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Hello Kitty, one of the most loved Sanrio characters, is marking her 50th anniversary with a bang. A new exhibition marking the milestone opens in Tokyo's National Museum called 'As I change, so does ... ( read original story ...)

The 2024 TOTO Japan Classic will take place in Otsu, JPN at Seta Golf Club, with the course playing at 6,616 yards as a par-72 and a $2M purse on the line. The competitors will aim to repeat Mone Inami's success after he claimed the top spot at this event the last time it was ...

A win for the baseball superstar’s Los Angeles Dodgers “will be seen as a victory for Japanese baseball and the Japanese nation,” one expert said. ( read original story ...)

DBS Group’s Taimur Baig says that political uncertainty poses yen risks but strong growth makes Japan Inc. a solid market bet. ( read original story ...)

Mount Fuji, a 12,000-foot peak located on the Japanese island of Honshu, is still lacking any measurable snow, extending a record for no snow in October, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output in September rose 1.4% from the previous month, versus a median market forecast for a 1% rise, government data showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Black Ox,” a powerful rural drama from Japan’s Tsuta Tetsuichiro, has been picked up for world sales by Asian Shadows. ( read original story ...)

The Shinjuku Ward government in Japan's capital has asked people not to come to the area for Halloween celebrations, following a similar anno ... ( read original story ...)

William Sposato is a Tokyo-based journalist who has been a contributor to Foreign Policy since 2015. He has been following Japan’s politics and economics for more than 20 years, working at Reuters and ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday ruled that the government's not recognizing same-sex marriage was against the country's constitution, marking the second court to do so. ( read original story ...)

Design studio Simplicity used a palette of natural materials including wood, stone and tatami to evoke the look and feel of a traditional Japanese inn when creating the ryokan floor of the Four Seasons Hotel in Osaka. ( read original story ...)

Industry leaders discuss how locations AI and virtual production can help Japan attract more global projects while maintaining cultural authenticity. ( read original story ...)

Hiromi Yamaji, CEO of Japan Exchange Group, discusses the impact of the U.S. presidential elections on the Japanese market. ( read original story ...)

On Tuesday morning, tournament organizers confirmed that Naomi Osaka had pulled out of the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals. The BJK Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sports competition. ( read original story ...)

Etihad Cargo is celebrating the first anniversary of its Osaka operations, handling 2,911 tonnes of cargo ex Osaka in 2024—which is 39.1 per cent of its total 7,440 tonnes ex Japan—and now operates 10 weekly flights connecting Osaka and Tokyo to over 100 global destinations. ( read original story ...)

Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has turned millions of Japanese residents into fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers, so much so that more than a tenth of the country’s population has been tuning into the ... ( read original story ...)