Police in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday arrested a 38-year-old woman on suspicion of abandoning the bodies of two infants in a cardboard box in an apartment. According to police, a man who was ... ( read original story ...)
Almost 5% of new teachers quit within first year at Tokyo schools
A record 4.9 percent of new teachers hired at publicly run schools in Tokyo in the 2023 academic year quit within a year. The 169 who threw in the towel was the highest figure in a decade, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education. The bulk ... ( read original story ...)
Sascha Bailey explains why he gave up plans to change gender
Sascha Bailey explains why he gave up plans to change gender - ‘I’m just happy to be alive,’ the son of fashion photographer David Bailey said ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka And Rublev Fall At Rome Open As Climate Protesters Invade Courts
Naomi Osaka's return to the Rome Open ended at the last 16 to China's Zheng Qinwen on Monday with men's fourth seed Andrey Rublev also exiting as environmental activists stopped play in two matches. ( read original story ...)
Artists, Curators Pledge Support for Palais de Tokyo After Patron’s Statement on Museum’s ‘Wokeism’
After a longtime Palais de Tokyo patron controversially cut off support for the Paris museum, denouncing it for mounting a show contending with Palestine, nearly 200 artists, curators, and critics have thrown their support behind the institution. ( read original story ...)
Italian Open: Naomi Osaka Knocked Out By Zheng Qinwen In Last 16
Naomi Osaka's old troubles on clay came back to the fore as Zheng Qinwen dominated from the get go to make Italian Open's last eight for a second straight year, winning 6-2 6-4 ... ( read original story ...)
BABYMONSTER kicks off debut fan meeting tour with sold-out shows in Tokyo
At their Tokyo fan meeting, BABYMONSTER debuted with 'SHEESH' and 'LIKE THAT', performing 'BATTER UP' with seven members. The event featured explosive vocals, interactive games, and will continue in Jakarta, ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Osaka’s Rome run ended by Zheng in last 16
Naomi Osaka's return to the Rome Open ended at the last 16 on Monday after the four-time Grand Slam champion fell 6-2, 6-3 to seventh-seed Zheng Qinwen. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank swings to quarterly profit, eyes on Arm unit
Japan's SoftBank Group swung to a net profit in the final quarter of its financial year, it said on Monday, even as an investment loss at its Vision Fund arm underscored the challenges the technology ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Rome run ends in fourth round, former No. 1 bows out to Zheng Qinwen
Osaka defeated two Top 20 players at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia but the Australian Open runner-up proved too strong to reach her second straight quarterfinal at the Foro Italico. ( read original story ...)
Office searched over alleged sabotage of Diet election in Tokyo
Police searched the office of political organization Tsubasa no To on May 13 in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on suspicion of obstructing other candidates’ campaigning in a Diet by-election in Tokyo in April, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank Group trims investment losses but remains in red for fiscal year
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group says it trimmed its losses for the fiscal year through March to about a quarter of the red ink it racked up a year earlier, as investment losses declined. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Japan’s military needs more women. But it’s still failing on harassment
As Japan embarks on a major military build-up, it's struggling to fill its ranks with the women that its forces need and its policymakers have pledged to recruit. Following a wave of sexual harassment cases, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s FamilyMart opens unmanned, mobile shop at Osaka Expo
Japanese convenience store operator FamilyMart Co. on Monday opened an unmanned, mobile shop at the venue for next year's 2025 World ... ( read original story ...)
Taxi overturns on Tokyo’s expressway, kills 2
A taxi overturned in a tunnel on the Shuto Expressway Bayshore Route, central Tokyo on the evening of May 11, killing ... ( read original story ...)
Girl, father sue Japan school over inappropriate response to bullying
An elementary school girl and her father in Japan have sued her former homeroom teacher, her school's operator and the parents of a classmat ... ( read original story ...)