After one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency exchanges collapsed, brand ambassador Osaka was named in a class-action lawsuit alongside Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen and more. ( read original story ...)
Santa Run is returning to Tokyo this December
But if you really want to get into the Christmas spirit, look no further than the Santa Run. The Santa Run is a charity event that originally started in Osaka in 2009 and is returning to Tokyo after a ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo residents express mixed opinions about city’s 2030 Winter Olympics bid
Residents in this northern Japan city have expressed mixed opinions to the Mainichi Shimbun about the city's 2030 Winter Olympics and Paral ... ( read original story ...)
This Creative Compound in Kyoto, Japan, Doubles As a Townhouse Hotel
The POJ Studio shop, Kissa Kishin cafe, and Maana Kiyomizu guest suites welcome travelers to experience heritage traditions imbued with a contemporary sensibility in an historic machiya townhouse. ( read original story ...)
US, Japan, others hold joint naval drills amid China concerns
The U.S. Navy says U.S., Japanese, Australian and Canadian warships are staging extensive joint drills in Japanese and international waters. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Veterans Tipped as Best Picks to Replace Kuroda
Two Bank of Japan veterans lead the field to replace Governor Haruhiko Kuroda next spring in a change of leadership at the central bank that risks upsetting global financial markets and spawning a ... ( read original story ...)
Gucci Osteria Tokyo Receives First Michelin Star
After Florence, Italy, and Beverly Hills, California, the Gucci Osteria in Tokyo, Japan has also turned into a one-Michelin-star culinary destination. The restaurant, which opened last year on the ... ( read original story ...)
No Davies as Canada face Japan in final World Cup tuneup
Canada will be without Alphonso Davies when they take on Japan in a final World Cup tuneup, coach John Herdman said on Wednesday, as they wait for a clean bill of health for the dynamic forward from ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 all-around gymnastics champion Lee to quit college for Paris 2024 defence
Sunisa Lee, the Olympic all-around women’s artistic gymnastics champion, will end her United States college career next year to concentrate on ... ( read original story ...)
Dhaka, Tokyo relations to be strengthened through PM-level talks in Tokyo: Shahriar Alam
Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Wednesday expressed his optimism that Bangladesh-Japan relations would further be strengthened through the upcoming prime ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo confirms 10,114 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday
Japan's health ministry says 10,114 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Tokyo on Wednesday. The daily tally is up 1,102 from a week ago. It is the second day in a row that the figure has exceeded ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida hopes meeting Xi will help build stable relations
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he hoped to build "constructive, stable" relations with China, ahead of a scheduled meeting with its leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign visitors in Japan surge after tourism reopening
The number of foreign visitors to Japan rose to nearly 500,000 in October, the first month it fully reopened to overseas visitors after more than two years of COVID restrictions, more than doubling ... ( read original story ...)
Micron launches mass output of advanced chip in Japan
Memory chip maker Micron Technology on Wednesday kicked off mass production of its new high-capacity low-power 1-beta dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips at its plant in Hiroshima, Japan. ( read original story ...)
In Osaka court, parents seek full damages over death of hearing impaired daughter
The family of Ayuka Ide, who was age 11 when she died, have pressed for her to be treated equally by the court to people without disabilities. ( read original story ...)
Wave of traffic accidents prompt police crackdown on outlaw Tokyo cyclists
Tokyo Metropolitan Police, citing a rise in traffic accidents, announced a crackdown on four of the most common cycling violations, according to a statement. ( read original story ...)