This was supposed to be a year to celebrate the improvement of relations between South Korea and Japan. However, amid the turmoil in South Korea – and across the ocean in the United States -- the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Here is nowhere’: Japan’s stunning, little-known epic walking trail
The coastline here is as beautiful as it is battered, in a region that has traditionally seen few tourists. But that’s starting to change. ( read original story ...)
Why Everyone Will Be Going to Osaka in 2025
With a long history as Japan's mercantile heart and major port of call, Osaka is dense and delightfully in your face. Now, as it gears up to host World Expo 2025 this month and welcome more travelers ... ( read original story ...)
Shohei Ohtani home run at Tokyo Dome delivers yet another moment seemingly on command
Years from now, people who weren’t here will claim they were. The people who actually were here won’t be complaining about the outrageous ticket prices. ( read original story ...)
Mookie Betts to sit for exhibitions in Japan, Dodgers will re-evaluate for Tokyo Series
Mookie Betts will be re-evaluated during the team’s off-day on Monday, and is questionable to be in the lineup for the club’s two regular-season-opening games at the Tokyo Dome. ( read original story ...)
It was released in the theatres in Japan on March 7.
Therefore, the musical fantasy has hit the $6.2 million cume in Japan. Wicked will soon surpass Timothee Chalamet starrer Dune: Part One’s collection in the market. Based on Box Office Mojo’s data, ... ( read original story ...)
Shohei Ohtani Hits Long HR in Return to Japan Against Yomiuri Giants
Japanese star Shohei Ohtani showed off some prodigious power in his return to the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night ... ( read original story ...)
Football: Promoted Yokohama FC hold off Cerezo 2-0
Yokohama FC notched their second win since being promoted back to J-League football's top division with a 2-0 victory over visitin ... ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Yokozuna Hoshoryu beats Takanosho, improves to 5-2 in Osaka
Yokozuna Hoshoryu improved to 5-2 at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with a convincing win against No. 3 maegashira Takanosho on Sat ... ( read original story ...)
One year after interpreter’s scandal, Shohei Ohtani enters the Tokyo Series with newfound maturity
The Tokyo Series and its celebration of Shohei Ohtani begins this week in a festive atmosphere. The Japanese two-way star is among the most beloved athletes in the world and coming off one of the best ... ( read original story ...)
YouTuber stabbed to death as she livestreamed on Tokyo street
Airi Sato, 22, was rushed to a hospital with critical injuries after the attacker stabbed her repeatedly in her upper body, police said, and was later pronounced dead. ( read original story ...)
How to Watch Dodgers vs Yomiuri Giants: Live Stream MLB Tokyo Series, TV Channel
The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers make the trip to Japan after starting their 2024 season in Seoul, South Korea. They will play exhibition games against the Yomiuri Giants and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NHK controversial party leader Takashi Tachibana attacked in central Tokyo
The leader of a Japanese political group, Takashi Tachibana, has been slashed in an attack while campaigning in central Tokyo, although his injuries were not life-threatening, Xinhua reported citing the Tokyo police. ( read original story ...)
Northeastern Japan shinkansen back in normal service after incident
Coupled shinkansen bullet trains returned to full service in northeastern Japan on Saturday morning, the operator said, following an ... ( read original story ...)
Cubs, Dodgers meet in Tokyo with scarce — but frigid — Opening Day history
The last time the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers played on Opening Day was more than 60 years ago. And while so much has changed in the decades since, the April weather at Wrigley Field that day ( read original story ...)
Series of laundromats in Sapporo burglarized
Using a crowbar, the thief pried the machine open and stole the cash inside early one morning in late February. Police are hunting for the perpetrator, who is likely behind other similar crimes, ... ( read original story ...)