It’s that time of year again – the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2025 has just been announced and we have good news. Tokyo continues to live up to its reputation by holding the highest total number of Michelin stars in the world. ( read original story ...)
Scientists Found a 2,300-Year-Old Skeleton. It Solved the Mystery of Japanese Ancestry.
A research team from the University of Tokyo analyzed DNA from a Yayoi-period skeleton to determine the ancestral makeup of the modern Japanese population. The unique DNA makeup found in the bones matches that of a people group from the Korean Peninsula mixing with native Jomon people. ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Osaka withdraws from Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the upcoming Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo due to a lower back injury ... ( read original story ...)
Women’s WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2024 Today in the US: Schedule, Live Stream and TV for October 18
There are three matches at the WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2024 today, the best being No. 52-ranked Diane Parry against No. 64 Clara Tauson. If you're trying to stay on top of the action, then ... ( read original story ...)
Birrell halts Saito run in Osaka to reach first WTA semifinal
Qualifier Kimberly Birrell reached her first WTA semifinal after coming from 5-2 down in the first set to defeat wild card Sara Saito in the Kinoshita Group Japan Open quarterfinals. ( read original story ...)
Parry vs. Tauson Prediction: WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2024 2024
Diane Parry will take on Clara Tauson in the WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2024 quarterfinals on Friday, October 18. Watch tennis, other live sports and more on Fubo. Use our link to sign up for a ... ( read original story ...)
Police in Tokyo, 3 prefectures to jointly investigate series of robberies
Police in Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures have launched a joint investigative team over a series of robberies and other crimes that are likely being carried out by people solicited through social media. ( read original story ...)
Why Tokyo International Film Festival Is Putting The Focus On Women’s Empowerment
While progress has been made, gender equality in directing, screenwriting and producing is still slow, with women holding only 10-20% of these roles worldwide,” says Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) senior programmer Andrijana Cvetkovikj, ( read original story ...)
BREAKING: Naomi Osaka suffers heartbreaking blow, forced to miss Tokyo
Sadly, Osaka won't be able to play in her home tournament in Tokyo next week as she still deals with a back injury. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Film Festival Chiefs Talk Samurai, Japanese Buyers & Building Bridges Between Japan And The World
Chairman Ando Hiroyasu & programming head Shozo Ichiyama are improving ties between a reinvigorated Japanese film industry and international markets. ( read original story ...)
Leaders in string of robberies across Japan used names of warlord, novelist
Amid a spate of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area, there were also suspected related cases in Tochigi Prefecture and Sapporo, where an ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police arrest 4 Thais on suspicion of stealing copper cables
Police in Tokyo have arrested a group of Thai nationals on suspicion of stealing copper cables from a solar power generation facility in suburban Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ramen shops are grappling with rising costs
CNBC's Lin Lin reports on how ramen shops in Japan are trying to cope with rising costs and weigh passing those higher prices onto consumers. ( read original story ...)
Japan Union to Call for Continued Wage Growth of 5% or More
Japan’s largest labor union federation aims to secure wage increases averaging at least 5% in next year’s pay negotiations, in a bid to maintain momentum after major gains this year, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Huge supermoon puts on spectacular display over Sapporo
According to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the moon appeared larger because it approached about 357,000 kilometers from Earth, the closest distance at full moon. Compared with the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s inflation rate slows to 2.5% in September
The annual inflation rate in Japan fell to 2.5% in September 2024 from 3.0% in the prior month, marking the lowest reading since April. Electricity prices increased the least in three months as the ... ( read original story ...)