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A Japanese umpire starred in a scary moment when a player hit him in the head. He exited the game after the event. ( read original story ...)

Naoya Inoue returns to the Tokyo Dome on May 2 for a Japanese super fight against Junto Nakatani. Undisputed super bantamweight king Inoue is credited with bringing boxing back to the iconic venue ... ( read original story ...)

The term - kokushobi - translates to "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot", and comes after Japan's hottest summer on record. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese imperial family hosted its annual Spring Garden Party at Tokyo’s Akasaka Imperial Gardens. Guests included Olympic figure skating champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who just ... ( read original story ...)

The Japan Meteorological Agency is adding a new word to its weather-forecast lexicon for days when temperatures exceed 40C, highlighting the growing incidence of extreme weather. The agency picked the ... ( read original story ...)

The guest list included Japan’s first Olympic gold medalist in women’s snowboarding and the country’s first pairs figure skating gold medalists. ( read original story ...)

Tens of thousands of excited fans gathered at a landmark Tokyo stadium Friday to watch K-pop megastars BTS, in concert outside South Korea for the ... ( read original story ...)

By Makiko Yamazaki and Takahiko Wada TOKYO, April 16 (Reuters) - Japan's financial regulator sees private credit as a potential key pillar of its new strategy to meet rising corporate funding demand ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo is succeeding where the rest of the world has failed, reducing its reliance on Beijing for crucial rare earth elements—thanks to an enormous underwater deposit discovered on a remote island. ( read original story ...)

The development comes even after results from smaller firms were factored into the tally, an outcome that will keep the Bank of Japan on track for a near-term interest rate hike. ( read original story ...)

Ties between Beijing and Tokyo have deteriorated since November after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that Japan might intervene militarily in any Chinese attempt to take Taiwan. ( read original story ...)

The Chinese embassy in Japan received three threats within a month. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

In a prewar Spanish-style concrete mansion in the center of Tokyo, a dim light illuminates sparse exhibits accompanied by enigmatic labels. Chairs are stacked as if forgotten, left unreturned to their ... ( read original story ...)

LG Uplus said Friday it signed the Tokyo Accord with Japanese telecom operators to expand cooperation in 6G and artificial intelligence. The accord was signed a ... ( read original story ...)

When a projectile is travelling towards you, at 97-98 MPH, the only thing that you can do is pray that it doesn’t injure you badly. And that is why the batters, catchers, and even the umpires behind ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese museum sporting nostalgia from 1920s through 1980s Japan opened last year in Tokyo’s Odaiba district, a virtual island of entertainment. As a fan of 1980s America nostalgia, I jumped at the ... ( read original story ...)