Women’s Asian Cup 2026: Japan’s quiet transformation has left it poised to challenge for the trophy
As they prepare for the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, Nadeshiko Japan arrive as a team that has…
‘Change typhoon intensity and path’: China team mulls hitting cyclones with space beam
China should accelerate development of a space-based solar power station, as the technology could one day do far…
Plants donated by local residents cover SOIL Nihonbashi hotel
Rust-red panels of corrugated steel curve around this narrow 14-room hotel in central Tokyo, designed by Kiyoaki Takeda…
How Japan is revolutionising healthcare with personalised genetic data and targeted exosome therapy
Published on 23/02/2026 – 15:00 GMT+1•Updated 15:51 At Genequest Inc. in Tokyo, Takahashi Shoko, Director and Founder, is…
‘Unofficial’ talks on plastic pollution treaty to begin in Japan
TOKYO: Delegates from around 20 countries will hold three days of “informal” talks in Japan from Sunday (Mar…
Woman, 24, Suffers Near-Death Experience While on Dream Skiing Vacation: ‘Everything Went Downhill Very Quickly’
NEED TO KNOW Anna Gallo was on a dream skiing vacation in Japan with her partner when she…
Photographer Captures Japan’s Exhausted Salarymen Asleep on Tokyo’s Streets
Pawel Jaszczuk High Fashion is a photography series by Pawel Jaszczuk showing drunk Japanese businessmen sleeping on the…
Metal terrace for potted plants fronts House in Nakano by HOAA
Japanese studio HOAA has completed House in Nakano, a timber-lined home in Tokyo that is buffered from the…
Aston crisis deepens, Stroll pressured on and off track
FEBRUARY 27, 2026 Aston Martin’s difficult start to 2026 has been compounded by serious turmoil in its road…
Rovanpera to re-think F1 adventure next year
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MLB/ Padres reliever Matsui out of WBC for Japan and uncertain for MLB opener because of groin strain
PEORIA, Ariz.–Padres reliever Yuki Matsui’s will not pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic and the left-hander’s…
Viral Japanese monkey Punch‘s bond with plush toy mirrors harrowing 1950s attachment study
Punch the baby monkey has captured hearts worldwide for clinging to plush toy after his mother rejected him,…