The preliminary number of deaths due to suspected heatstroke in the Japanese capital's 23 wards between June and September had reached a reco・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Xbox Confirms Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast
Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast will take place on September 26 at 3:00am Pacific (6:00am Eastern). The team will share content from Xbox Game Studios, Activision, ... ( read original story ...)
Projection mapping on Tokyo gov’t building a success? Or an $11.5-million waste?
The bright lights of this, the biggest of Japan's big cities, are a bit brighter now, with images dozens of stories tall dancing across the n・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Prince Hisahito becomes first royal male in Japan to reach adulthood in 4 decades.
In a big milestone for Japan’s royal family, Prince Hisahito has turned 18, becoming the first male royal family member to reach adulthood in almost four decades ... ( read original story ...)
The True Story Behind the Bombing of Tokyo in ‘Pachinko’
With Pachinko Season 2’s premiere episode taking the audience back to Japan during World War II, the Apple TV+ series is preparing its audience for another historic and shocking event that has often ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese, Russian Ships Sail Near Japan; Tokyo Protests Chinese Incursion into Territorial Waters
Japanese forces tracked Russian Navy and People’s Army Liberation Navy ships conducting separate movements on this week, while Tokyo has protested the intrusion of a Chinese survey ship into Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Where to Eat, Stay, Play in Osaka, the In-Your-Face Cousin of Tokyo
The city also recently cut the ribbons on the Grand Green Osaka, a new urban green space that connects Osaka Station to recreation areas, event and exhibition venues, and verdant lawns with trees that offer color beyond cherry blossom season. ( read original story ...)
Maskill’s third gold equals GB’s Tokyo tally
Great Britain's Poppy Maskill wins her third gold medal of the Paralympics in Paris with victory in the women's S10 100m backstroke. ( read original story ...)
Coutya wins second Paris gold as GB beat Tokyo tally
Dimitri Coutya wins his second Paralympic gold medal in Paris with victory in the men's individual epee B final, as GB surpass their gold tally from the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
This Underrated City Is The Best Day Trip From Tokyo For Waterfall Loving Hikers
When the hustle and bustle of Tokyo gets too much, jump on a train and head out to this underrated spot packed with shrines, waterfalls, lakes, and more. ( read original story ...)
21-year-old gets 23 years over robbery-murder in western Tokyo
TOKYO, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced a former university student to 23 years in prison over a high-profile robbery and murder case in Komae, western Tokyo, last ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Running Out of Rice
Japan is experiencing an unexpected rice shortage driven by a surge in both domestic consumption and an influx of tourists, according to local reports. The demand has led to a spike in prices, ... ( read original story ...)
China’s men soccer team faces fan backlash after humiliating loss to arch-rivals Japan
China’s men’s soccer team fell to a 7-0 loss to arch-rivals Japan on Thursday night, a startling new low for a soccer-obsessed nation where the game has been plagued by corruption scandals and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines expects no flight cancellations from A350 inspections
Japan Airlines does not expect flight cancellations or delays as a result of inspections ordered by Europe's air safety regulator on engines of Airbus A350-1000 jets, it said on Friday. The European U ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to give up to $2.4 bln in new support for domestic EV battery production
Toyota Motor , Nissan Motor and other companies will help expand Japanese production capacity for storage batteries by around 50% with government support through a total investment of 1 trillion yen ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Univ. Student Gets 23 Yrs over Tokyo Robbery-Murder
Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo District Court's Tachikawa branch on Friday sentenced a former university student to 23 years in prison over last year's robbery-murder in the city of Komae, Tokyo, ... ( read original story ...)