Therefore, the musical fantasy has hit the $6.2 million cume in Japan. Wicked will soon surpass Timothee Chalamet starrer Dune: Part One’s collection in the market. Based on Box Office Mojo’s data, ... ( read original story ...)
Shohei Ohtani Hits Long HR in Return to Japan Against Yomiuri Giants
Japanese star Shohei Ohtani showed off some prodigious power in his return to the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night ... ( read original story ...)
Football: Promoted Yokohama FC hold off Cerezo 2-0
Yokohama FC notched their second win since being promoted back to J-League football's top division with a 2-0 victory over visitin ... ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Yokozuna Hoshoryu beats Takanosho, improves to 5-2 in Osaka
Yokozuna Hoshoryu improved to 5-2 at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with a convincing win against No. 3 maegashira Takanosho on Sat ... ( read original story ...)
One year after interpreter’s scandal, Shohei Ohtani enters the Tokyo Series with newfound maturity
The Tokyo Series and its celebration of Shohei Ohtani begins this week in a festive atmosphere. The Japanese two-way star is among the most beloved athletes in the world and coming off one of the best ... ( read original story ...)
YouTuber stabbed to death as she livestreamed on Tokyo street
Airi Sato, 22, was rushed to a hospital with critical injuries after the attacker stabbed her repeatedly in her upper body, police said, and was later pronounced dead. ( read original story ...)
How to Watch Dodgers vs Yomiuri Giants: Live Stream MLB Tokyo Series, TV Channel
The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers make the trip to Japan after starting their 2024 season in Seoul, South Korea. They will play exhibition games against the Yomiuri Giants and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NHK controversial party leader Takashi Tachibana attacked in central Tokyo
The leader of a Japanese political group, Takashi Tachibana, has been slashed in an attack while campaigning in central Tokyo, although his injuries were not life-threatening, Xinhua reported citing the Tokyo police. ( read original story ...)
Northeastern Japan shinkansen back in normal service after incident
Coupled shinkansen bullet trains returned to full service in northeastern Japan on Saturday morning, the operator said, following an ... ( read original story ...)
Cubs, Dodgers meet in Tokyo with scarce — but frigid — Opening Day history
The last time the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers played on Opening Day was more than 60 years ago. And while so much has changed in the decades since, the April weather at Wrigley Field that day ( read original story ...)
Series of laundromats in Sapporo burglarized
Using a crowbar, the thief pried the machine open and stole the cash inside early one morning in late February. Police are hunting for the perpetrator, who is likely behind other similar crimes, ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball-Ohtani, Dodgers battle jet lag before opener with Cubs in Tokyo
Baseball mania reached fever pitch in Japan on Friday with public appearances of national hero Shohei Ohtani and other Japanese players set to take part in MLB season-opening games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. ( read original story ...)
Neo Sora Talks Political Divide in ‘Happyend’: ‘Japan Hasn’t Really Reflected on its Colonial Past’
In an post-screening Q&A ahead of the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong, filmmaker Neo Sora discussed his nominated feature "Happyend," a contemplative exploration of fractured friendship against the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese salmon catches plummet in losing battle to climate change
There is trouble on the horizon in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, where poor fishing conditions triggered by global warmi ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan demonstrates self-driving cars in Yokohama traffic
Nissan Motor Co. has tested its self-driving vehicles on the streets of Yokohama in what the automaker says was the first time autonomous cars have traveled in ordinary city traffic in Japan. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation likely cooled in Feb on energy subsidy resumption: Reuters poll
Japan's core inflation likely decelerated in February from the previous month due to the resumption of energy subsidies, a Reuters poll showed, though the overall price trends will likely keep ... ( read original story ...)