Soccer fans in Tokyo celebrated Friday after Japan drew with Sweden in its final World Cup group-stage match, sending both sides into the knockout round.
5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Tokyo region but no danger of a tsunami, meteorological agency says
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook eastern Japan, including Tokyo, on Tuesday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the meteorological agency said.
Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese behind the ‘conbini’ empire, has died. He was 93.
Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese businessman credited with creating the 7-Eleven convenience-chain global retail empire, has died. He was 93.
A knife-wielding man kills a woman at a Tokyo Pokemon shop before taking his own life
A man brandishing a knife stabbed a woman in a Pokemon store in downtown Tokyo before turning the knife on himself, leaving both dead, Japanese police said Thursday.
North Korea says summit with Japan is off unless Tokyo drops ‘its anachronistic’ ways
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday a summit between her brother and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won’t happen if Japan sticks to “its anachronistic” approach.
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 sushi legend Jiro Ono turns 100 and is not ready for retirement
apanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so.
“Floating World” bridges old and new art for Tacoma
The ancient Japanese tradition of “ukiyo-e,” expressed largely through woodblock prints, captured the burgeoning city of Tokyo (then called Edo), in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Taliban representatives visit Tokyo for talks with Japanese officials
Japanese officials said senior Taliban representatives were in the capital for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan build a more inclusive political system and protect human rights.
SoftBank and OpenAI set up joint company to push artificial intelligence services
Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI stepped up their AI partnership Monday, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan.
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