Screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes discussed how the 2018 US women's singles final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka inspired "Challengers." ... ( read original story ...)
Charging bear attacks karate practitioner in Japan: “I thought I should make my move or else I will be killed”
A pair of bears picked the wrong person to mess with Thursday in Japan when they approached a 50-year-old karate practitioner only to be kicked away, police and media said, marking the latest in a spate of attacks in the country in recent months. ( read original story ...)
Symbol of Tokyo’s Shibuya Scramble Crossing renewed
SYNOPSIS: Shibuya Tsutaya, a symbol of Tokyo’s Shibuya scramble crossing, is renewed ahead of the Golden Week holiday. Shibuya Tsutaya, a symbol of Tokyo’s Shibuya scramble crossing, was reopened ... ( read original story ...)
Biggest Bills Fan From Tokyo, Japan Dances For The Rookies
There are some Bills fans that are famous among the Mafia: Bills Elvis, Pinto Ron, the ones that go shirtless at every game, the creator of the Bills Mafia Babes, and so many more. However, there is ... ( read original story ...)
Yukio Kasaya, 1972 Sapporo Olympic ski jumping champion, dies at 80
Former ski jumper Yukio Kasaya, who in 1972 became the first Japanese ever to win a Winter Olympic gold medal, has died at the age ... ( read original story ...)
Yukio Kasaya, Japan’s first Winter Olympic gold medalist, dies at 80
Yukio Kasaya, who made history by winning Asia's first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal in 1972, died from heart disease on Tuesday morning at a hospital in Sapporo. He was 80 years old. His family held ... ( read original story ...)
Japan announces plans to launch upgraded observation satellites
Japan’s space agency says it's planning to launch a major upgrade to its satellite imaging system, as a new flagship rocket is put to the test for a third time ... ( read original story ...)
Seventeen’s latest ‘The City’ project to launch in Yokohama and Osaka
Seventeen’s “'Follow' the City” project will return to Japan from Friday, just before the boy band performs its “Follow Again” encore concerts in Osaka and Yokohama in May. ( read original story ...)
3 arrested for alleged habitual abuse of disabled Osaka Pref. care home resident who died
Three employees at an Osaka Prefecture care facility were arrested on April 25 on suspicion of repeatedly assaulting a resident wi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan announces plans to launch upgraded observation satellites on new flagship rocket’s 3rd flight
Japan’s space agency says it's planning to launch a major upgrade to its satellite imaging system, as a new flagship rocket is put to the test for a third time. ( read original story ...)
Japan comes face to face with its own space junk
A satellite operated by Japanese company Astroscale has chased down a 15 year-old piece of space junk and taken an up-close image of it. The object is a discarded rocket segment that's about 11m by 4m ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Tightens Export Controls on More Chip and Quantum Tech
Japan said it plans to expand restrictions on exports of four technologies related to semiconductors or quantum computing, the latest in a global push to control the flow of strategic tech. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen hits fresh 34-year low after BOJ keeps rates steady
The yen eased to its weakest level in three decades against the U.S. dollar after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold on Friday, leaving markets on edge about possible intervention, ... ( read original story ...)
Oil sprays from an ANA flight carrying 213 people as it lands in northern Japan
Airline officials say oil sprayed from an All Nippon Airways plane as it landed in northern Japan, but none of the 213 people on board was injured. ( read original story ...)
12-year-old hippo in Japan raised as a male discovered to be a female
Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Japan also admitted on March 1 to making a similar blunder. It wrongly believed that a 21-month-old lion named Clay was male when it was actually female, Tokyo Weekender ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese ‘sugar baby’ jailed for $1M frauds and selling manual on getting money from men
A Tokyo court sentenced Mai Watanabe to nine years in prison for defrauding three men she had dated of 155.8 million yen (US$998,561) and for selling a guide on extracting money from men. ( read original story ...)