Battleships are generally best known by their guns, and for good reason. A ship carrying eight sixteen-inch guns may have the same weight of broadside as one carrying twelve fourteen-inch guns, but ... ( read original story ...)
Nagasaki pushes forward with IR dreams, Osaka still on hold
If and when Japan is able to finally move forward with its plans to allow three integrated resorts (IR) to appear on the horizon, the prefectures of Osaka and Nagasaki are expected to be at the ... ( read original story ...)
Nayuki Comes to Japan with Store in Osaka Opening on July 4th
The first Nayuki store in Japan is scheduled to open on July 4th, bringing local customers its tasty and lineup of colorful fruit-based cheese teas, as well as its iconic modern teahouse experience ... ( read original story ...)
Yu Miri’s ‘Tokyo Ueno Station’ focuses its attention on the shamefully overlooked
The novel, about a homeless ghost, eloquently indicts the myth of Japan as an awesome power of cultural and economic might. ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka And More Tennis Stars Let Fans Know What They’ve Been Up To In Quarantine
If you've been wondering how some of the biggest tennis stars have been spending their time in quarantine, here's your answer. The Tennis Channel released a new video called "Rallies & Remixes: Tennis ... ( read original story ...)
Japan defends wartime island as dispute grows with Seoul
Japan is defending its policy regarding Hashima or "Battleship" Island as a dispute grows with South Korea over the island's UNESCO endorsement. ( read original story ...)
Japan Got the Idea For Pearl Harbor in 1904: Here’s How…
Japan also coveted Manchuria, just as it had designs on neighboring Korea. The two rival empires were on a collision course, and half-heated attempts to resolve their differences only seemed to ... ( read original story ...)
Office cluster pushes Tokyo coronavirus cases to one-and-half-month high, governor says
The daily number of new coronavirus cases in Tokyo climbed to 55 on Wednesday, Governor Yuriko Koike said, the highest tally in 1-1/2 months after a cluster of infections was found at an unnamed ... ( read original story ...)
China warns Japan against new military plans
China warned Japan against pursuing a new national security strategy following reports of discussions at Tokyo's National Security Council. ( read original story ...)
Why Imperial Japan’s 20-Inch Gun Battleships Never Happened
The first class to emerge were the 18.1-inch-gun-carrying Yamatos, the largest battleships ever constructed. However, the Yamatos were by no means the end of Japanese ambitions. The Imperial Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
World Rugby lauds economic success of Japan World Cup
The Rugby World Cup held in Japan last year was the most economically successful World Cup to date, attracting some 242,000 international visitors and adding £2.3 billion ($2.9 billion) to the country ... ( read original story ...)
Office Cluster Pushes Tokyo Coronavirus Cases to One-And-Half-Month High: NHK
Tokyo's new coronavirus cases climbed to 55 on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK said, the highest tally in 1-1/2 months after a cluster of infections was found at an unnamed office in the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo may need to reimpose its quarantine
Tokyo has seen a spike in coronavirus cases, enough of a spike that it's now passed a threshold that could require it to reimpose some quarantine measures. Tokyo's new coronavirus cases climbed to 55 ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama supermarket worker arrested for stealing customers’ card info to buy plane tickets
A Chinese male teenager residing in the city of Yokohama south of Tokyo has been arrested on suspicion of purchasing airplane tickets by usin ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t open the door!: Japan haunted house goes drive-in
Inside a car, guests can scream as loudly as they like, with no mask required, as hideous creatures daubed in blood swarm towards them. In fact, the new format might even be scarier than a traditional ... ( read original story ...)
Japan car sales recovering after big fall in April, May – Nissan executive
Nissan Motor Co on Wednesday said that car sales in Japan were recovering after a drop in demand in April and May due to the impact of the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)