Returning from a serious wrist injury, last year's U.S. Open semifinalist is reminding the tennis world of the beauty of her game. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo memorializes victims of 1923 Kanto earthquake
A memorial service was held in Tokyo on Sunday to remember the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake, which hit the capital and surrounding areas exactly 101 years ago. ( read original story ...)
Japan drops plan to offer money to Tokyo women to move to rural areas
The Japanese government on Friday scrapped its plans to provide single women in Tokyo with financial incentive to move to rural areas after criticism that the move is discriminatory and lacks ... ( read original story ...)
Girl jumps from 12th floor of Yokohama building, hitting woman below; both dead
A 17-year-old high school girl jumped from a building in Yokohama, and landed on a woman below, on Saturday night. Both the girl and the woman died. According to police, the girl jumped from the 12th ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Shanshan wreaks havoc: Pilots and passengers in peril
Passengers on a Japanese aircraft experienced moments of horror. The plane, approaching for landing, was dangerously swaying while battling strong gusts of wind. "I don't even want to imagine what the passengers felt, ( read original story ...)
Apparent suicide jumper falls onto pedestrian in Yokohama, killing both
According to the police, the two deceased individuals were a 17-year-old from Chiba Prefecture and a 32-year-old corporate worker. ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Shanshan weakens to tropical storm as central Japan soaks
Typhoon Shanshan weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after being nearly stationary off the Pacific coast of central Japan, but heavy rains still caused rail service and other disruptions in the ... ( read original story ...)
Storm Shanshan slowly moves across Japan as officials warn of torrential rains in major cities
The Tokaido bullet train was halted between Nagoya and Mishima, the area projected to be most affected by the storm. Other local trains were running on delayed schedules. ( read original story ...)
Girl, 17, kills pedestrian on ground in fatal plunge from roof of Yokohama department store
At around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, the girl leaped from the 12th floor roof of NEWoMan Yokohama, located at the West Exit of JR Yokohama Station. As she fell, the girl collided with the woman, 32, as ... ( read original story ...)
As A Lifelong Godzilla Fan, I Just Went To A Monster Show In Tokyo And Have So Many Thoughts
Now, in those 41 years of existence, I've been a Godzilla fan for probably 36 of them. I've seen all of the best Godzilla movies, and hell, I even got my 7-year-old son into the King of the Monsters ... ( read original story ...)
Death toll climbs as Typhoon Shanshan continues to pound Japan
The death toll from Typhoon Shanshan climbed to six people Saturday, while at least 172 more have been injured as the massive tropical cyclone slowly moves across Japan. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Says She’s Proud of Herself, Despite U.S. Open Elimination
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Naomi Osaka made her return to the U.S. Open this week, unveiling a number of head-turning ensembles inspired by her Japanese heritage. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Crushed After U.S. Open Loss, ‘My Heart Dies Every Time I Lose’
Naomi Osaka was left heartbroken following her return to the US Open where she suffered a second-round defeat to Karolina Muchova. ( read original story ...)
Tennis-‘My heart dies every time I lose,’ Osaka says after US Open exit
Naomi Osaka says 2024 is her "learning year" after coming back to the tour from a maternity break and the former world number one is trying to figure out how to better cope with the setbacks after being given a crash course in early Grand Slam exits. ( read original story ...)
Storm Shanshan moves across Japan as officials warn of torrential rains in Tokyo, Osaka
Tropical Storm Shanshan slowly made its way into central Japan on Saturday, halting trains and leaving underground passages flooded as officials warned of torrential rains in major cities, including Osaka and Tokyo. The storm, packing winds of up to 65 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lodges formal protest over Chinese survey ship entering its territorial waters
Japan lodged a formal protest via China’s embassy against what it called an incursion by a Chinese survey ship into its territorial waters. ( read original story ...)