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Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 9, 2025

A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there

Melbourne-based comedian Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi, who has only ever done stand-up in his second language, is fast becoming Australia’s favorite Japanese comedian.
After earning her stripes in the Japanese indie wrestling circuit, Iyo Sky made the decision to move to the United States in pursuit of new challenges — a risk that paid off for her career.
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 10, 2025

Iyo Sky takes flight: How the ‘Genius of the Sky’ turned risk into art and fear into fun

After three memorable shows in 2024, WWE returns to Japan for back-to-back nights at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan this month.
Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge reacts after the Sydney Marathon on Aug. 31.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Oct 10, 2025

Eliud Kipchoge hoping to cement legacy at New York City Marathon

The 40-year-old, widely considered the greatest marathon runner of all time, is the only man to have run the distance in under two hours.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen drops back to pass during his team's game against the Patriots in Orchard Park, New York, on Oct. 5.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 10, 2025

Bills head into showdown with Falcons looking to rebound from upset loss

It's been over a calendar year since Buffalo's last losing streak.
Dodgers relief pitcher Roki Sasaki throws during the eighth inning of Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Thursday in Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 11, 2025

From tears to triumph: Roki Sasaki powering Dodgers toward World Series

The 23-year-old Japanese pitcher produced a performance for the ages on Thursday as the Los Angels Dodgers eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies.
Brewers first baseman Andrew Vaughn celebrates after hitting a home run during the fourth inning of Milwaukee's Game 5 win over the Cubs on Saturday.
BASEBALL
Oct 12, 2025

Brewers oust Cubs and will face Dodgers in MLB playoffs

The win sets up a showdown with the Los Angeles Dodgers for a place in the World Series.
Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) celebrates with teammates after Las Vegas clinched the WNBA championship on Friday in Phoenix.
BASKETBALL
Oct 12, 2025

Las Vegas Aces flip the odds to cap WNBA season comeback for the ages

A'ja Wilson earned her second Finals MVP honor in a scene few could have imagined only two months ago.
Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku last month.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 12, 2025

From Sauber to Audi, Wheatley prepares to disrupt in F1 revolution

The Swiss-based outfit, in Formula One since 1993 and with one grand prix triumph and 28 podiums, will become the Audi works team next year.
Xander Schauffele hits a tee shot during the Baycurrent Classic in Yokohama on Sunday. The American went on to win the tournament for his first victory of the season.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2025

Schauffele ends title drought at PGA Tour's Yokohama tourney

Schauffele said it was "special" to get his 10th PGA Tour win in Japan, where his mother grew up and his grandparents still live.
Zinedine Zidane, then-Real Madrid coach, in London in May 2021. Zidane has expressed a desire to coach the French national soccer team.
SOCCER
Oct 13, 2025

Zidane confirms ambition to coach France

The 53-year-old is the favorite to take over from Didier Deschamps when the coach steps down after next year's World Cup.
Jeeno Thitikul poses with the trophy after winning the Buick LPGA Shanghai golf tournament in Shanghai on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Oct 13, 2025

Jeeno Thitikul wins LPGA Shanghai after five-hole playoff

The world's top-ranked golfer, Thitikul has become a six-time LPGA Tour winner and the first two-time tournament winner of the season.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes makes a throw against the Lions in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 13, 2025

Chiefs rebound with NFL win over Lions, as Ravens lose again

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Kansas City snapped Detroit's four-game winning streak.
Japan's Risako Kinjo, previously known as Risako Kawai, in action against Khongorzul Boldsaikhan of Mongolia in the women's 57kg wrestling event at the Tokyo Games, in Chiba in August 2021.
MORE SPORTS / Wrestling
Oct 13, 2025

Double Olympic champion Kinjo announces retirement

"I've experienced all the joy that comes from being an athlete," said the wrestler.
Brooklyn Nets' Cam Thomas dribbles past Phoenix Suns' Oso Ighodaro during the NBA pre-season basketball game at the Venetian Arena in Macau on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2025

The NBA’s return to China is no slam dunk

From a commercial point of view, re-engaging with its second-biggest market is an obvious move.
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 15, 2025

Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen

The British capital is playing host to the Japan Sumo Association’s first European exhibition in over three decades.
Former cricket player Stuart Broad before the start of the third test match between England and India at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on July 10
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Oct 15, 2025

