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A high-end sushi restaurant in Mayfair has been stripped of all three of its Michelin stars. The eatery was awarded two Michelin stars in 2016 and earned its third start wo years later, bec…
F1 Belgian Grand Prix in pictures 1/48 Belgian Grand Prix Antoine Hubert's brother and mother are joined by the F1 paddock to remember the late F2 driver Reuters 2/48 Belgian Grand Prix A replic…
The Rugby World Cup may be dominating the headlines here in Japan – covering both the front and back pages of the national newspapers – but it’s not the only sport that’s been grabbing the attention …
Switzerland Joint 5th Getty Images/iStockphoto 2/15 5. Portugal Joint 5th Getty Images/iStockphoto 3/15 5. Austria Joint 5th Getty Images/iStockphoto 5/15 4. Sweden Joint 4th Getty Ima…
Rugby World Cup organisers launched an investigation after around two-thirds of the floodlights failed towards the end of the highly charged match between Australia and Wales at Tokyo Stadium on…
After two hours on Japan’s Shodoshima Island I know I’ll never look at a bottle of soy sauce in the same way. There are several reasons this mountainous, forested island in Japan’s Seto Inland S…
(Roisin O'Connor) Jen Ewbank 13/67 Solange – When I Get Home Solange Knowles has never been coy about the intent behind her music. (Roisin O'Connor) Eliot Lee Hazel 18/67 The Cinematic…
As the Rugby World Cup prepares to kick-off in Japan for the very first time, it is worth casting the mind back to June. Rugby World Cup most iconic pictures Show all 36 left Created with S…
Three executives have been cleared of professional negligence in the only criminal trial stemming from the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Following the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, tens …
On paper, Japan has one of the best paternity leave policies in the world. The first hearing in one of the lawsuits took place in Tokyo District Court on Thursday, just a day after Japan’s new e…
