Japan’s highly anticipated cherry blossom season is just a few weeks away, with Tokyo expected to be the first city to witness the iconic pink flowers open on March 21, according to the latest forecast.
An alleged prostitution ring targeting foreign tourists in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment and red light district may have earned 1.1 billion yen across two locations since 2021, police said Wednesday.
Vissel Kobe 1, Kyoto Sanga F.C. 1 Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Shonan Bellmare, 11 p.m.
A district court on Thursday referred to the family court a case involving a 16-year-old boy charged with murdering his parents in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, last year. Yokohama District Court Judge Takahira Yoshii said that educative and protective measures are appropriate for the boy.
Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura has turned 58. That’s one milestone. But the more important one is that he’s set to start his 40th season in professional soccer.
Zeon Corporation and The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that they have agreed to establish a bench facility to demonstrate technology for producing butadiene from ethanol derived from plant-based and other sustainable materials with high efficiency.
Iwo Jima's coastal defense were further shattered Sunday in the third straight day of bombardment of the invasion-menaced island, 750 miles south of Tokyo, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced Monday.