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“Stardom fans, we are very sorry to report that our Hana Kimura has passed away. In 2019, she was a winner of Stardom's Fighting Spirit Award, while her mother was also a well-known wr…
American WWE star Ronda Rousey wrote on Instagram: "To Hana Kimura and her family, I am so incredibly sorry for your loss. Meanwhile Impact World Champion Tessa Blanchard hit out at bullies…
Staff at Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo decided they would not allow social distancing measures introduced to tackle the coronavirus outbreak to ruin the school's graduation ceremony.…
Ken Shimura has become the first Japanese celebrity to die from coronavirus aged 70. A representative for the star said: "I don’t think he imagined he would die a death like this. He c…
The International Olympic Committee confirmed the news on Monday, which followed a meeting of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee. On making the announcement, Tokyo organisers confirmed that the…
Chitetsu Watanabe from Niigata was today officially confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records as the longest living male at 112 years and 344 days old. He returned to Niigata with his wife Mitsu…
The new cases come as the UK government declared coronavirus as a serious and imminent threat to public health. "The measures outlined in these regulations are considered as an effective me…
Many of those being detained say they have experienced long periods of boredom mixed with anxiety as they are held. Some cruise ship passengers savoured lavish meals; others watched movies …
(Image: AFP via Getty Images)Among the ship's passengers are 78 Britons with pictures showing many gathering on the ship's galleries on Wednesday to wave at onlookers and press, some in fac…
The Diamond Princess cruise liner looks deserted from the outside, with guests confined to their rooms in a bid to halt the spread of the superbug. More than 3,600 people aboard the ship are bei…
