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A Turn of a Lifetime

How I Learned to Stop Loafing and Listen to My Mom I revisit the city where my life and future were set onto a completely ...
Masanori Aoki, now 34, stabbed two women who were taking a walk in the city of Nakano, then shot two policemen with a hunting rifle A Japanese court has sentenced to death a man who killed four people ...
Narukami jumped out of the gate and right to the lead in the Japan Dirt Classic Oct. 8 at Oi Racecourse and never surrendered the advantage on the way to a 3-length victory over Natural Rise . The ...
Tokyo — An agitated bear roamed the aisles of a grocery store in central Japan, injuring two men and frightening shoppers, officials said Wednesday, while Japanese media said a man was found dead ...
Checking into a hotel seems like a simple process where you hand over your ID, get your room key and head to your room. But for many Indian travellers venturing abroad, this seemingly routine step can ...
Released on October 2, Ghost of Yotei is quickly garnering praise from Japanese gamers who are busy exploring Sucker Punch’s depiction of 1600s Japan. Its choice of setting, picturesque scenery, and ...
The 19-year-old is aiming to become just the second teenager to score 10 goals in a Japanese top-flight season as he emerges at Kashima Antlers From Hidetoshi Nakata to Keisuke Honda, and now with ...
6:52 p.m. - Some key quotes from Takaichi's post-victory press conference. - On rising prices and the government's relationship with the Bank of Japan: "Demand-pull inflation -- wage increases driving ...
The hard-line conservative is making history in a country where women are drastically underrepresented at the highest levels of power. By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Sanae ...
TOKYO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Japanese restaurants, bars and stores are running low on beer and other beverages from industry leader Asahi Group (2502.T), opens new tab as the impact from a cyberattack ...
Japan’s ruling party is in trouble, and it knows it. The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in the last five years – all members of the Liberal ...
After decades of political sensitivities and threats kept it from screens, Schrader’s Yukio Mishima biopic, considered by many his masterpiece, will finally play for Japanese audiences. By Patrick ...