Most notably, tennis superstar Naomi Osaka once appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and the host wasted no time trying to set her up with a handsome actor — without realizing that Osaka was actually ... ( read original story ...)
Man who stabbed girl in Nagoya park at her request later broke into her residence
A 31-year-old man who stabbed a girl in Nagoya last year after at her request broke into her residence after carrying out the act ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s innovators seek their lost mojo
Japan’s finance ministry has decided to tackle one of the great unanswered questions of innovation and finance. Can $100bn buy a nation back its mojo? In an effort to reignite Japan’s flame, the ... ( read original story ...)
After Japan’s 2011 Tsunami a City Is Rebuilt—Now It Needs People to Survive
The future remains precarious for Rikuzentakata, where more than 1,700 people died in the disaster, as many survivors have settled elsewhere and swaths of downtown lie unused. ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan Is Sitting on a Pile of Profit but Isn’t Sharing the Wealth
Making a $130 billion profit in the stock market isn’t as fun as it seems—at least if you’re the Bank of Japan. ( read original story ...)
A City Rebuilt After Japan’s 2011 Tsunami—to Survive It Needs People
The future remains precarious for Rikuzentakata, where more than 1,700 people died in the disaster, as many survivors have settled elsewhere and swaths of downtown lie unused. ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Olympic hopeful Maeda hits double to secure draw for Marinos
Tokyo Olympic hopeful Daizen Maeda netted twice as Yokohama F Marinos salvaged a 3-3 draw against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J-Lea ... ( read original story ...)
Christine Ohuruogu warns disrupted preparations will affect Tokyo Olympics
The former 400 metres gold medallist hopes International Women’s Day can give a boost to the next generation of elite athletes. ( read original story ...)
A decade after Fukushima nuclear disaster, contaminated water symbolizes Japan’s struggles
Japan says it’s safe to release 1.25 million tons of treated water into the sea. But trust is in short supply. ( read original story ...)
Yuki Soma’s Late Goal Helped Nagoya Grampus To Beat Consadole Sapporo
Yuki Soma's goal in the late second half helped Nagoya Grampus to beat Consadole Sapporo 1-0 in the second match week J League encounter on Saturday at the Toyota Stadium, Nagoya. ( read original story ...)
Anti-Olympics protesters march in Tokyo
The protest march started from National Stadium where the Game's opening ceremony is planned to be held, and went through the busy shopping street of Omote Sando. Protesters held banners and shouted ... ( read original story ...)
Controversy still lingers over 2019 Aichi art show
The Aichi Triennale 2019 arts festival appears to live on in infamy. When it opened in Nagoya, it was immediately blasted for a section entitled “After ‘Freedom of Expression?,’” which duplicated a ... ( read original story ...)
KAMEOKA CORNER: The City of Yokohana
This week’s article is about Japan’s second largest city, Yohohama. It was a small fishing village for several centuries up to near the end of the Tokugawa Era which lasted ... ( read original story ...)
Cordae Didn’t Even Know Naomi Osaka Was a Tennis Player When They First Met
Celebrities often date other celebrities. On the surface, this makes sense. After all, they often run in the same circles or work alongside one another on sets, and another star is more likely to ... ( read original story ...)
Stefanos Tsitsipas jokes about why Naomi Osaka won the Australian Open, says “it was all because of the Greek food”
After her semifinal win over Serena Williams at last month’s Australian Open, Naomi Osaka revealed she had switched from eating Japanese cuisine to Greek food the previous day. That, she claimed, was ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima nuclear crisis evacuees face unresolved issues 10 years on
Almost 10 years on from a devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan and triggered one of the worst nuclear disas ... ( read original story ...)