Hoshoryu begins his quest to win his first Emperor's Cup as a yokozuna against komusubi Wakatakakage on the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, May 11. Promoted to sumo's highest rank in January 2025, Hoshoryu pulled out of …
(CNN) — Police on a Japanese holiday island have arrested three Chinese nationals after thousands of protected hermit crabs were found stuffed into multiple suitcases. The three suspects – Liao Zhibin, 24, Song Zhenhao, 26, and Guo Jiawei, 27 – were found …
Shinji Higuchi’s action thriller Bullet Train Explosion debuted on Netflix on April 23 with something of a bang, with the movie enthusiastically embraced by viewers and climbing as high as No. 2 in the streamer’s global non-English films list. The movie …
Utagawa Yoshitora, "An American Carousing with a Japanese Woman", 1861 (Public domain) By Damian Flanagan I have an old friend who tends to post slightly unusual material on social media. He is British guy living in Japan for many long years and …
(MENAFN) North Korea has strongly criticized Japan’s decision to conduct a surface-to-ship missile drill this coming June on Hokkaido, its northernmost island, accusing it of harboring intentions to "launch a surprise attack on neighbors." The …
(MENAFN) North Korea has condemned Japan's plan to hold a surface-to-ship missile launch drill in Hokkaido this June, characterizing it as an intention to "launch a surprise attack on neighbors." The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) …
Business is booming at Japanese discount chain Don Quijote, which sells everything from nostril-hair wax to compact gadgets and colourful party costumes, thanks to its cult status among tourists but also inflation at home. At a large Don Quijote store in …
Three Chinese nationals were arrested for operating a poker gambling den in Tokyo, police said, suspecting they made more than 60 million yen (US$413,000) in less than a year. Wang Yi, a 42-year-old resident of Tokyo’s Kita ward, and two others were …
A U.S. Navy officer has been charged with killing his wife, six months after she was found strangled to death inside a hotel room in Japan. Monroe, NY-native Jessica “Jesse” Arguinzoni Olsen was found dead on Oct. 27 inside a room in the Hotel SOL in …
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