But sperm and egg banks are unregulated in the country, and there are few of them. Laws pertaining to IVF only cover straight married couples (gay marriage is illegal in Japan). That is prompting ... ( read original story ...)
Vissel Kobe secure first J.League title with win over Nagoya
Vissel Kobe won the J.League title for the first time in the club's history on Saturday as two goals in three first half minutes earned Takayuki Yoshida's side a 2-1 victory over Nagoya Grampus. ( read original story ...)
Kobe Win J-League Title Five Months After Iniesta’s Exit
Japan's Vissel Kobe won their first J-League title on Saturday, almost five months after Spanish legend Andres Iniesta left the club. ( read original story ...)
A load of rubbish: Litter-hunters vie for an unusual world title in Tokyo
Tokyo's well-kept streets may not be the most obvious place to do it, but competitive litter-hunters on Wednesday sifted through the Japanese capital in their first world championship. The Spogomi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan detects season’s first bird flu case, to cull 40,000 birds – NHK
Japan detected the first case of highly pathogenic H5-type bird flu this season at a poultry farm in the south of the country, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Inflation Rises; Private Sector Stagnates
Japan's consumer price inflation rose for the first time in four months in October and continued to remain well above the 2 percent ( read original story ...)
Osaka Among Tennis Superstars Hotly Tipped To Return At Australian Open 2024
Organizers of the Australian Open (AO) have announced that a plethora of superstars are set to make their comeback to Melbourne Park at the ... ( read original story ...)
S. Korea orders Japan to pay 16 wartime ‘comfort women’ $153K each in landmark ruling
The Seoul High Court has ordered the Japanese government to pay 200 million won ($153,300) in compensation to each of the 16 women who were among those kept as sex slaves in Japanese military brothels ... ( read original story ...)
90 watercraft cruise through rivers for Yokohama ‘canal parade’
Some 90 sea kayaks and other craft assembled for a cruise around the Port of Yokohama and "canal parade" at a Nov. 23 event in this east J・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: land of the rising stock market
I t is often called the Land of the Rising Sun, but Japan has not always offered the brightest opportunities for investors. Yet new optimism for the country’s stock market has m ( read original story ...)
Top diplomats of US, Japan, South Korea discuss North Korea satellite launch
The top diplomats of the United States, South Korea and Japan held a call on Friday to discuss North Korea's recent launch of a spy satellite which they strongly condemned, the U.S. State Department said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Switzerland to bid for 2030 or 2034 Winter Games
Switzerland on Friday announced it would bid for either the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, which would be the third time the Alpine country has hosted the event. ( read original story ...)
A clean sweep: Britain wins the first ever litter picking World Cup in Tokyo
Britain won the inaugural litter picking World Cup in Tokyo on Wednesday. Participants from 21 countries, such as Japan, the United States, Australia and France, gathered in the Japanese capital to ... ( read original story ...)
Daryl Hall performs Hall & Oates hits in Tokyo after filing bombshell lawsuit against John Oates
Earlier this month, Hall and his organization, the Daryl Hall Revocable Trust, filed a lawsuit against Oates, 75, and Oates’ trust, the John W. Oates TISA Trust and its co-trustees in Davidson County ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s new ‘modern urban village’ is complete
Japanese developer Mori Building Company has finished its 8.1-hectare district in Tokyo called Azabudai Hills. Under construction since August 2019, it has homes, retail, a school, two temples, art ... ( read original story ...)
Daryl Hall performs Hall & Oates hits in Tokyo after filing bombshell John Oates lawsuit
Daryl Hall won’t let his legal issues stop him from playing his music for his fans. The Hall & Oates rocker — who recently filed a lawsuit and was granted a temporary restraining order against band co ... ( read original story ...)