Elissa Darwish - The Japan Times

October 21, 2025

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French police officers stand in front of the Louvre museum in Paris on Sunday after a robbery.

WORLD / Crime & Legal

Oct 21, 2025

French cops may nab Louvre thieves but they're unlikely to recover the loot

Valuable jewels and gold can be quickly broken down into component parts and sold on.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.

Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building

By Patrick St. Michel

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Foreign wrestlers have a long history in sumo

Foreign wrestlers have a long history in sumo

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