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New IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) will defend their titles against Rocky Romero & YOH at NJPW New Beginning in Osaka on February 11. The challenge was issued, and accepted, backstage at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19. ( read original story ...)

Sapporo residents Mana Sato, 37, and Kiyotaka Nishi, 32, a couple pushing Japan to adopt a selective surname system for married couples, welcomed the ... ( read original story ...)

A street entertainer who counts Tokyo’s Shibuya as his patch has only nice things to say to the people he meets. ( read original story ...)

Former world number one Naomi Osaka reached her first final since 2022 on Saturday as she swept aside unseeded American Alycia Parks at the Auckland Classic. Osaka was contesting her first semi-final ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO, Japan -- Nestled along a picturesque canal in Otaru, a historic port town in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, is a building with weathered brick walls and green-framed windows that ... ( read original story ...)

US President Joe Biden has formally blocked the takeover of US Steel by a bigger Japanese company, saying foreign ownership could pose risks for national security. The controversial decision comes a year after Nippon Steel first announced the $14.9bn (£12bn) deal, describing it as a lifeline for its smaller Pennsylvania-based rival. ( read original story ...

WASHINGTON - The United States on Jan 3 announced the approval of a US$3.6 billion (S$4.9 billion) sale of up to 1,200 advanced air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Japan, one of Washington’s closest allies in Asia. ( read original story ...)

K-Arena Yokohama opened its doors in September 2023 in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai entertainment district, part of an ambitious new Music Terrace complex situated right next to Yokohama Bay. The arena has ... ( read original story ...)

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) has been named a lifetime trustee of the University of the Aftermarket Foundation (UAF), the company said. YTC President and CEO Jeff Barna also was named ... ( read original story ...)

The Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly agreed to terms Friday with Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim. For those who weren't tracking the international free agent market ... ( read original story ...)

In the city's green spaces, members of Flock Together discover Tokyo's fauna—and solidarity between Black and brown residents. ( read original story ...)

Starting in April, the Tokyo government will require around 50 major homebuilders to install solar panels on newly built detached houses. ( read original story ...)

China’s increasingly assertive presence around disputed territories in the Pacific has sparked Japan’s ire in recent years, leading Tokyo to boost security ties with the United States and other countries. ( read original story ...)

With China facing a deflationary spiral and uncertain economic prospects, lower interest rates alone wouldn’t be enough to kick the economy back into high gear. ( read original story ...)

Set on a 31sqm plot of land in the central Bunkyo district of Tokyo, the uniquely shaped Love2 House belongs to Architect Takeshi Hosaka and his wife Megumi. Surrounded by 10 storey neighbouring ... ( read original story ...)

It is a science laboratory for lightning and other research and a disaster mitigation hub. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)