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Monday saw the world's first wrestling match take place on a Japanese bullet train. View on euronews ... ( read original story ...)

A number of Urawa supporters rioted after their team's 3-0 loss away to Nagoya Grampus at CS Asset Minato Soccer Stadium on Aug. 2. The JFA in late August handed 17 Urawa supporters indefinite bans ... ( read original story ...)

Brazilian striker Hernandez scored twice in four minutes as the second half substitute earned South Korea's Incheon United a 4-2 win over J.League champions Yokohama F Marinos in their Group G opener ... ( read original story ...)

A narrow aisle didn't stop two Japanese wrestlers from performing daring manoeuvres on board a 180mph bullet train - and it's not the first time this wrestling group has picked unusual spots for its ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese weather officials are warning that moist air is making atmospheric conditions in northern Japan extremely unstable and triggering heavy rain there. ( read original story ...)

The new mayor of Nagakute, who became the first female head of a local government in Aichi Prefecture since the Local Autonomy Act ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

"Only in Japan would you get a solution for a problem that doesn't exist," said one YouTuber, while a TikTok user said the pod was unexpectedly comfortable. ( read original story ...)

Preparations for Osaka's upcoming World Expo, which will open in April 2025, are not moving as authorities had hoped, the largest factor being interna･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

As the world witnessed record heat this summer and rain disasters become more frequent, thousands of people joined a climate protest event he･･･ ( read original story ...)

Johnny and Associates is Japan's biggest J-pop and boyband talent agency. Last month, an independent investigation into the agency found its late founder, Johnny Kitagawa, had abused hundreds of boys and young men over a six-decade career as one of the most powerful entertainment figures in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Japan's new Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said the Group of Seven nations decided to hold in-person talks of their top diplomats ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will ensure stable and steady energy supply to the country even after the U.S. imposed fresh sanctions related to Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Steel beams fell at a construction site in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, injuring at least five people, with four in cardiac arrest, according to local authorities. ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan's ultra-loose monetary policy, which was aimed at "buying time" to push through structural reforms, will eventually end as inflation accelerates, Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) agreed with Japan on its continuous safety review of the discharge of treated water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power ... ( read original story ...)

More than 10% of Japan’s population is now age 80 or older, the government said Monday, the latest worrying milestone in the rapidly graying country’s demographic crisis. ( read original story ...)