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YOKOHAMA--U.S. classic bicycle enthusiast Eric Knight was teary-eyed after completing a journey of around 1,550 kilometers from Nagasaki to Yokohama on a high-wheeler that was popular in the 19th ... ( read original story ...)

Exponential growth in Washington’s balance sheet is adding momentum to the increase in U.S. Treasury yields and even helping to resurrect the crypto markets. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--Refusing membership to a golf club because a person was not born with Japanese nationality constitutes racial discrimination, the Nagoya High Court ruled. ( read original story ...)

Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station and developed normally in the first study indicating it could be possible for humans to reproduce in space, a group of Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Tai and Goyal also discussed the importance of a successful 13th WTO Ministerial Conference, a readout of the meeting issued by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) read. ( read original story ...)

Crowding on trains in Japan's capital has been getting harder to ignore, day by day. During rush hour, stations and platforms are nearly overflowing w･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is stepping up its crackdown on street prostitution near a park in the Kabukicho entertainment distr ... ( read original story ...)

Relive South Africa's successful title defence under Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber which culminated in Paris on Saturday night with the Boks winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup. ( read original story ...)

The law has long been decried by LGBTQ+ rights groups, and previous challenges in court have been struck down. ( read original story ...)

Anime veteran Masayuki Yoshihara made his feature debut with the film that tracks the struggles of a whisky distillery. ( read original story ...)

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says pausing the regular season for MLB players to participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics would be difficult. ( read original story ...)

Starring Nana Komatsu and Ryuhei Matsuda, the film explores the nature of love without memory. Japan’s Tetsuya Tomina is a director preoccupied with presence — a beguiling sense of place or striking ... ( read original story ...)

Trade ministers from the Group of Seven nations have started a two-day meeting in the western Japanese city of Osaka to discuss how to address economic coercion amid China's growing influence. ( read original story ...)

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal emphasised the need for public-private partnership and investment in key infrast ... ( read original story ...)

Regarded as one of the world's greatest filmmakers, Ozu’s often slow-paced chronicles of everyday lives in postwar Japan continue to charm fellow directors and audiences alike. ( read original story ...)

Ten years after he attended the Tokyo International Film Festival for the screening of The Grandmaster, Tony Leung returned to the festival on Thursday to conduct a masterclass. The Hong Kong acting icon, ( read original story ...)