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Japan's Coming of Age Day is a sure sign of winter, arriving after New Year celebrations and ahead of the cherry blossom parties of early spring. In photos by chief Tokyo photographer Eugene Hoshiko, ... ( read original story ...)

Monday is Coming of Age Day, a national holiday that celebrates people reaching 20 years of age. In Osaka City, western Japan, young people climbed the stairs of one of Japan's tallest buildings under ... ( read original story ...)

Winning the lottery guarantees entry to popular pavilions, and this benefit is being promoted to help boost ticket sales, which have struggled to gain momentum. ( read original story ...)

Representatives from China's military will visit Japan in mid-January as agreed by both countries, to enhance mutual "understanding and trust", the Chinese defence ministry said on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Japan Inc’s defensive measures might get help from Uncle Sam. Buyout and credit giant Apollo Global Management is considering backing Seven & i’s founding Ito family with 1.5 trillion yen ($9.5 ... ( read original story ...)

Two-time Australian Open winner Naomi Osaka returns to Melbourne Park as an unseeded player, hoping to win her first tournament on tour since 2021. ( read original story ...)

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Japan, the Philippines and the United States vowed to further strengthen their ties under a trilateral arrangement in the face of growing tensions in regional waters, Manila said on Monday following a call among their leaders. ( read original story ...)

The sumo museum has a full-sized wrestling ring and visitors with a foreign passport are granted free entry. ( read original story ...)

Twelve months ago, a dejected Naomi Osaka walked through the player’s tunnel at Rod Laver Arena following a round-one loss to Caroline Garcia at the Australian Open. The former world No.1 and two-time ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--For those wondering if they could have passed muster as a ninja, the Nagoya City Science Museum is offering would-be covert agents a chance to find out. ( read original story ...)

A groundbreaking method reveals how the subatomic characteristics of titanium shape its physical properties. A research team from Yokohama National University has developed a novel approach to ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka plays Caroline Garcia at the 2025 Australian Open. Our Australian Open odds series has our Osaka-Garcia prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Osaka-Garcia. The first round of ... ( read original story ...)

The stage is set for an exciting second day at the Australian Open. As ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match, including ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Sunday he planned to attend Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president on Jan. 20, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government ... ( read original story ...)

As is the case in every country, Israelis abroad must understand how to behave in different international cities ... ( read original story ...)