Japan says it’s safe to release 1.25 million tons of treated water into the sea. But trust is in short supply. ( read original story ...)
Yuki Soma’s Late Goal Helped Nagoya Grampus To Beat Consadole Sapporo
Yuki Soma's goal in the late second half helped Nagoya Grampus to beat Consadole Sapporo 1-0 in the second match week J League encounter on Saturday at the Toyota Stadium, Nagoya. ( read original story ...)
Anti-Olympics protesters march in Tokyo
The protest march started from National Stadium where the Game's opening ceremony is planned to be held, and went through the busy shopping street of Omote Sando. Protesters held banners and shouted ... ( read original story ...)
Controversy still lingers over 2019 Aichi art show
The Aichi Triennale 2019 arts festival appears to live on in infamy. When it opened in Nagoya, it was immediately blasted for a section entitled “After ‘Freedom of Expression?,’” which duplicated a ... ( read original story ...)
KAMEOKA CORNER: The City of Yokohana
This week’s article is about Japan’s second largest city, Yohohama. It was a small fishing village for several centuries up to near the end of the Tokugawa Era which lasted ... ( read original story ...)
Cordae Didn’t Even Know Naomi Osaka Was a Tennis Player When They First Met
Celebrities often date other celebrities. On the surface, this makes sense. After all, they often run in the same circles or work alongside one another on sets, and another star is more likely to ... ( read original story ...)
Stefanos Tsitsipas jokes about why Naomi Osaka won the Australian Open, says “it was all because of the Greek food”
After her semifinal win over Serena Williams at last month’s Australian Open, Naomi Osaka revealed she had switched from eating Japanese cuisine to Greek food the previous day. That, she claimed, was ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima nuclear crisis evacuees face unresolved issues 10 years on
Almost 10 years on from a devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan and triggered one of the worst nuclear disas ... ( read original story ...)
Priest accused of splashing own bodily fluid on woman in Yokohama
Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a priest for allegedly splashing his own bodily fluid on a woman in Yokohama City last year ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo is Amy-Eloise Markovc’s goal after striking Euro gold
Amy-Eloise Markovc set her sights on gatecrashing the Olympics after striking gold for Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships in Poland last night.The Stockport-born US-based athlete, 25 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s enduring commitment to justice affairs diplomacy
The UN Kyoto Congress on criminal justice marks Japan’s contribution to strengthening the rule of law within the global community. The 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal ... ( read original story ...)
Brazil joins Nagoya Protocol on biodiversity
The document aims to promote the fair and equitable sharing of benefits stemming from the use of genetic resources of biological diversity, like plants, animals, and micro-organisms, as well as the ... ( read original story ...)
Cityzens Giving for Recovery: Spotlight on Yokohama
To support Cityzens Giving for Recovery in Yokohama and around the world, check out our online auction and sweepstake for your chance to win exclusive City prizes. Every penny rai ... ( read original story ...)
Japan extends COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo area, PM apologises
Japan extended a state of emergency in the Tokyo area by two weeks on Friday to try to combat COVID-19, prompting a "heartfelt apology" by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The state of emergency had ... ( read original story ...)
Japan extends virus state of emergency in Tokyo area
Japan extended a virus state of emergency in the Tokyo area by two weeks on Friday, less than five months before the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
The story of polar aurora just got much bigger: Unknown magnetospheric mechanisms revealed
A critical ingredient for auroras exists much higher in space than previously thought, according to new research in the journal Scientific Reports. The dazzling light displays in the polar night skies ... ( read original story ...)