Following Tropical Storm Higos, Tropical Storm Bavi has developed in the West Pacific Ocean.Bavi formed just east of Taiwan on Saturday morning, local time, according to the Japan Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s new see-through toilets draw crowds — even if people are afraid to use them
Would you use a see-through public washroom? Japan’s giving park-goers the chance, with imaginative new transparent restrooms courtesy of the Tokyo Toilet Project. ( read original story ...)
Japan athletes give Tokyo Olympic stadium a test run
Japan's top athletes put the new Tokyo Olympic stadium through its paces at a track meet Sunday, one year ahead of the Games which have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many athletes ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Kanazaki heads winner as Grampus end Frontale’s unbeaten run
Mu Kanazaki scored the only goal of the game on Sunday as Nagoya Grampus handed Kawasaki Frontale their first defeat of the s ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama FC beats S-Pulse to equal previous J1 record
Yokohama FC edged Shimizu S-Pulse 3-2 for a milestone win on Saturday, with 19-year-old dynamo Koki Saito opening the scoring before Yusuke Minagawa and Yu ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama FC Overcome Shimizu 3-2 For Third Successive J.League Win
Yokohama FC beat Shimizu S-Pulse 3-2 for their third straight win in the J.League in Shizuoka on Saturday. The talking point of the contest came in the 83rd minute when Thailand international striker ... ( read original story ...)
News Navigator: Why is Japan advancing with solar flare prediction?
The Mainichi answers common questions readers may have about solar flares, after central Japan's Nagoya University developed a model to more accuratel ... ( read original story ...)
High-end, transparent public toilets come to Tokyo
Visitors and residents in Tokyo are "flipping their lids" over the city's latest attraction: high-tech public toilets that feature see-through walls when they’re unoccupied. Lucy Craft has the story. ( read original story ...)
LHHATL’s Tokyo Vanity Was Told She “Ain’t Fine Enough To Be A Rapper”
Tokyo Vanity has had her opportunities limited because she allegedly doesn’t have a desired look. However, she says that hasn’t stopped her from being propositioned for sex by men who ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Yokohama FC beat S-Pulse 3-2, equal best-ever J1 result
With their fourth win of the season, and third in a row, Yokohama FC have matched the win total from their only previous J1 campaign in 2007. "Every additional win from now becomes a part of history. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 scary? Japan group offers coffins, chainsaws for stress relief
Finding the pandemic scary? A Japanese group is trying to take people's minds off COVID-19 - by putting them in coffins surrounded by chainsaw-wielding zombies. ( read original story ...)
Study: Gene mutation raises risk of pancreatic cancer for Asians
A research team has discovered that a certain gene mutation raises the risk of pancreatic cancer, paving the way for the development of possible measures to prevent the di ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Achilles heel: What Japan’s 1980s boom and bust can tell us about the Chinese economy
Three major vulnerabilities emerge in China's economy at a potential turning point in its relations with the world, says Federated Hermes portfolio manager Steve Chiavarone. He joins Craig Johnson of ... ( read original story ...)
Renin–angiotensin system inhibitors and the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 in Kanagawa, Japan: a retrospective cohort study
Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak initiated on the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship at Yokohama harbor in February 2020, we have been doing our best to treat COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota sees higher vehicle output in Japan in September
Toyota Motor Corp on Friday said its domestic vehicle production would be 1% higher than initially planned in September, as its plants resume output levels following a steep drop because of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Athletics must be creative if Olympic Games do not go ahead – Lord Coe
World Athletics president Lord Coe says the sport "may have to think out of the box" if the Olympic Games do not go ahead in 2021. ( read original story ...)