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This year's festival came dangerously close to being cancelled, before it was saved by a last-minute snowfall Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival, a dazzling showcase of ice and artistry that lures millions ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO—Amid towering snow and ice sculptures, ambitious curry bun venders will seek to set a new Guinness World Record by selling 10,000 buns in eight hours at the Sapporo Snow Festival on Feb. 8. ( read original story ...)

Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) announced today it has finalized the sale of its off-the-road (OTR) tire business to The Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited. The all-cash deal, which was completed on Monday, ... ( read original story ...)

Former passengers of the Diamond Princess liner laid flowers Monday at Yokohama port in remembrance of the 13 people who died following the mass COVID-19 outbreak onboard five years ago. The outbreak ... ( read original story ...)

Goodyear completes the $905M OTR tire sale to Yokohama, streamlining its portfolio and focusing on core business growth. ( read original story ...)

Bianca Censori and Kanye West horrified fans as she appeared completely nude on the Grammy Awards red carpet, and the rapper's Tokyo investors reportedly saw the stunt as 'unacceptable' ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Captive Seminars in Tokyo featured Hawai‘i's captive insurance industry, attracting 400 attendees and demonstrating Hawai‘i-Japan business ties. ( read original story ...)

SoftBank inked a $3 billion deal with OpenAI in a joint venture to market OpenAI tech in Japan with its newly-minuted "Cristal Intelligence" suite of tools. ( read original story ...)

Mitsubishi Corp on Monday said it is reviewing how to proceed with its offshore wind projects in Japan given a "significantly changed" business environment, showing that the country is not immune to ... ( read original story ...)

Developing greener alternatives for industrial chemicals that have a smaller impact on the environment isn't always straightforward. In fact, engineering environmentally friendly compounds usually ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo-based Free Stone Productions has acquired international rights to Berlinale 2025 selection “Seaside Serendipity” and cross-cultural drama “Diamonds in the Sand,” with plans to represent both ... ( read original story ...)

The long-awaited world title rematch between reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight champion Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem and former champion Yudai Shigeoka has been officially scheduled for ... ( read original story ...)

Spiber, a pioneer in protein fibers (ISO 2076) produced using fermentation technology, is excited to announce its debut at Milano Unica, taking place from February 4–6, 2025. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA—A 28-year-old man was arrested on Feb. 3 in connection with a dismembered body discovered last month in the prefecture's city of Higashi-Osaka. ( read original story ...)

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 25 and Feb. 2. The first story･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- Osaka Prefectural Police arrested a 28-year-old man on Feb. 3 on suspicion of abandoning a dismembered body found in a mountainous region of the prefecture in January, investigative sources ... ( read original story ...)