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But Japan News website says the free rides are helping the company preserve its relationship with the passengers in the face of competition. Here we look at some more unusual strikes through the ages. The withholding of sexual favours has often been ... ( read original story ...)

The Palais de Tokyo, a contemporary art museum in the exclusive 16th arrondissement ... the director of communications for the Paris Nudist Association, told Reuters news agency. "Nudists are overcoming barriers, taboos, or mentalities that were obstructive." ( read original story ...)

A woman has been allowed to enter a Japanese traditional bullfighting ring for the first time after a ban was lifted in a bid to modernise the sport. Yuki Araki accompanied her animal on the opening day of the season in Hokkaido island's Yamakoshi district. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki says he hasn’t retired, but his move to the front office of the Seattle Mariners is seen by many in Japan as the beginning of a long “Sayonara” for a national treasure. Ichiro dominated Japanese TV talk shows, news shows and ... ( read original story ...)

Ichiro dominated Japanese TV talk shows, news shows and social media on Friday. National broadcasters showed historical footage of Ichiro playing with the Orix Blue Wave — his team before he joined the Mariners in 2001 — and his news conference in ... ( read original story ...)

Ichiro dominated Japanese TV talk shows, news shows and social media on Friday. National broadcasters showed historical footage of Ichiro playing with the Orix Buffaloes — his team before he joined the Mariners in 2001 — and his news conference in ... ( read original story ...)

Ichiro dominated Japanese TV talk shows and social media on Friday. National broadcasters showed historical footage of Ichiro playing with the Orix Buffaloes — his team before he joined the Mariners in 2001 — and his news conference in Seattle to ... ( read original story ...)

The waterfall appears to run down the wall of a room and across the floor, but the flow is an illusion -- a digital exhibit at a new interactive museum in Tokyo. The flower-filled waterfall is the work of Japanese collective teamLab, known internationally ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire’s RB42 33.00R51 E-4 radial tire for various rigid frame haul truck applications is now available in multiple compounds – CP (cut-protected) and REG (regular) – so the tires can be customized for specific applications. According to Bruce ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Tatsuya Yamaguchi of Japan's star pop band Tokio, who acknowledged last week that he had sexually harassed a teenage girl, says he's quitting the group. The other four band members appeared at a news conference Wednesday that was broadcast ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Tatsuya Yamaguchi of Japan's star pop group Tokio, who acknowledged last week he had sexually harassed a teenage girl, says he's quitting the band. The other four members appeared in a news conference Wednesday that was broadcast live on ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Tatsuya Yamaguchi of Japan’s star pop group Tokio, who acknowledged last week he had sexually harassed a teenage girl, says he’s quitting the band. The other four members appeared in a news conference Wednesday that was broadcast live on ... ( read original story ...)

It was an amusement park-goer’s worst nightmare. More than 60 passengers were stuck on a rollercoaster at Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan. One carriage of the “Flying Dinosaur” ride, located in the park’s Jurassic Park-themed area, stalled close ... ( read original story ...)

(Chika Oshima/Kyodo News via AP) The park apologized and said the problem was ... passengers are rescued from the stopped Flying Dinosaur rollercoaster at Universal Studios Japan amusement park in Osaka, western Japan. Sixty-four passengers were left ... ( read original story ...)

The Mikado productions commonly include actors in Japanese kimonos and Kabuki-style makeup that have stirred controversy, especially in recent years. "To most of us today, it's uncomfortable to see a lot of Caucasian performers in Japanese makeup and ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - The first pitch of Major League Baseball’s 2019 season will be thrown in Japan with the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners playing a two-game set in Tokyo, the league said on Tuesday. The series will mark the eighth season-opener to be ... ( read original story ...)