After nearly 40 seconds of intense grappling in a sumo training bout, Yarden Yatkovski, 27, throws down a wrestler ranked in the makushita di ... ( read original story ...)
Why is Japan toughening screening for foreign driver’s license switching?
Japan's National Police Agency has announced plans to review the system enabling people to switch foreign driver's licenses to Japanese ones, and to t ... ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Grand champions Onosato, Hoshoryu open Nagoya meet with wins
Onosato made a solid start to his yokozuna career, while fellow grand champion Hoshoryu overcame one of his most troublesome opponen ... ( read original story ...)
Kick streamer BabyHaze gets knocked out after altercation in Tokyo amid ongoing assault allegations
When BabyHaze asked to “leave him the f**k alone,” Karumo punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious on the street. Moments later, an elderly local appeared to take BabyHaze’s phone, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing says Japan at fault for warplane nearing Japanese aircraft
A spokesperson for China's defense ministry has defended a Chinese military plane's behavior toward a Japanese aircraft in two separate cases that Japan says happened days before. ( read original story ...)
Osaka expo welcomes 10 millionth visitor at halfway stage
The expo had welcomed 10.08 million visitors as of July 12. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s June core inflation likely slowed as tariff threats loom: Reuters poll
Japan's June core inflation likely slowed but remained above the central bank's 2% target, a Reuters poll showed, keeping it under pressure to resume interest rate hikes as U.S. trade tariffs threaten ... ( read original story ...)
Culture Ministry Launches Saudi Cultural Week in Osaka
The Saudi Cultural Week in Osaka, Japan, organized by the Ministry of Culture, kicked off on Saturday and will run until July 15 at the Expo 2025 Osaka headquarters. The events mark the 70th ... ( read original story ...)
Visitors to Osaka Expo likely to exceed 10 million soon
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition is working to reach its target of 22 million visitors, the Osaka Expo's break-even point in terms of operating costs. ( read original story ...)
I’m a Tokyo Local—Here’s What You Should Eat, See, and Do at the Most Famous Market in Japan
Tuna cuttings, legendary eel bowls, and hidden omakase restaurants. There's no shortage of things to do in Tsukiji. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s aid agency to issue 23 bil. yen Africa-support bonds in Aug.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency will issue bonds worth around 23 billion yen ($160 million) next month to raise funds for ... ( read original story ...)
All the bad times are over! Unprecedented crisis of collapse in history → The emergence of a supe…
Photo =Yokohama Marinos SNS Capture Yokohama F. Marinos, a prestigious Japanese J-League team in crisis, has succeeded in recruiting a large team to save the team. Japan's Football Zone reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Highlights: Japan 22-31 Wales
Watch highlights as Wales end their 18-match losing run by beating Japan 31-22 in Kobe. Read more: Wales break 18-match losing run with win in Japan Available to UK users only. Highlights: Japan 22-31 ... ( read original story ...)
Who is BabyHaze? Kick streamer gets knocked out on Tokyo street after controversial livestream fight (Video)
And recently, things took a much darker turn. It all went down in Tokyo’s bustling Shibuya district on July 12, 2025. A short 44-second video started circulating on Reddit’s r/LivestreamFail, where ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
The group, made up of roughly 70 members, is suspected of recruiting about 130 underarge girls for prostitution through social media. ( read original story ...)
Osaka man arrested for alleged body abandonment says corpse is his ‘mother’
A 42-year-old man was arrested July 12 on suspicion of abandoning the corpse of a woman at his home in this western Japan city.Koji Urata is ・・・ ... ( read original story ...)