Music Sep 10, 2019

Indie rockers Feeder bring 'Tallulah' to Japan

Feeder unleashes 10th album on Japan with live shows in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo

Music Jan 9, 2019

Johnny Hates Jazz: Returning to Japan for happier times

Eighties electro-popsters Johnny Hates Jazz return to Japan this month ready to roll out the hits as part of a tour that has been celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1988 debut album "Turn Back the Clock." In addition to playing classics like "Shattered Dreams," ...

Music May 17, 2018

1980s pop star Nick Heyward set to whistle back into Japan

English singer-songwriter Nick Heyward, probably best known as the frontman of early 1980s pop band Haircut 100, has for two decades resisted the urge to milk the nostalgia circuit, in Japan at least. The affable 56-year-old from Beckenham, southeast London, who has also penned and ...

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Speedskating Feb 25, 2018

Nana Takagi emerges from sister's shadow with gold medal in mass start

Miho Takagi arrived in South Korea amid much media hype about her chances for gold in women’s speedskating at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. But it was her elder sister Nana who stole the headlines on Saturday night when she won the inaugural women's mass start ...

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Speedskating Feb 22, 2018

Miho Takagi overjoyed after claiming coveted gold medal in team pursuit

After winning an individual silver in the women's 1,500 meters and then a bronze in the 1,000, Miho Takagi finally got the medal she coveted the most. The one that made history, the one that saw her become the first Japanese woman ever to ...

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Figure skating Feb 21, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu can nail quadruple axel, says coach Brian Orser

Repeat men's figure skating Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu is "from another planet" and can succeed in his next mission of becoming the first man ever to nail a quadruple axel, according to his Canadian coach Brian Orser. Hanyu said Sunday he has found new motivation ...

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Speedskating Feb 19, 2018

Gold medalist Nao Kodaira cites Yuzuru Hanyu's heroics as inspiration

Sprint queen Nao Kodaira credited compatriot and men's figure skating repeat champion Yuzuru Hanyu for her explosive gold medal win in the women's 500 meters at the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Sunday. Kodaira's new Olympic record time secured Japan's second gold medal of the games, ...

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Speedskating Feb 17, 2018

Nao Kodaira and Lee Sang-hwa await showdown in women's 500 meters

Nao Kodaira will look to emulate men's figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu when she takes her second crack at a sprint gold medal in the women's speedskating 500 meters on Sunday. Hanyu gave Japan its first gold medal of the games on Saturday and Kodaira, ...

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Figure skating Feb 16, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu enters Pyeongchang free skate mindful of mistakes made in Sochi

Mindful of his error-riddled free skate at the Sochi Olympics, defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu refuses to get carried away after winning the men's figure skating short program at the Pyeongchang Games on Friday. At the 2014 Sochi Games, Hanyu became the first Japanese man ...

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Speedskating Feb 15, 2018

Nao Kodaira looks ahead to 500 after missing out on gold in 1,000

Nao Kodaira insists her silver medal-winning performance in the women's 1,000 meters on Wednesday night has put her in good stead for her next crack at a gold medal in her favored 500-meter sprint at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Kodaira was widely expected to win the ...