From 5-star jewel boxes, to properties that enmesh modernity with Japanese tradition, here are all the best Tokyo hotels right now. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama donates grain bin rescue equipment
A donation by Yokohama TWS of Charles City is aimed at helping the Charles City Fire Department respond to grain bin entrapments. The “Great Wall of Rescue” kit includes metal panels, ropes, drills, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and the US move ahead in co-developing hypersonic weapons interceptor as regional threats grow
Japan and the United States have signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new type of missile defense system as the allies seek to defend against the growing threat of hypersonic weapons. ( read original story ...)
Police arrest Iranian man over 2015 murder of compatriot in Nagoya
Police on Wednesday arrested an Iranian man on suspicion of murdering one of his compatriots in 2015 in Nagoya. Seyedmohsen Rezaeikelidbari, 33, allegedly conspired with others to stab a 27-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Football: Returning Kasper Junker hat-trick steers Nagoya past FC Tokyo
Kasper Junker opened his season's account with a hat-trick as Nagoya Grampus brushed aside FC Tokyo 3-1 in the J-League first ... ( read original story ...)
Students with diverse backgrounds welcomed to new Osaka Pref. night school
A public junior high school here has launched night classes matching the needs of people wanting to study while living and working・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Aleatek Studio Reveals Design of the Serbia Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
Explore Aleatek Studio's award-winning Floating Forest design for the Serbia Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025, blending Serbian culture and natural landscapes. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Honda raises electrification investment to $65 bln through FY2030
Japan's Honda Motor pledged to double its electrification and software investment to about $65 billion over the 10 years running through the 2030 business year, it said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
KS1 / KS2 Geography: Two children’s lives in bustling capitals London and Tokyo
Kei from Tokyo and Louis from London show us their lives in these two exciting cities. Suitable for Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Early and 1st, 2nd Level, Foundation, Key stage 1 ... ( read original story ...)
The Olympic ‘anti-sex beds’ myth was debunked in Tokyo, so let’s do it again in Paris
But then there was this myth that the beds were made to collapse if more than one person was, uh, active on them and then the phrasing was that they were “anti-sex beds” and it all spiraled out of ... ( read original story ...)
Rafu Shimpo: Chronicling Little Tokyo’s Legacy Amidst ‘Most Endangered’ Designation
Downtown LA's Little Tokyo district is commemorating its 140th anniversary this year. It's the largest and most populous 'Japantown' in the US. In a push to preserve it, Little Tokyo was recently ... ( read original story ...)
Get 28% off on Jake Adelstein’s memoir ‘Tokyo Vice’ and dive into the stories behind the hit MAX series
SAVE 28%: Jake Adelstein's memoir Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan is discounted to just $12.99 in paperback during the Amazon Book Sale, down from the usual price of $18. That's a savings of $5.01. ( read original story ...)
ESR to develop 60MW data center in Central Tokyo
Logistics real estate firm ESR has announced plans to develop a 60MW data center in Central Tokyo, Japan. The data center in Ariake, Koto-Ku, will be the company’s fourth data center in Japan and its ... ( read original story ...)
Swimming star Ariarne Titmus reveals pressure that led to Tokyo collapse
Ariarne Titmus emerged as a true superstar of the pool after her four-medal haul at the Tokyo Olympics back in 2021. ( read original story ...)
Two bottles of cyanide go missing from Osaka university
A laboratory worker discovered the bottles of deadly compounds were missing during an inventory check on May 2. ( read original story ...)
Mayor in Hiroshima Prefecture city to run in Tokyo governor race
I want to change Japan through changing Tokyo,' said Shinji Ishimaru, mayor of the city of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture. ( read original story ...)