori Piestewa. ( read original story ...)

"Oppenheimer," a film focusing on American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb, premiered on Friday in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Fans heard directly from the former No. 1 on social media during the final days of the year's opening hard-court swing. ( read original story ...)

People in Hiroshima react to first screening of the film, which was delayed after outrage at ‘Barbenheimer’ memes ... ( read original story ...)

Cinemas show trigger warnings after film’s opening was delayed to avoid coinciding with the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings ... ( read original story ...)

After the announcement on Wednesday that the Washington Wizards and Capitals teams will stay in D.C., many of the nearby businesses are breathing a sigh of relief. ( read original story ...)

Central Japan Railway Co. won’t meet its 2027 target of bringing the world’s fastest train into service by connecting Tokyo and Nagoya using magnetic-levitation technology, the company said. ( read original story ...)

HIROSHIMA (Reuters) - Best picture winner "Oppenheimer" finally premiered in Japan on Friday, eight months after a controversial grassroots marketing push and concerns about how its nuclear theme ... ( read original story ...)

As the film arrives eight months late, some Japanese wish it depicted the atomic bombs’ aftermath in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ( read original story ...)

Audiences in Japan have finally been able to watch the blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer. The story about the creator of the nuclear bomb was always going to be a difficult watch in Hiroshima - the place ... ( read original story ...)