Japan has spent 50 years fretting about its low birth rate and declining population but new prime minister Yoshihide Suga has hit on a different solution: fertility treatment. In his leadership ... ( read original story ...)
Ticket refund process for Tokyo 2020 expected to begin next month
Tokyo 2020 are reportedly set to open applications for Olympic ticket refunds next month following the rescheduling of the Games. Organisers confirmed in July they would issue refunds to ticketholders ... ( read original story ...)
The Walking Gundam In Yokohama Is Getting Some Cool New Toys
The walking Gundam in Yokohama is getting ready for its public opening this December and it looks like we will get toys of the new design as well. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo wise to exercise restraint with Washington’s Taiwan games
The US and Japan are now mulling how to deal with possible "Taiwan contingency," Randall Schriver, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs in the US government, said at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fukushima Power Plant To Discharge Contaminated Water Into Pacific Ocean
Greenpeace believes that the Japanese government has the capacity to continue storing and processing the contaminated Fukushima water to avoid risks that are perilous to people. ( read original story ...)
British & Irish Lions could tour Japan in wake of sides meeting at Murrayfield
The British & Irish Lions have opened the door for a future tour of Japan after announcing only the third “home” match in their illustrious history against the Brave Blossoms next summer. Warren ... ( read original story ...)
Arcadia, a WWII incarceration site, names its first police chief of Japanese descent
Arcadia announced that 28-year veteran Capt. Roy Nakamura will officially take over as head of the police department Jan. 9 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo rally calls for return of individuals abducted by North Korea
About 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gathered in Tokyo on Saturday to call for the immediate return of Japanese citizens abducted by ... ( read original story ...)
All new venues completed for Tokyo Olympics as COVID-19 remains obstacle
Tokyo opened its new Olympic swimming venue Saturday, and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike pointed out that it was finished eight months ago, just weeks before the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next ... ( read original story ...)
Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea Hold a Rally in Tokyo
Participant offer flowers during a rally of families of victims kidnapped by North Korea in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, October 24, 2020. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI ... ( read original story ...)
Haunted Little Tokyo Is Back With Ghostly Good Times
Little Tokyo is one such Halloween-loving neighborhood, and visitors could count on a host of late-October events to pop up around the DTLA district, from pumpkin patches to special (and spooky) film ... ( read original story ...)
Concert held to celebrate United Nations Day in Nagoya, Japan
Chinese musician Zhang Bin (L) plays Erhu, a traditional Chinese musical instrument, with his Japanese students during a concert celebrating the United Nations Day in Nagoya, Japan, on Oct. 24, 2020. ( read original story ...)
What’s behind the foul mystery odor around Yokohama?
Since June, there have been repeated complaints of a strange smell of unknown origin in the city of Yokohama and other areas of the Miura ... ( read original story ...)
2 dead after boy falls from 10-story Osaka building onto student below
OSAKA -- A boy fell from a tall building here and struck a 19-year-old female university student walking along the road below on the evening of Oct. 23. Both people were taken to hospital, where the ... ( read original story ...)
How much does Yokohama Ryusei pay monthly in rent?
On October 20, actor Yokohama Ryusei made a guest appearance on the NTV variety program 'Shiawase! Bonbi Girl' and revealed his unexpected ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo finally opens Aquatics Centre with hopeful ceremony
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike finally inaugurated on Saturday the Aquatics Centre for next year’s rescheduled Olympics, seven months after it was supposed to open. ( read original story ...)