Su Yiming sat in the snow at the bottom of the snowboarding course, tears rolling down his cheeks.
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara win Japan’s first Olympic pairs gold with a world-record free skate
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara thought their chances of Olympic gold had gone by the wayside when the Japanese skaters made an uncharacteristic slip-up during their short program at the Milan Cortina Games.
Japan’s top automaker Toyota names a new CEO after reporting drop in profits
Japan’s top automaker Toyota reported a 43% drop in quarterly profit Friday and announced that its chief financial officer, Kenta Kon, will become its new chief executive and president.
Japan sets up ’24/7′ task force to combat online abuse during Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
The Japanese Olympic Committee has set up a special task force to monitor and deal with online abuse round the clock during the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
Japan’s last pair of pandas have arrived back in China
Japan’s last pair of pandas have returned to China, leaving Japan without the lovable bears for the first time in half a century.
Bluefin tuna sells for record $3.2 million at year-opening auction at Tokyo fish market
A massive 535-pound bluefin tuna sold for a record $3.2 million at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market.
Japan’s former emperor turns 92 as heart condition stabilizes after health concerns
Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito marked his 92nd birthday Tuesday as his heart condition stabilized, palace officials said, following health concerns earlier this year.
Magnitude 7.6 quake triggers a tsunami on Japan’s northern coast
A powerful 7. 6-magnitude earthquake struck late Monday off northern Japan, triggering a tsunami of up to 27 inches in Pacific coast communities and warnings of potentially higher surges, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said.
Princess Aiko’s popularity sparks calls to change Japan’s male-only succession law
Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star.
‘Rental Family’ spotlights real-life Japanese businesses that offer fill-in relatives, friends
Ryuichi Ichinokawa’s life could be right out of the movie “Rental Family” as the founder nearly two decades ago of the Heart Project business in Japan, which he bills as a surrogate attendance service complete with furnishing of extras and family members.
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