Writer-director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s 'Drive My Car,' adapted from a Haruki Murakami short story, is among the year's most celebrated films. ( read original story ...)
How Tokyo pulled off the Olympics in the midst of a pandemic
Staging the Tokyo Olympic Games in the midst of a pandemic was a formidable task. So how did its organizers pull it off, and what is the Games' legacy now that Tokyo's Olympic flame has gone out? ( read original story ...)
Jeremy Chua, Nicole Midori Woodford Talk Japan Co-Production During COVID-19 – ATF
Prolific Singaporean producer Jeremy Chua (Cannes titles “Rehana,” “A Yellow Bird”) and compatriot Nicole Midori Woodford were among the many filmmakers affected by the ... ( read original story ...)
CMA CGM Group Upsizes Vessels Calling at Port of Yokohama
The APL ESPLANADE made its first call today at Yokohama port, becoming the CMA CGM Group’s first 14,000-TEU containership in the Japanese port. Accommodation has been made for the Honmoku D4 terminal ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympian Frazer Clarke signs first professional boxing contract
Olympic bronze medalist Frazer Clarke has signed his first professional boxing contract, with his debut expected to take place next February. Clarke stepped onto the podium for Great Britain in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic medalist Frazer Clarke signs first professional contract
Clarke has signed a professional deal with BOXXER and Sky Sports today, and will look to make his debut on the undercard of Amir Khan vs Kell Brook ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo art exhibition hands out umbrellas as social distancing measure
Visitors were handed umbrellas upon arriving at the indoor Tokyo art exhibition to maintain social distancing while viewing the artworks. The COVID-19 countermeasure at the exhibition was the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese bus driver chases down groper who targeted 18-year-old girl on his vehicle
He wasn’t in an office, though, because Koga works as a bus driver for Meitetsu Bus Co. in Nagoya. A little after 4 p.m., he pulled over to the side of the road for what he assumed was going to be a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo art exhibition uses umbrellas to social distance
Ever used an umbrella…to stay healthy? Location: Tokyo, Japan This art exhibition is handing them out as a social distancing tool Kazuhisa Kusaba came up with the idea after his grandchildren were ... ( read original story ...)
Gennadiy Golovkin vs. Ryota Murata postponed in wake of Japan’s COVID-19 travel restrictions
When Japan announced a temporary ban on travel to the country in the wake of the omicron COVID-19 variant, it seemed only a matter of time before the middleweight championship unification bout between ... ( read original story ...)
Golovkin’s world title fight in Japan postponed due to COVID-19
Gennady Golovkin's world title fight against Ryota Murata in Japan has been postponed due to the global spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, promoters said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
How Tokyo Appears in ‘Money Heist’ Season 5 Part 2
In a dramatic twist of fate Tokyo was killed in Season 5 Part 1, but Úrsula Corberó continues to appear in the final season despite her character's death. ( read original story ...)
Former IOC member Lamine Diack with ties to Tokyo 2020 case dies at 88
Lamine Diack, a former International Olympic Committee member who was tied to a French corruption case over Japan's bid to secure the ... ( read original story ...)
Ray Parks: Detaching and finding balance in Japan
I can imagine what it must have been like for my dad when he first played as an import in the Philippines,’ says Ray Parks, noting that playing overseas can be tough ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan head: Omicron Covid variant could slow global chip recovery
The Covid Omicron variant of COVID-19 could add pressure to a chronic shortage of microchips used in car manufacturing warned Makoto Uchida head of Nissan Motors ... ( read original story ...)
Kawasaki Heavy says liquefied hydrogen carrier may leave Japan this month
The world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier could leave Japan for Australia to pick up its first cargo of hydrogen late this month though the return date has yet to be set due to COVID-19, Japan's ... ( read original story ...)