A remote train station on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido that served as a filming location for the award-winning 1999 ... ( read original story ...)
Tech shows offer Tokyo residents a glimpse of life in 2050
A new exhibition in Tokyo allows visitors to experience the new technologies of the future. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Minato Ward to dispatch native English speakers to all municipal kindergartens
The Minato Ward government in Japan's capital will start dispatching native English speakers to all municipal kindergartens in the ward as te ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for stealing chocolate from confectionery shop in Hokkaido
Police in Otaru, Hokkaido, have arrested a 63-year-old man on suspicion of theft after he allegedly stole a box of chocolates worth 1,069 yen from a confectionery store. Police said the incident ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
The Aichi prefectural government has issued an official apology for improper handling of the personal data of 121 resident households. The incident took place on April 19 and involved data pertaining ... ( read original story ...)
Who Are Naomi Osaka’s Parents? Meet The Tennis Pro’s Super-Supportive Mom And Dad
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is back! After bringing her daughter Shai into the world in July, the four-time Grand Slam winner has officially made her return to tennis. Recently, Naomi played in the Madrid ... ( read original story ...)
USS George Washington Heads to Japan, Ending Troubled Shipyard Stay That Included String of Suicides
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is finally underway to its new homeport in Japan, following six arduous years in a Virginia shipyard that included reports of difficult living conditions and ... ( read original story ...)
How Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka’s controversial 2018 US Open final inspired Zendaya’s tennis movie ‘Challengers’
Screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes discussed how the 2018 US women's singles final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka inspired "Challengers." ... ( read original story ...)
Charging bear attacks karate practitioner in Japan: “I thought I should make my move or else I will be killed”
A pair of bears picked the wrong person to mess with Thursday in Japan when they approached a 50-year-old karate practitioner only to be kicked away, police and media said, marking the latest in a spate of attacks in the country in recent months. ( read original story ...)
Symbol of Tokyo’s Shibuya Scramble Crossing renewed
SYNOPSIS: Shibuya Tsutaya, a symbol of Tokyo’s Shibuya scramble crossing, is renewed ahead of the Golden Week holiday. Shibuya Tsutaya, a symbol of Tokyo’s Shibuya scramble crossing, was reopened ... ( read original story ...)
Biggest Bills Fan From Tokyo, Japan Dances For The Rookies
There are some Bills fans that are famous among the Mafia: Bills Elvis, Pinto Ron, the ones that go shirtless at every game, the creator of the Bills Mafia Babes, and so many more. However, there is ... ( read original story ...)
Yukio Kasaya, 1972 Sapporo Olympic ski jumping champion, dies at 80
Former ski jumper Yukio Kasaya, who in 1972 became the first Japanese ever to win a Winter Olympic gold medal, has died at the age ... ( read original story ...)
Yukio Kasaya, Japan’s first Winter Olympic gold medalist, dies at 80
Yukio Kasaya, who made history by winning Asia's first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal in 1972, died from heart disease on Tuesday morning at a hospital in Sapporo. He was 80 years old. His family held ... ( read original story ...)
Japan announces plans to launch upgraded observation satellites
Japan’s space agency says it's planning to launch a major upgrade to its satellite imaging system, as a new flagship rocket is put to the test for a third time ... ( read original story ...)
Seventeen’s latest ‘The City’ project to launch in Yokohama and Osaka
Seventeen’s “'Follow' the City” project will return to Japan from Friday, just before the boy band performs its “Follow Again” encore concerts in Osaka and Yokohama in May. ( read original story ...)
3 arrested for alleged habitual abuse of disabled Osaka Pref. care home resident who died
Three employees at an Osaka Prefecture care facility were arrested on April 25 on suspicion of repeatedly assaulting a resident wi ... ( read original story ...)