"Mint" and "incredible" were just some of the words Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa used to describe Yokohama Country Club, the host of this week's Baycurrent Classic. ( read original story ...)
From Robots To EVs, Suzuki’s Tokyo Show Lineup Has It All
It will debut at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 alongside various new models. The lineup also features motorcycles, robots, and alternative-fuel vehicles. Interest in small EVs continues to ... ( read original story ...)
Hideo Kojima says Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding wouldn’t exist without the Osaka World’s Fair he attended 55 years ago
Hideo Kojima says Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding only exist because of him visiting the 1970 Osaka World's Fair. Despite Kojima's games being unique experiences, he loves to pull inspiration ... ( read original story ...)
Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff advance, Naomi Osaka out in Wuhan
Jessica Pegula was twice broken while serving for the match in the third set but recovered in a tight tiebreaker, while Coco Gauff breezed into the next round at the Wuhan Open. ( read original story ...)
How to watch 2025 Baycurrent Classic: TV, weather, picks, odds for Yokohama golf tournament
The newly dubbed Baycurrent Classic heads to Yokohama, Japan, for what could be a wet and windy weekend of tournament golf. ( read original story ...)
Agitated bear injures 2 people in Japan grocery store as man killed in separate suspected attack
As Japan faces rising human-bear encounters, an animal trapped in a grocery store injured two men, while a separate reported mauling proved fatal. ( read original story ...)
2025 Nobel Prize Honors Discovery of Immune System ‘Brake’
The discovery of regulatory T cells links genetic, cellular, and clinical research, bridging basic science and therapeutic applications. ( read original story ...)
Researchers discover enlarged areas of the spinal cord in fish, previously found only in four-limbed vertebrates
Four-limbed vertebrates, known as tetrapods, have two enlarged areas in their spinal cords. The two enlargements have a correlation with the forelimbs and hind limbs, respectively. These enlargements ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka has one goal for rest of 2025 but does not want to ‘stress myself out’
Osaka has been improving her ranking for the past couple of months and she now hopes to finish the year inside the top-10. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Admits Mental Struggle While Revealing 2025 Ranking Goal: ‘Really Tough for Me’
Naomi Osaka. Making a comeback to court after a hiatus of two years – in which she embraced motherhood – hasn’t been easy. ( read original story ...)
INTERVIEW: Biz Leader Vows to Discuss Osaka Expo Legacies
Discussions should be held on how new technologies and ideas showcased at the World Exposition in Osaka, a city in western Japan, will be put to practical use, local business leader Masayoshi ... ( read original story ...)
Officials estimate record number of fire ants at Tokyo Bay wharf
Officials of the Environment Ministry and the Tokyo government are calling on the public to exercise caution after the discovery of fire ants on a wharf in Tokyo Bay. They estimate there were more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s likely next prime minister wrestles coalition backlash
Japan's likely next premier Sanae Takaichi is already facing criticism from her ruling party's long-time coalition partner, a rift that could delay or, in an extreme scenario, jeopardise her ... ( read original story ...)
Over 10,000 invasive fire ants found at Tokyo port, largest discovery since 2017
Over 10,000 invasive fire ants along with at least 8,000 eggs, larvae and pupae were found at the Port of Tokyo's Aomi container terminal, th ... ( read original story ...)
Nikuya Tanaka Review: Japan’s most coveted beef omakase experience has officially landed in Singapore
Chef Tanaka has his eyes set on global expansion, and the debut of his first international outlet of Nikuya Tanaka in Singapore is just the beginning. The brand will open in Hong Kong next summer, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan football official sentenced for viewing child abuse images on plane
A senior official of the Japan Football Association (JFA) has been handed a suspended jail term of 18 months in France after he was caught looking at images that show child sex abuse while on a plane, ... ( read original story ...)