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Former Nihon University football head coach Masato Uchida's alleged order on a player to "crush" an opposing team's quarterback in a May 6 game between Japan's traditional rivals for supremacy in American football has dominated sports and tabloid headlines for most of the ...
Last month, news outlets all over the world reported on the discovery of a plastic shopping bag at the bottom of the Mariana Trench near the Philippines, the deepest point in the Earth’s oceans. The discovery was made by a group of Japanese researchers ...
Everyone in Tokyo has a commuting horror story, but sometimes you need to see an example of some really rough behavior on the trains with your own eyes to understand just how bad some people have it. An act of violence recorded on a smartphone ...
Twenty-three students of the Odate Middle School in Akita Prefecture in northwestern Japan attacked the house of Mr. Kishida, instructor of natural history in the school, twice on the night of June 2, throwing stones and destroying the windows and paper slides of the ...
A whale has died in southern Thailand after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags, officials said, ending an attempted rescue that failed to nurse the mammal back to health. The animal died just ahead of World Environment Day on Tuesday. Thailand is one of the world's ...
Director Hirokazu Kore-eda recently won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for "Shoplifters," a critically acclaimed family drama that was partially inspired by real-life events. It attempts to depict a slice of life in which people are struggling to make ends meet, a set of circumstances ...
An award-winning sake brewery in the Tohoku region is eyeing a new approach to sake production that uses artificial intelligence to assist skilled workers. Nanbu Bijin Co. in Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, is developing an AI tool to find the best time to drain water in ...
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera opposes rewards for dialogue, but South Korea’s Song Young-moo urges support while offering nothing but silence on Pyongyang’s short-range missiles.
With Canada filing and the European Union close behind, Finance Minister Taro Aso hints Japan may join their march to the World Trade Organization.
The 25-year-old woman allegedly gave birth in a manga cafe, killed the baby there and left it in a pay locker in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho district.
It's back on. U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course Friday, announcing that his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will, indeed, be held on June 12 in Singapore, but noted pointedly that Japan, South Korea and China — not the United ...
To memory athlete Akira Haraguchi reciting pi is like chanting the Buddhist mantra and meditating: "Everything that circles around carries the spirit of the Buddha. I think pi is the ultimate example of that."
Companies and government agencies have been getting better at hiring people with disabilities, but they can do better still.
In the waning days of Malaysia's recent election campaign, then-opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad was investigated under the country's anti-fake news law. Had he been charged and convicted, he could have spent as much as six years in prison. Instead, Mahathir was elected prime minister with ...
YouTube channels such as "Jun's Kitchen," "Cooking With Dog" and "Ochikeron" are using the video sharing platform (and often cute animals) to show just how easy it is to make Japanese food.
From Japan to Europe to the U.S., Nagasato's experience on the soccer field has taught her how to play smart.
It's that short but magical time of year when restaurants throw open their doors, tables proliferate along sidewalks and diners take advantage of the balmy evenings. Quick, now, before the muggy midsummer conditions set in for real: This is prime alfresco season and it's ...
So you're in the mood for a nice little barbecue evening with a few pals. Not the low 'n' slow, long-time-smoking, American roots type of 'cue, but a "throw a shrimp on the barbie" type affair, maybe with some prime scallops, jidori chicken wings and ...
From Jin Din Rou to Tim Ho Wan, here's where to go for dim sum in the capital.
This Max Brenner creation is a punchy blend of mint, chocolate, ice cream, marshmallow and almonds.
A young girl's voice rings through the forest, drawing me further into the darkness. "Koko ni kite," the voice calls again in a whisper from the right, using a Japanese phrase that means "come this way." The voice fades into the shadows and then returns ...
In his new book, Brian Ashcraft explores the phenomenal success of Japanese whisky and what has led it to becoming the world's most desirable spirit.
"Perfect purity is possible," Mishima writes, "if you turn your life into a line of poetry written with a splash of death."
Toshio Suzuki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, recounts his collaborative partnerships and lifelong bonds with Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, the third of Ghibli's founders.
Maria Sharapova easily handled the big serve of No. 6-seeded Karolina Pliskova and overwhelmed her 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to move closer to a possible French Open showdown against Serena Williams. Sharapova has won two of her five Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros and ...
Takashi Ogino and Katsuya Kakunaka saw to it that pitcher Mike Bolsinger got his customary run support as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp 7-3 in interleague play on Saturday. Bolsinger (6-1) won his fifth straight start after allowing three runs ...
A team built around Italy internationals trounced Japan Top League side Yamaha Jubilo 52-19 on Saturday in a warmup match ahead of the Azzurri's two June tests against the Brave Blossoms. Time after time, the Italian offloads led to line breaks, while Jubilo were worn ...
J. League second-division Ventforet Kofu will take a two-goal advantage into the return leg of their Levain Cup playoff following a comprehensive 2-0, first-leg win over first-division Urawa Reds on Saturday. Goals either side of halftime from defender Yuta Imazu and Kazuki Kozuka secured the ...
Figure skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu has donated a pair of gloves to the Olympic Museum in Switzerland following a request by the IOC, an informed source said recently. The 23-year-old, a two-time Olympic champion, submitted a pair of Japan delegation gloves from the Pyeongchang Winter ...
Shohei Ohtani doubled for his first hit in four games as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Friday. After Albert Pujols hit a two-run home run to put Los Angeles ahead in the bottom of the first inning, the 23-year-old Ohtani ...
Hideki Matsuyama surrendered his share of the lead and fell three shots behind the pace after carding a 1-under-par 71 in Friday's second round of the Memorial. The world No. 10 started the round in a three-way tie at 7-under, but dropped to fourth after ...
Kei Nishikori advanced to the fourth round of the French Open on the strength of a straight-sets victory over France's Gilles Simon on Friday. Nishikori, the 19th seed, needed just 2 hours, 1 minute to dispatch Simon 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. Nishikori dominated at the net ...
A survey finds that rookie sensation Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels has displaced the Seattle Mariners All-Star as Japan’s favorite athlete.
