Dozens of fans mobbed Jimin and Jungkook at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday as the BTS duo arrived back in South Korea following their mystery trip to Japan last week. What happened: A Tuesday livestream on Star Plus shows dozens of fans breaking through the barrier set up at the arrival gate at Incheon International ...
IOC lines up France to host 2030 Winter Olympics and Salt Lake City for 2034 edition
Salt Lake City being preferred as a shoo-in to host the 2034 Winter Olympics was expected. The surprise was the IOC favoring the French bid for the 2030 edition. The International Olympic Committee ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to call governor race July 7 with incumbent Koike in focus
Tokyo will hold its gubernatorial race on July 7, 2024, the capital's election commission said Wednesday, with a focus on whether the ... ( read original story ...)
“Tokyo Vice” season 2 first look reveals new characters, new dangers
So it takes guts to end a season with a plethora of cliffhangers, as Tokyo Vice did last year. But fans of the ‘90s-set Japanese crime show (a Max original produced by Fifth Season and WOWOW, Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
‘Large’ sea creature with 240 tentacles discovered as new species off coast of Japan
The St. George’s cross medusa jellyfish is considered “large,” measuring about 4 inches wide and about 3 inches tall, the study said. It has a circular body shape and about 240 tentacles. Its most distinctive feature is its bright red, “cross-shaped” stomach. ( read original story ...)
Swap London for Liverpool and Santorini for Paros: Ten holiday hotspots and the (often cheaper and less crowded) ‘duplicates’ taking the internet by storm. Are you tempted?
Sapporo is a 'wonderful ski destination that’s a little further afield than the Alps', says Expedia, which noticed a 38 per cent increase in flight searches to the Japanese destination - a 'dupe' for ... ( read original story ...)
Wim Wenders’ new films explore the ‘poetic medium’ of 3-D and Tokyo toilets
Wim Wenders is having a banner year. Now 78, the filmmaker who was first celebrated in the 1970s as a leader of New German Cinema is enjoying a peak moment with two acclaimed new films. The ... ( read original story ...)
US Osprey aircraft crashes off coast of Japan with eight on board
A US military Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan’s Yakushima Island in southern Kagoshima prefecture on Wednesday, with eight people on board, according to a spokesperson from the Japan Coast Guard. ( read original story ...)
Panasonic unit to build EV battery R&D hub in Osaka
Panasonic Energy says it will be one of the largest such facilities in the country. A ground-breaking ceremony was held at a site in Osaka Prefecture on Tuesday. The company says the R&D center is ... ( read original story ...)
Russia becomes latest country to pull out of Osaka Expo
The announcement is more bad news for the troubled event, which already faces pavilion construction delays, skyrocketing costs and little public support. ( read original story ...)
Russia withdraws From 2025 World Expo scheduled to be held in Osaka, Japan
During a plenary session of the Bureau of International Expositions in Paris, a representative from Russia conveyed the decision, citing ins..|News Track ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to go after businesses that pass off food products as premium Japanese items
Businesses which pass off their food as premium Japanese products beware, the Japanese government could soon be coming after you. Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced ... ( read original story ...)
‘Sasumata’ in high demand after thwarted jewelry store robbery in Tokyo
Two 18-year-olds have surrendered to police after attempting to rob a jewelry store in Tokyo. The incident took place in the Ueno district of the capital on Sunday. Footage taken by a bystander ... ( read original story ...)
US military aircraft with 8 on board crashes into sea off Japan
A US military aircraft with eight personnel on board has crashed into the sea near Japan’s Yakushima island, the Japanese coastguard said. The crash involved an Osprey aircraft, that can function as a helicopter and a turboprop craft, ( read original story ...)
Man arrested in Japan for stealing credit card info via web skimming
Tokyo, Nov 15 (UNI) A 26-year-old man was arrested in western Japan on Wednesday on suspicion of stealing credit card information from a legitimate website, marking the country''s first criminal probe ( read original story ...)
Japan space agency likely penetrated by cyber attack
Japan's space agency, JAXA, was likely penetrated by unknown entities in a cyber attack this year. The attack targeted the central server, which contr ... ( read original story ...)