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TOKYO: The proprietor of the beloved Kame no Yu bathhouse in Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo, has announced the cessation of operations by the end of May, citing untenable harassment and other ... ( read original story ...)

A minibus carrying foreign nationals on provisional release -- visa violators given temporary freedom from Japan's immigration detention cen ... ( read original story ...)

Carlos Alcaraz eased into the second round of the French Open after shrugging off pre-tournament concerns about his forearm while fellow seeds Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz advanced with hard-fought wins as the Grand Slam began on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

Japan renewed its push to counter excessive yen falls during a weekend gathering of Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders, after a recent rise in bond yields to a 12-year high failed to slow the currency's stubborn decline. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Sunday to make efforts to further develop relations with South Korea ahead of the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties next year during his talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol. ( read original story ...)

MLB teams are watching Roki Sasaki, the precocious right-hander with a remarkable arsenal. How soon he arrives stateside remains to be seen. ( read original story ...)

Join Daniel Harris for updates as the men’s and women’s first-round singles matches begin at Roland Garros.   17:43 Gasquet takes the second set in some style! A crashing cross-court forehand made sure of that, ( read original story ...)

Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka survived an early scare when she laboured past unseeded Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-1 4-6 7-5 in the first round of the French Open on Sunday to claim her first win at Roland Garros in three years. ( read original story ...)

Attention-seeking live-streamers have “ruined” Japan with their disruptive and annoying attempts at making content, one of the world’s most famous YouTubers has claimed in a scathing video. Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, released a video ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka marks her 7th appearance in Paris with a first-round win over Lucia Bronzetti (1-6, 6-4, 7-5) on Sunday, the first day of the 2024 French Open. ( read original story ...)

Fiji-born winger Jone Naikabula scored two tries in a Player of the Match performance for Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo who beat Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights 24-20 in an extraordinary Japan Rugby League One final. ( read original story ...)

Summer has arrived, and traveling season is in full swing. Are you planning on adding Japan to the bucket list? Japan is a brilliant and fascinating country, home to over 20 world heritage sites. Through tourism alone, Japan has attracted over 2.5 million ... ( read original story ...)

Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka laboured past unseeded Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-1 4-6 7-5 in the first round of the French Open on Sunday to claim her first win at Roland Garros in three years. ( read original story ...)

Dozens of American military prisoners of war died in Tokyo amid the U.S. firebombing of Japan as World War II reached a crescendo in the Pacific, and later their commingled remains were buried in the ... ( read original story ...)

The meeting of the three leaders on Monday is their first three-way talks in more than four years. It comes as South Korea and Japan have been working to mend ties frayed by historical disputes while deepening a trilateral security partnership with the ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell launched a scathing attack on referee Ilgiz Tantashev after his side were crushed 5-1 by Al Ain in the second leg of the AFC Champions League final on Saturday. ( read original story ...)