More than six months after their engagement, YouTuber Zeinab Harake and basketball player Bobby Ray Parks Jr. are gearing up for their wedding. Just last Valentine's Day, February 14, the content ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has figured out how to build resilient housing in disaster-prone places — here’s what the US can learn
Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to implement. ( read original story ...)
Ski jumping: Kobayashi seizes 1st World Cup win of season in Sapporo
Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi earned his first ski jumping World Cup win of the season on Saturday, breaking an 11-month drought and taki ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s looming crisis: 2035 tipping point for population decline amid ageing society
Japan faces urban population decline by 2035, with ageing societies challenging city sustainability and prompting calls for immigration reform. ( read original story ...)
18-year-old accused of killing grandmother sent back to prosecutors by Nagoya Family Court
The Nagoya Family Court has decided to send an 18-year-old youth back to prosecutors to stand trial for murdering his 78-year-old grandmother with whom he lived last year. In his ruling on Friday, ... ( read original story ...)
Ski jumping: Ryoyu Kobayashi seizes 1st World Cup win of season in Sapporo
Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi earned his first ski jumping World Cup win of the season on Saturday, breaking an 11-month drought and taki ... ( read original story ...)
Is Japan the new Iceland? Becoming the hottest destination in tourism can fuel an economy, but it’s no free lunch.
Travel to Japan has exploded in recents years. Sustainable tourism advocates say the country needs to be proactive at addressing overtourism. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kobayashi claim first victory in 11 months on home soil
Olympic champion Ryoyu Kobayashi claimed his first ski jumping World Cup win in 11 months on Saturday in front of his home Japanese crowd in Sapporo. In this period, the three-time Four Hills winner ... ( read original story ...)
Man, ex-wife die in apparent murder-suicide in Yokohama
A 34-year-old man and his 33-year-old ex-wife died Friday in Yokohama in what police believe was an apparent murder-suicide. According to police, a man called 110 at around 2:30 p.m. and said he had ... ( read original story ...)
Interpreter errors lead Osaka High Court to remand fraud case to lower court
The Osaka High Court on Feb. 14 overturned a three-year prison sentence for a Chinese defendant accused of involvement in a fraud case, citin･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Expo preparations hit home stretch with 2 months left
Preparations for the 2025 world exposition have entered the final stretch with two months left until the event opens in Osaka, where ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka shares fashion taste over the past year, compares photos to ‘real life’ in the gym
Former World No.1 Naomi Osaka has millions of followers on social media, and these fans were treated to a surprise as the Japanese superstar uploaded several photos that showed her fashion trend over ... ( read original story ...)
Red Sox Urged to Sign $7.1 Million Free Agent Reliever as ‘Obvious Final Piece’
The Red Sox should sign 40-year-old free agent bullpen righty David Robertson as the "cherry on top of an already strong roster," a Boston baseball podcast host urges. ( read original story ...)
Japan releases 210,000 tons of government rice from reserves
Japan's government said Friday it will release up to 210,000 tons of rice from its stockpile in an effort to stabilize the supply in the market and counter-act rapidly rising rice prices. ( read original story ...)
The incredible £50bn railway with world’s fastest bullet train that now faces crisis
The future of Japan ’s incredible £50 billion train line hangs in the balance as the project faces delays. Japan 's ambitious Maglev bullet train project, designed to revolutionise high-speed travel, ... ( read original story ...)
My family moved from New Orleans to Okinawa. Parenting felt so much easier in Japan.
My family moved from New Orleans to Okinawa. Public spaces in Japan are design with kids in mind, something I miss now that I'm back in the US. ( read original story ...)