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Fasten your seatbelts for a flight departing to Paris – and never leave the ground. That’s exactly what 12 passengers did at First Airlines in central Tokyo this week, where they relaxed in firs…
We’ve already seen Junpei Mizusaki’s wild-sounding Batman Ninja in action. But now we finally know when to expect it—and what the amazing adventures of a modern-day Batman in Feudal Japan a…
Officials with East Japan Railway Company say a metal part that went missing from a Shinkansen bullet train has been found. They say the problem did not disrupt services or cause any injuries. T…
Japanese short-track speedskater Kei Saito has tested positive for a banned diuretic in the first doping case of the Pyeongchang Olympics. Saito, a reserve on the 5,000-meter relay tea…
Japanese designer Chitose Abe creates clothes that are inherently cool, wholly original, but also extremely practical. Abe founded the fashion label Sacai—a variation on her maiden name, Sakai—i…
An event to promote Japanese culture has begun in the Turkish capital of Ankara. More than 300 people took part in the opening ceremony of the "Japan Festival" on Saturday. It is the f…
Police are questioning a Japanese man who accepted a cryptocurrency called NEM in exchange for another virtual currency. Sources close to the investigation say that Tokyo Metropolitan Police inv…
One of the most famed and iconic artists from Japan, Yoshitomo Nara just opened a new solo show of older works, "Drawings : 1988~2018 Last 30 years" at Takashi Murakami's Kaikai Kiki G…
In Japan, where judo is more than just a sport, Kosei Inoue is no ordinary athlete. Essentially unbeatable between 1999 and 2003, the half-heavyweight judoka won three world titles and Olym…
In the late 1980s we tested the waters: Muji participated in an exhibition of Japanese products in London and sparked a great deal of interest from British retailers. Although Harrods was the first t…
