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“This was a big worry for me, personally,” IOC President Thomas Bach said. IOC leaders acknowledge they had been focused on Japan, where the government was taking measures to contain the outbrea…
SoftBank Group Corp. told shareholders of WeWork that it could withdraw from an agreement to buy $3 billion of stock in the embattled co-working business, casting doubt on a deal that had been s…
Japanese musician Takahiro “Tak” Matsumoto of the rock duo B’z has sold the onetime Beverly Hills home of crooner Bobby Darin for $8.75 million. The 8,500-square-foot home, which has a…
The Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined off Yokohama, Japan, has now had 20 cases of coronavirus diagnosed -- 10 earlier in the week and 10 more in the last day. About half the D…
“Wattam,” Takahashi says, was inspired by watching his two younger children play. Grown-ups lose that innocence.”In “Wattam,” as in “Katamari Damacy,” there’s an underlying sense of rebuild…
Japan could end up spending more than $26 billion on the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics — far more than the $7.3 billion originally forecast — according to estimates released on Friday. Th…
A Tokyo court awarded damages to a freelance journalist Wednesday in a high-profile rape case that involves an attacker known for his close ties with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ultraconse…
But the elementary school students jump around the room, screaming and laughing. The students and teachers are Brazilian, and the music includes samba and bossa nova. Music teacher Rafael K…
His Shin Sushi in Encino is a sushi bar experience stripped to its essence. After spending a few nights across the counter from him, I’m convinced that Azumi is a vital player in the Los Angeles…
“We want people to see this and be talking about this,” says Jenny Storms, chief marketing officer for NBC Sports Group. The five-day “WeHo” session — nicknamed for its geographical locatio…
