Koyo Murata transformed an abandoned community center in rural Japan into a modern guesthouse to help bring visitors back to his hometown. ( read original story ...)
Shohei Ohtani Tokyo Series cleats with rare signature expected to set auction record
Ohtani's New Balance cleats from 2025 Tokyo games are hot commodity worldwide. ( read original story ...)
27,000 protest in front of Diet in Tokyo over ‘reckless politics,’ defense spending
TOKYO -- Tens of thousands of people chanted slogans in opposition to the Japanese government's plans to increase defense spending and expand weapons ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
With fires in mind, Naomi Osaka sent someone to grab daughter’s birth certificate from Los Angeles home
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — While Naomi Osaka is busy competing—and winning—at the Australian Open, she needed to send someone to retrieve her 1 1/2-year-old daughter’s birth certificate from their ... ( read original story ...)
The LeMarco Group Launches Tokyo Creative Salon, the First in a Global Series of Cultural Events Spanning Five Cities
The LeMarco Group (TLG) today announced the launch of the Tokyo Creative Salon, an immersive cultural event bringing together leading voices in film, fashion, design and entertainment. The inaugural ... ( read original story ...)
Lithium-ion battery fires rising faster in Tokyo this year
Fire officials say the number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in Tokyo in the first five months of this year increased at a faster pace than last year's record figure. ( read original story ...)
Japan Builds Intelligence Agency It Hasn’t Had Since World War II
Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is turning to help from Western allies in forming a centralized agency. ( read original story ...)
China erupts at Japan as 14 nations oppose Beijing’s South China Sea claim
China has lodged a formal protest with Japan after Tokyo joined 13 other countries in reaffirming the 2016 Hague ruling that rejected Beijing's sweeping South China Sea claims. ( read original story ...)
How Putin runs his war machine from a Tokyo high-rise: Report
A secretive Russian military intelligence unit operating out of a Tokyo high-rise is helping supply Vladimir Putin's war machine by buying and smuggli. ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Building a New Intelligence Agency With Help From the West
Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is breaking with World War II-era limits on security. ( read original story ...)
Camera sensor breakthrough promises sharper images without hulking up your phone’s thickness
Researchers at Nagoya University have developed transparent nanosheet sensors that can detect RGB light in a single pixel, potentially enabling smaller, sharper, and more efficient cameras. The Latest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan station projects expose limits of large-scale development
Station projects in Nagoya and Fukuoka have stalled, showing the risks of using large developments to reverse regional population decline. ( read original story ...)
Foreign visitors to Tokyo hit record high in 2025
A survey by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government shows the number of foreign visitors to Japan's capital hit an all-time high last year. ( read original story ...)
NYT: Russia uses Japan to procure high-tech goods for its invasion of Ukraine
The New York Times reports that Russian intelligence officers are using Japan as a hub to procure high-tech goods necessary for the military invasion of Ukraine. ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Returning yokozuna Onosato loses on Nagoya meet opening day
Yokozuna Onosato fell to a worrying opening day defeat while his fellow returning grand champion, Hoshoryu, triumphed as the Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)
How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies
Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to wage war. ( read original story ...)