Eighth-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Canada survived a first-round challenge from Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Monday in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Zombies in Japan’s train: Yes, it’s real!
A unique horror experience unfolded on Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train with passengers facing off against live-action zombies. The two-hour journey fr ( read original story ...)
Drag queen Velma Belle reveals her favourite LGBTQ+ bars in Osaka
Discover three exciting gay, lesbian and queer bars ahead of the premiere of Opulence Volume 5 in Osaka on October 27 ( read original story ...)
China urges Japan to maintain ‘mutually cooperative, non-threatening’ ties, says Wang Yi
China hopes Japan will work with it to maintain a "mutually cooperative and non-threatening" positioning between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Japan's national security ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: What to expect from Japan’s Oct 27 election
Japan's general election on Sunday will be a test for new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is seeking to solidify his position atop a scandal-plagued party. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo man arrested over alleged fatal assault of acquaintance while drinking
A 55-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an acquaintance at his home in this city's Nishi Ward on Oct. 20 by Hokkaido Pref・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Breaking tradition: YEBISU accelerating expansion of creative range to catalyse new appeal for beer
Sapporo-owned YEBISU has been actively adding new beer flavours to its “creative range” over the past year, in a bid to stimulate new appeal for the alcoholic beverage. ( read original story ...)
Injured Naomi Osaka Pulls Out Of BJK Cup Finals To End Her 2024 Season
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka will skip next month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals as she recovers from injuries to her lower back and abdominal muscles. Osaka last played at the China Open in Beijing on October 1 when she retired injured midway through ... ( read original story ...)
17 Vietnamese women arrested over illegal girls bars in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has received a total of 23 complaints since 2020 about the five bars where the women were arrested. ( read original story ...)
Béla Tarr to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Tokyo Film Festival
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled Hungarian auteur Béla Tarr as the recipient of its lifetime achievement award for the upcoming 37th edition of the festival. Tarr, known for ... ( read original story ...)
Police arrest 22-year-old man over fatal Yokohama burglary
Mazuki Takarada, a self-declared sole proprietor from Chiba Prefecture, was arrested on Saturday over the death of a 75-year-old man in his Yokohama home last week. ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Injured Osaka to skip Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Japan's Naomi Osaka said she will skip next month's Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Spain as she recovers from injuries that have kept her out of key tournaments during the WTA's Asian swing. The ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s season over because of injury
Naomi Osaka's season appears to be over after she said she will not play at next month's Billie Jean King Cup finals because of injury. The four-time Grand Slam singles champion said in Tokyo on ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka cuts season short due to injury
Osaka has been sidelined since retiring from her last-16 match at the China Open against Coco Gauff in early October. ( read original story ...)
JAL unveils plane themed on Tokyo DisneySea’s new area
The plane, which features characters from the Disney movies 'Frozen,' 'Tangled' and 'Peter Pan,' will mainly fly on domestic routes until November next year. ( read original story ...)
Bad Polls for Japan’s Ruling Coalition May Cloud BOJ Rate Path
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition is continuing to soften in the runup to this coming weekend’s election, two polls showed, indicating the possibility that the vote ... ( read original story ...)