Bad Bunny is heading to Tokyo to perform as part of Spotify’s Billions Club Live series, with a concert slated for March 7. The show marks the musician’s first-ever performance in Asia and Japan, and ... ( read original story ...)
Bebe Rexha Recalls Making Out with a Fan While Drunk in Tokyo: ‘Is That Weird?’
Bebe Rexha is opening up about a wild night out in Tokyo. In a new interview with Page Six Radio, the Grammy-nominated artist, 36, recalled making out with a fan during a drunken night at a club in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Deaflympics 2025 leaves lasting boost for accessible tourism
Tokyo’s hosting of the 2025 Deaflympics has delivered a significant boost to Japan’s accessible tourism capabilities, with organisers and travel trade representatives pointing to lasting improvements ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-figure skating-Japan’s Miura and Kihara say pairs gold ‘hasn’t hit’ after comeback win
By Irene Wang MILAN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara said on Tuesday they were still processing their dramatic triumph after roaring back from fifth place to win their country ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama horror as huge fire engulfs entire street with 5 homes in flames
The Yokohama City Fire Bureau said multiple units were dispatched and firefighting operations remain ongoing. Authorities say at least five homes have been affected by the blaze as flames spread ... ( read original story ...)
Sanae Takaichi Wants to Make Japan Great Again. It Won’t Be Easy.
"Sanae Takaichi wants a prosperous and muscular Japan but remains vague on funding her reforms," writes Jeff Kingston ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Japan’s debt issuance to surge 28% in fiscal 2029 from 2026, finance ministry estimates
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Japan will likely see annual bond issuance surge 28% three years from now on rising debt-financing costs, a finance ministry estimate reviewed by Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Shares fall in Japan, while most Asian markets are shut for Lunar New Year
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index has fallen, while most markets in Asia are closed for Lunar New Year holidays. Oil prices were mixed. ( read original story ...)
Shares fall in Japan, while most of Asia’s markets are shut for the Lunar New Year holiday
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell about 1% on Tuesday following a U.S. national holiday, while most markets in Asia were closed for Lunar New Year holidays. U.S. futures declined and oil prices ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Wins Pairs Skating Gold at Milan Winter Olympics
Most of the pairs in the competition struggled with mistakes—until Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Mihara took to the ice and drew the only standing ovation of the evening. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-figure skating-Japan’s Kihara says he skated through tears to claim Olympic pairs gold
By Agnieszka Flak MILAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Figure skater Ryuichi Kihara said he could not stop crying since the early setback he and partner Riku Miura suffered on Sunday, but on Monday the duo ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama India plans tier-2, tier-3 push with eyes on SAARC and African markets
The company is leveraging rising SUV demand and higher sales of 16-inch and above tyres, supported by investments in localisation and its automated Vizag plant. ( read original story ...)
Inside Tokyo’s growing movement toward inclusive para sports
Along the edge of a polished court, wheelchairs sit side by side while office workers wait to take turns throwing balls. Similar scenes can now be found throughout the city of Tokyo as Para sports ... ( read original story ...)
China is hitting Japan where it hurts. Will PM Takaichi give in?
From recalling pandas to cancelling tourist flights, China continues to retaliate after Takaichi's comments on Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Figure skating Olympics pairs results: Japan wins first gold, USA top 10
The Olympic figure skating pairs competition ended with Japan taking gold and Team USA getting two top 10 finishes. See full results, highlights. ( read original story ...)
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara win Japan’s first Olympic pairs gold with a world-record free skate
MILAN — Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara delivered Japan's first Olympic gold medal in pairs skating, earning a world-record score for their free skate on Monday night to climb from fifth after their ... ( read original story ...)