From spinning tales about nonexistent brands to drafting in local businesspeople to make outlandish claims, the trip is a hit with tourists. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo calls US president’s remarks ‘unfortunate’ after Joe Biden labels Japan ‘xenophobic’
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has reassured Japanese allies that the president's remarks were only about conveying the US as "a nation of immigrants". ( read original story ...)
Biden’s Description Of Japan As Xenophobic Is ‘Unfortunate’- Tokyo
(MENAFN- Jordan Times) TOKYO - Japan hit back on Saturday at US President Joe Biden's comments about the Asian ally being“xenophobic” like China and Russia, calling the characterisation“unfortunate” ... ( read original story ...)
Juro Kara, rebel playwright behind Japan’s modern underground theater, dies at 84
Juro Kara, who helped shape Japan’s postwar avant-garde theater, defiantly yet playfully transforming the essence of Kabuki aesthetics into modern storytelling, has died. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says no plan to dissolve Diet after defeat in by-elections
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that he has no plan to dissolve parliament, a week after his Liberal Democrat ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida vows to tackle global challenges with South America
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Saturday to work together with South American countries to tackle global challenges ( read original story ...)
Osaka Pref. asked to delay ‘foreign tourist tax’ until after Expo 2025
The government of Osaka Prefecture plans to be Japan's first to implement a system of fees collected from foreign tourists in a bid to counte ( read original story ...)
Retro Japan: Tekko Kaikan hall in Tokyo symbolizes strength of the postwar steel industry
TOKYO -- "Tekko Kaikan" roughly translates as the "steel industry hall," and the building by that name in the Japanese capital's Chuo Ward indeed symbolizes the strength of steel. ( read original story ...)
Little Tokyo named one of America’s most ‘endangered’ historic places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named Little Tokyo to its 2024 Most Endangered Historic Places list. The list is assembled every year to spotlight American landmarks and historic sites, ( read original story ...)
Man assaults woman, steals her underwear in Sapporo
Police in Sapporo are looking for a man who assaulted a woman and stole her underwear as she was walking home. According to police, the incident occurred at around 2 a.m. Saturday. Hokkaido ... ( read original story ...)
Kansai Airport in Osaka says it hasn’t lost a single piece of baggage in 30 years
Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Osaka, Japan, marks 30 years without a single lost bag, earning it the Skytrax award for World's Best Airport for ... ( read original story ...)
Ryosuke Nishida Defeats Emmanuel Rodriguez To Claim IBF Title In Osaka
Japan’s Ryosuke Nishida defeated Emmanuel Rodriguez to become the new IBF bantamweight world champion in just his ninth professional fight. ( read original story ...)
Micah Parsons is in Tokyo, and he is giving sumo wrestling a shot
The Dallas Cowboys star and Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud spent part of Friday running a football camp in Asia. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Record-Low Children Population Weighs on Growth
The number of children in Japan has dropped to another record, in a stark reminder of the demographic challenges that are weighing on Asia’s second biggest economy. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka, Japan agree to resume stalled projects such as light rail
Sri Lanka and Japan agreed on Saturday to work to resume stalled bilateral projects including a $1.5 billion Japanese-funded light railway. ( read original story ...)
Ukrainians Took Part In Parade In Yokohama
In Japan, the Ukrainian community joined the annual international parade in Yokohama, which is a twin city of Odesa, with thousands of people. Acc ... ( read original story ...)