A startup venture in Sapporo, Hokkaido, is striving to popularize high-altitude travel by sending people into the stratosphere in a ... ( read original story ...)
DDT Bullet Train Match Feat. Minoru Suzuki Garners Mainstream Media Coverage
Professional wrestling has done a lot of crazy things, but now Japanese promotion DDT has staged a match on a speeding train. ( read original story ...)
Watch: Japanese wrestlers tussle on bullet train
Japanese professional fighters battled along a carriage aisle in what the organizer says was the first wrestling match held inside a bullet train. Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt have taken part in train ... ( read original story ...)
US stance on Japan yen intervention ‘depends on details’ of situation -Yellen
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday whether Washington would show understanding over another yen-buying intervention by Japan "depends on the details" of the situation."We usually ... ( read original story ...)
WATCH: Japanese professional fighters wrestle in bullet train
A train car turned into a wrestling ring on Monday, as Japanese professional fighters battled along a carriage aisle in what the organisers say was the first wrestling match held inside a bullet train ... ( read original story ...)
Wrestlers grapple each other on speeding train in Japan
Professional wrestlers Minoru Suzuki and Sanshiro Takagi fought together on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)
At Japan’s dementia cafes, forgotten orders are all part of the service
TOKYO - The 85-year-old server was eager to kick off his shift, welcoming customers into the restaurant with a hearty greeting: "Irasshaimase!" or "Welcome!" But when it came time to take their orders ... ( read original story ...)
Marines Say 3 Ospreys Forced to Land in Japan Didn’t Appear to Have Clutch Problems
The Marine Corps says that three Okinawa V-22 Ospreys that diverted from scheduled flight paths due to "caution indications" in the cockpit did not appear to suffer from a clutch issue that has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Bullet train passengers treated to wrestling match onboard, in world first
Monday saw the world's first wrestling match take place on a Japanese bullet train. View on euronews ... ( read original story ...)
Football: Urawa banned from next Emperor’s Cup over fan violence
A number of Urawa supporters rioted after their team's 3-0 loss away to Nagoya Grampus at CS Asset Minato Soccer Stadium on Aug. 2. The JFA in late August handed 17 Urawa supporters indefinite bans ... ( read original story ...)
Late Hernandez double earns Incheon victory over Yokohama F Marinos
Brazilian striker Hernandez scored twice in four minutes as the second half substitute earned South Korea's Incheon United a 4-2 win over J.League champions Yokohama F Marinos in their Group G opener ... ( read original story ...)
Wrestlers brawl on bullet train in Japan
A narrow aisle didn't stop two Japanese wrestlers from performing daring manoeuvres on board a 180mph bullet train - and it's not the first time this wrestling group has picked unusual spots for its ... ( read original story ...)
Unstable atmospheric conditions trigger heavy rain in northern Japan
Japanese weather officials are warning that moist air is making atmospheric conditions in northern Japan extremely unstable and triggering heavy rain there. ( read original story ...)
1st female mayor in Japan’s Aichi Pref. starts work
The new mayor of Nagakute, who became the first female head of a local government in Aichi Prefecture since the Local Autonomy Act ・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
People on the internet are split over Tokyo’s standing sleeping pods: ‘Why did Japan make this?’
"Only in Japan would you get a solution for a problem that doesn't exist," said one YouTuber, while a TikTok user said the pod was unexpectedly comfortable. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Osaka World Expo needs review amid setbacks, ballooning cost
Preparations for Osaka's upcoming World Expo, which will open in April 2025, are not moving as authorities had hoped, the largest factor being interna・・・ ... ( read original story ...)