A glass window was destroyed, two wooden lantern stands burned and two metallic lanterns vandalized at Little Tokyo's Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple. ( read original story ...)
College softball provides an anchor for Tokyo Olympic hopefuls during pandemic
NCAA Division I college softball is providing a training ground this season for players preparing for the 2021 Summer Olympics in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Ambient Meditations Season 2 – Vol 37 – Qrion
Qrion leans into the quieter side of her production and pulls out a beautiful, emotionally spacious, and feel-good mix that feels almost like a personal soundtrack. ( read original story ...)
Relief, concerns mixed in Japan over having virus emergency lifted early
Relief and concerns among businesses, citizens and even governors were mixed in the six prefectures that Prime Minister Yoshihide Su ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Sets Big Goals to Grow Through 2023
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has sets its global goals for 2023, and part of the company's vision is to increase both original equipment and replacement tire sales while focusing on its Advan and ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka shows off pink hair after Australian Open win
"Sakura could never," Osaka said in a post. Naomi Osaka wins 2nd US Open title After an amazing recent win at the Australian Open, Naomi Osaka is continuing to make people smile by rocking a cool new ... ( read original story ...)
An ‘Old Men’s Club’ Dominates Japan. The Young Just Put Them on Notice.
Change may come slowly in Japanese society, but social media has offered an outlet for a younger generation stifled by a rigid hierarchy. ( read original story ...)
‘Sakura could never’: Naomi Osaka debuts pink hair on Instagram; impresses fans
Osaka recently shared a picture of herself on social media striking a pose and her fans are overjoyed. In the caption she also slyly inserted a reference to a pink-haired Anime character Sakura Haruno ... ( read original story ...)
Japan women’s minister opposes plan to allow keeping of birth names
Japan’s minister for women’s empowerment and gender equality, Tamayo Marukawa, is among a group of conservative MPs who have opposed a legal change that would allow women to keep their birth name ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama rings the changes with YX2023
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd aims to achieve record sales revenue of ¥700 billion (€5.43 billion) and business profit of ¥70 billion in 2023, under a new medium-term management plan. Alongside the Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
Japan minister opposes move to allow women to keep maiden names
Tamayo Marukawa among 50 conservative MPs to urge local body not to support change in policy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Lift Virus Emergency in Osaka Region as Cases Wane
Japan will lift states of emergency in its western regions that had been in place for more than six weeks, underscoring progress against a coronavirus surge that has battered the economy and Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Osaka court ruling on welfare cuts a warning against ignoring social lifelines
The Osaka District Court has ruled the national government's reduction of base welfare benefit amounts illegal in a lawsuit filed by a group of welfar ... ( read original story ...)
Shrine’s amulet sells out after Osaka likely had one in Australia
The amulet appears to be the “hissho” (go for victory) lucky charm from Shirasaki Hachimangu shrine in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, based on its color and design. During the tournament, Osaka, 23, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to end state of emergency for six prefectures this month
The Japanese government said on Friday it would end a state of emergency in all but Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures at the end of this month, a week earlier than scheduled, as new coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Survivors of fatal house fire in Japan sue Apple for $1.3M, blame blaze on iPhone
Survivors of a house fire that killed a couple in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi filed an approximately 140-million-yen (about $1.3 m ... ( read original story ...)