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New for the 2021 model year, Toyota has announced a plug-in hybrid variant for its hot-selling RAV4 compact crossover. It'll be the brand's second plug-in model after th…
Superstar tennis player Naomi Osaka said Thursday she intends to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo next year. The two-time Grand Slam champion will give up her U.S. citiz…
Mobile measurement firm Adjust has acquired Force Operation X (F.O.X), an advertising effectiveness measurement tool for smartphone apps, from Japanese marketing agency CyberZ. The move is Adjus…
East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Forty-four-year-old Tadaaki Abe has been arrested in Kaga…
The car maker just revealed the 2021 hydrogen fuel cell EV Mirai, which goes into production in late 2020. Fuel cell developmentMeanwhile, several automakers (including Toyota) have been researc…
(CNN) Tennis star Naomi Osaka has decided to take sole Japanese nationality over US citizenship with a view to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Two-tim…
Photo : BillPretty Green Forest. Kyoto, Japan. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a l…
Despite the shock cancellation of England’s match against France on Saturday, interest in travelling to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan is strong. Rugby World Cup team of round three Show all …
The powerful typhoon that is heading for Japan’s main island this weekend could impact on the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. Typhoon Hagibis is expected to hit western and eastern Japan betwee…
A disturbed stalker in Japan was able to track down and assault a popular J-pop artist by zooming into her eyes in a social media photograph. By zooming into the photo, he was able to piece…
