The move is aimed at broadening the convenience store chain's appeal to younger shoppers. Items include hand towels, hair accessories and socks. ( read original story ...)
Japan-Korea: Working Together as Like-Minded Countries?
Japan and South Korea share more than enough to work together on North Korea — but less than is often assumed. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Saki Hayashi goes off with suspected broken arm at women’s FIBA World Cup
Japan shooting guard Saki Hayashi has gone off with what looked a broken arm after a foul during the team’s playoff against Hungary at the women’s FIBA World Cup ... ( read original story ...)
Games-Nagoya mayor rules out Asian Games disruption after flood forces evacuation
By Irene Wang TOKYO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Hundreds of athletes and officials were briefly evacuated after heavy rain battered Nagoya, but the city's mayor on Wednesday ruled out any disruption to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nagoya goes underwater after record rain unleashes extreme floods
Japan's Nagoya saw its third-highest September daily rainfall as flooding disrupted transport and forced residents to seek shelter. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya designated for disaster relief after 41 injured in heavy rain
Authorities urged residents in some areas to seek safety as roads, railway tracks were inundated. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Osaka makes passionate defence of on-court outfits
Naomi Osaka says any criticism she receives for her outfits is "worth it" if it means "the people after me have an easier path". ( read original story ...)
Tokyo market partners with Frontieres on gap-financing lineup
Tokyo market TIFFCOM has struck its first partnership with Frontières, the genre-focused co-production market run by Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival, adding a wave of horror and thriller ... ( read original story ...)
Fantasia Film Festival 2026 – ‘Tokyo Burst: Crime City’ Review – Beat the Poor, Award the Rich
Crime City. Yunho as Detective Choi Si-woo in Tokyo Burst: Crime City. Aiba grew up in Shinjuku and is on a first-name basis with everyone opposing the law. Two men begin stealing from every crime ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama panel deems ‘die’ note to preschooler ‘equivalent to bullying’
YOKOHAMA -- The Yokohama Municipal Government on Sept. 8 released a third-party investigative panel report on the case of a boy at a day care in this ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s powerful statement on critics who hate her flashy dressing style after US Open exit
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka had words for her haters and critics who have been slamming her flashy dressing style at the 2026 US Open. ( read original story ...)
Record-breaking rain disrupts daily life in Nagoya, Japan
Record-breaking rainfall swamped the Japanese city of Nagoya dumping an all-time high of 105 mm of rain in a single hour ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung celebrates full opening of Yokohama semiconductor hub
Yokohama – South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics held a ceremony to mark the full opening of its semiconductor research base in Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nagoya to receive disaster relief after heavy rain; leaks reported at Asian Games venues
Authorities urged residents in some areas to seek safety as roads, railway tracks were inundated. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya
Torrential rain pounded central Japan on Tuesday, prompting an emergency flood warning for a major river in the region, as roads, ra ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama faces $9.8 mil. election bill after mayor resigns over harassment
YOKOHAMA -- Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka resigned after the municipal assembly unanimously approved the move at a plenary meeting on Sept. 7. The ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)