Australia's team is worst since 2010-11 Ashes, says England's Broad

England last won the Ashes in 2015 and has not won in Australia since 2011.
Kaori Sakamoto performs her free skate program during the world championships in Boston on March 28.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 16, 2025

Kaori Sakamoto set to kick off Olympic season at Grand Prix de France

The first of the six-stop ISU Grand Prix series heads to western France from Oct. 17 to 19.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen is 63 points behind F1 leader Oscar Piastri.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 16, 2025

McLaren duo watching as Max Verstappen surges into focus in title race

Red Bull's Verstappen has turned a seemingly lost cause into a thrilling late, if unexpected, charge for a fifth title.
Novak Djokovic in action during his semifinal match against Jannik Sinner at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday
TENNIS
Oct 17, 2025

Djokovic has no plans to retire, inspired by Ronaldo, LeBron and Brady

The 38-year-old's last Grand Slam win came in 2023, but the Serbian shows no signs of slowing down.
Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco looks to throw the ball against the Steelers during the first quarter at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 17, 2025

Joe Flacco outplays Aaron Rodgers as Bengals edge Steelers

The fourth-ever matchup of 40-plus-year-old NFL quarterbacks didn't disappoint.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen drives during qualifying for the sprint race at the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 18, 2025

Verstappen still in the chase but seeking perfection

Even if the odds look stacked against him, the Red Bull driver cannot be ruled out until the numbers say so.
Ami Nakai performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix de France in Angers on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Oct 18, 2025

Teen Nakai leads favorite Sakamoto at Grand Prix de France

Nakai, 17, competing in her first season on the senior circuit, nailed a triple axel and triple lutz-triple toe combination to earn a personal best 78.00 points.
Japanese skaters swept the women's podium at the Grand Prix de France. Gold medalist Ami Nakai (center), silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto (left) and bronze medalist Rion Sumiyoshi pose wrapped in their national flags during the prize ceremony in Angers, western France, on Saturday.
SPORTS
Oct 19, 2025

Japanese teenager Nakai shocks Sakamoto to win Grand Prix de France

Despite a hand on the ice on her triple Axel jump, Nakai scored a combined 227.08 points, putting her ahead of three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto.
Ilia Malinin performs his free skate program at the French Grand Prix in Angers, France, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Oct 20, 2025

Ilia Malinin dethrones Adam Siao Him Fa of France to win French Grand Prix

The American punctuated his free skate routine with five quadruple jumps and did not need to pull out his famous quadruple axel, a jump that only he has mastered.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with the trophy after winning the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 20, 2025

Max Verstappen dominates U.S. Grand Prix to keep pressure on F1 leader Oscar Piastri

Verstappen also won the Saturday sprint from pole position at Austin's Circuit of the Americas.
Naoyuki Kataoka celebrates after winning the Japan Open in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Oct 20, 2025

World No. 500 Naoyuki Kataoka wins Japan Open to qualify for Masters and British Open

The 27-year-old Kataoka beat Satoshi Hara in a playoff to win the title.
Broncos quarterback Bo Nix celebrates after his team's comeback win over the Giants in Denver on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 20, 2025

Broncos score 33 points in fourth quarter to stun Giants

The 33 fourth-quarter points are the most in NFL history by a team that had been shut out in the first three quarters.
McLaren Formula One team driver Oscar Piastri in action during the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 21, 2025

F1 drivers' championship still in McLaren's hands, says Stella

McLaren has already clinched the constructors' title for a second successive year and has Australian Oscar Piastri leading the drivers' standings.
The Olympia delle Tofane track, which will host the women alpine skiing competition during the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, in Cortina, Italy, on Jan. 24
OLYMPICS
Oct 22, 2025

Russians and Belarusians not allowed to ski as neutrals at Winter Games

Russian and Belarusian skiers will also be unable to compete in next year's Paralympics.
Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers passes against the Bengals during the first quarter in Cincinnati on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 23, 2025

Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers not viewing showdown with Packers as 'revenge game'

Rodgers didn't leave Green Bay on good terms, but the quarterback said Wednesday that the hard feelings are a thing of the past.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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