Brazilian winger Mateus grabbed a late winner as fifth-placed Nagoya Grampus won 1-0 at home against third-placed Cerezo Osaka in th ... ( read original story ...)
A Famed Horror Director Mines Japan’s Real-Life Atrocities
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest movie, which recently won him the award for best director at the Venice Film Festival, is a thriller animated by the ghosts of Japan’s ghastly wartime experiments. ( read original story ...)
Keiki Yamada at Sapporo Daimaru
Starting with the Tsurumaru department store on the corner, there was a clothes shop, kimono store, musical instrument store, watch store, movie posters on the wall behind the old lady selling boiled ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sends three vessels to South China Sea in anti-submarine exercise
Japan's Maritime Self-defense Force conducted anti-submarine drills in the South China Sea on Oct. 9, deploying three vessels including a helicopter aircraft carrier and a submarine, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Excitement builds as S. Korea firm behind BTS nears IPO
Investors are anxiously awaiting as the South Korean entertainment company behind hugely popular K-pop boy band BTS plans its initial ... ( read original story ...)
Patients not recognized with ‘severe symptoms’ in 60% of COVID-19 deaths in Osaka Pref.
OSAKA -- About 60% of novel coronavirus patients in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka whose deaths were confirmed by Sept. 15 passed away without being categorized as having severe symptoms. Such ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes excavation of ancient Daisen Kofun tomb mound in Osaka
The site in Osaka Prefecture dates to the 5th century and is known as the mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku, though debate continues over who was actually buried there. ( read original story ...)
Tropical storm unleashes rain, strong winds in south Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Chan-hom brought powerful winds and rain to southern Japan on Saturday, with the weather bureau warning of landslides and flooding in most of the country. The storm, ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka By The Numbers
Her on-court success and heritage—a Japanese mother and a Haitian-American father—triggered a feeding frenzy of companies who wanted to be in the Naomi Osaka business. The result: $37.4 ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic chiefs cautiously confident about fans at Tokyo Games
Olympic officials have expressed confidence next year’s Tokyo Games will go ahead but admitted they will look unlike any Games that have gone before. ( read original story ...)
‘Japan to help BD set up earthquake-resistant bldgs’
State Minister for Relief and Disaster Management Ministry Dr Enamur Rahman said Japan would provide financial and technical assistance to all installations in Bangladesh to make them ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka cops busts orgy organizer in business ‘for years’
Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested the organizer of orgy parties in Osaka City on suspicion of prostitution ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Marathon altered amid coronavirus for second straight year
It’s the second straight year that the Tokyo Marathon — one of six annual World Marathon Majors — has been altered amid the coronavirus. This year’s Tokyo Marathon was held as scheduled on March 1, ... ( read original story ...)
Could have Japan Post avoided the disastrous Toll purchase?
ABC News The client was Japan Post. The target, Toll Group, the Melbourne trucking company that Paul Little had taken public – marrying his IPO banker – and built into an $8 billion-revenue logistics ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Car Trading Platform AutoCoinCars Shows Promising Signs of Growth
AutoCoinCars aims to provide a reliable and swift platform to cryptocurrency owners to buy and sell their cars. The forum connects the buyers with the dealers who accept cryptocurrency. The swift and ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Crosses $11K While DOJ Takes Aim at Crypto
Bitcoin Hits $11K as Square Exposes $2.3T Corporate Money Pot The list of challengers isn’t short. In no particular order, there’s Tron, EOS, Neo, Polkadot, Algorand, Cardano and Avalanche, ... ( read original story ...)