Tokyo's busy shopping, business and entertainment district of Shibuya is trying hard to keep visitors at bay during this year's Halloween weekend. ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido pulls backing for Sapporo’s bid to host Olympics
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India holds trade talks with Japan, UK on sidelines of G-7 meet in Osaka
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Filmmaker Kotsuji Yohei On Self-Funding Tokyo Competition Title ‘A Foggy Paradise’ & The State Of Indie Filmmaking In Japan
This year's Tokyo Film Festival (TIFF) has three Japanese filmmakers playing in competition - a haul that TIFF programming director Ichiyama Shozo told Deadline is a welcome high for the fest. One of ... ( read original story ...)
Kokusai Electric shares jump 28% in Tokyo debut
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India, UK trade ministers review progress of talks on proposed FTA
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Crypto Unicorn Expects India to Lower Tax That Crushed Trading
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Japan business lobby to urge Boj to achieve ‘moderate’ inflation: Nikkei
Japan's business lobby, Keidanren, will urge member firms to consider raising base salaries next year and is calling on the central bank to achieve "m ...
Watch: Naomi Osaka ramping up intensity in practice
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka is seemingly ramping up the intensity in her practices as she is working hard to be in great shape when the time comes for the start of the 2024 season. Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
In Honor of Her Return to the Court, Here are Our 5 Favorite Photos of Tennis Star Naomi Osaka in Malibu
Japanese professional tennis player Naomi Osaka is gearing up for a return to the court following a year-long hiatus. The 26-year-old last took to the tennis court on tour last September, then took a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo DisneySea to open new area themed on ‘Frozen,’ ‘Tangled,’ ‘Peter Pan’ in June 2024
A new area themed on Disney's blockbuster movies "Frozen," "Tangled" and "Peter Pan" will open at Tokyo DisneySea on June 6, 2024, operator O･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Shibuya district raises alarm against unruly Halloween
The busy Shibuya shopping, business and entertainment district of Tokyo is trying hard to keep visitors at bay during Halloween weekend ... ( read original story ...)