Tokyo digital art museum looks to ‘expand the beautiful’

The waterfall appears to run down the wall of a room and across the floor, but the flow is an illusion -- a digital exhibit at a new interactive museum in Tokyo. The flower-filled waterfall is the work of Japanese collective teamLab, known internationally ... ( read original story ...)

Member of Japan pop band Tokio quits over sexual misconduct

TOKYO (AP) — Tatsuya Yamaguchi of Japan's star pop band Tokio, who acknowledged last week that he had sexually harassed a teenage girl, says he's quitting the group. The other four band members appeared at a news conference Wednesday that was broadcast ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s pop band Tokio member resigns over sexual misconduct

TOKYO (AP) — Tatsuya Yamaguchi of Japan's star pop group Tokio, who acknowledged last week he had sexually harassed a teenage girl, says he's quitting the band. The other four members appeared in a news conference Wednesday that was broadcast live on ... ( read original story ...)

Universal Studios Japan coaster stalls with riders hanging

(Chika Oshima/Kyodo News via AP) The park apologized and said the problem was ... passengers are rescued from the stopped Flying Dinosaur rollercoaster at Universal Studios Japan amusement park in Osaka, western Japan. Sixty-four passengers were left ... ( read original story ...)

A’s, Mariners to open 2019 MLB season in Japan

(Reuters) - The first pitch of Major League Baseball’s 2019 season will be thrown in Japan with the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners playing a two-game set in Tokyo, the league said on Tuesday. The series will mark the eighth season-opener to be ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Abe seeks support for constitutional revision

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought public support Tuesday for his long-cherished goal of revising the country's war-renouncing constitution amid widening scandals that have hurt his government's popularity. Abe said he wants Japan's Self-Defense ... ( read original story ...)

S. Korea, Japan, China to hold summit next week

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea, China and Japan will hold a trilateral summit in Tokyo next week, Seoul announced Tuesday, the latest move in a diplomatic whirlwind centred around North Korea. The gathering on May 9 will bring together the South's President ... ( read original story ...)

Japan PM tells Jordan king he aims for strategic partnership

AMMAN, Jordan — Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told Jordan’s King Abdullah II that his country hopes to upgrade its ties with the kingdom into a strategic partnership. Abe told the monarch on Tuesday that “Jordan’s stability is ... ( read original story ...)

Japan PM seeks public support for revision to constitution

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seeking public support for his long-cherished goal of revising the country’s war-renouncing constitution amid widening scandals that have hurt his government’s popularity. In a statement Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks higher in quiet Labor Day trading

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shares were higher in Japan and Australia on Tuesday while most other major Asian markets were closed for public holidays. The White House's announcement that it would postpone a decision on imposing hefty tariffs on U.S ... ( read original story ...)