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Deals for Today: Where To Find Japanese Pokémon Cards
Have you been scratching your head about where to find Japanese Pokémon cards? I've got you covered. If you’re looking to upgrade your daily tech essentials, today’s lineup covers smart charging, fitness tracking, personal cooling, and workspace...

Japan’s ‘largest-ever’ cruise ship, LNG-fueled Asuka III, christened in Yokohama
Japan’s ‘largest cruise ship ever’, the liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ASUKA III, has officially been named at its home port of Yokohama. Courtesy of NYK Line According to NYK Cruises, the owner and operator of the newly built vessel, the...

JAL, Hulic to build customs warehouse near Tokyo's Narita airport
TOKYO -- Japan Airlines is partnering with property developer Hulic to construct a logistics complex near the Tokyo area's Narita Airport that will include one of the largest customs bonded warehouses in Japan. Hulic has acquired roughly 450,000...

A Restored Module from Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower Goes on Year-Long Display at MoMA
Kisho Kurokawa, Architect & Associates (Tokyo, est. 1962). Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo. 1970–72. Exterior view. 1972. Image © Tomio Ohashi Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or...

Holiday Inn Heads to Sanda and Tosu: IHG Brings First International Hotels to Emerging Japanese Cities
IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced a significant expansion of its footprint in Japan with the rebranding of two existing properties into ANA Holiday Inn hotels, marking the first international hotel presence in both Sanda and Tosu City. The move...

Underwater Camera Captures First-Ever Images of Japanese WWII Warship
Researchers used remotely operated cameras to discover the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki, a famed WWII warship that had gone undocumented and unseen since it was sunk by U.S. torpedoes 83 years ago. In a press release released on...

Han’s Tokyo Drift VeilSide Mazda RX-7 Just Sold for $1.2 Million
Time has aged The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift into a classic, and rightfully so. A spinoff with new characters that wasn’t really folded into the series’ overarching narrative until years later, the 2006 movie further popularized JDM culture...

Typhoon Nari Passing East of Tokyo; Over 140 kph Gusts Expected By Evening
The Japan News The Yomiuri Shimbun 12:59 JST, July 14, 2025 Typhoon Nari, the fifth of the season, was passing east of the Kanto region early on Monday afternoon. The typhoon had been moving north at 35 kph over the Pacific Ocean about 210...

BE:FIRST: ‘We want to spread Japanese music to the world’
In their latest single, “GRIT”, Japanese boy group BE:FIRST goes straight to the heart of their story – how they broke down walls in an industry that never expected them to rise. “Everything you see, I’ve reached uncharted territory,” sings Ryuhei...

Nissan to halt production at Japanese plant
TOKYO — Struggling auto giant Nissan said Tuesday it will stop production at its plant at Oppama in Japan at the end of its 2027 fiscal year. Nissan posted a net loss of 671 billion yen ($4.5 billion) last year and it has said it will cut 15...

We found the classiest branch of one of Japan’s best cheap restaurants on a Kyoto side street
We hardly recognized this beef bowl joint’s sign, and another surprise was waiting inside. The whole point of a business’ sign is to catch passersby’s eyes, which is why so many of them have bright, look-at-me colors. Take, for example, restaurant...

Qatar's Abakar books ticket to Tokyo World Championships
Doha: Qatar athlete Ismael Doudai Abakar has secured a spot at the World Athletics Championships after a brilliant victory at the Meeting International de Marseille in France. Abakar won the 400m hurdles in a new meet record time of 48.49 seconds,...

‘India is too hard to live in’: Japanese vlogger’s video on why Indians move abroad stirs online conversation
A Japanese travel vlogger recently posted a video reflecting on his conversations with Indians he met while exploring different countries. What stood out for him wasn’t just how talented or driven these individuals were, but the reason they gave...
Obon Festival Invites People to Savor Japanese Culture
The Cleveland Obon Festival, a Japanese festival honoring the ancestors, is celebrating its 80th annual event this year. That means it debuted immediately after World War II, a fraught time for Japanese in America. During that dark era (which is...

Arigato Travel joins DMO KYOTO to promote sustainable tourism
Arigato Travel joins Kyoto Tourism Association, strengthening commitment to authentic, sustainable cultural and culinary tourism across Japan. Arigato Travel, Japan’s culinary and cultural tourism company, is proud to announce its official...

'Fake News': Govt Denies Rejecting Japanese Bullet Train Technology
New Delhi: The Railways Ministry has dismissed as baseless and misleading some reports claiming that India has decided not to run the Japanese bullet train on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. Releasing a fact check on these 'fake news' reports, the...

S. Korea Summons Japanese Embassy Official to Lodge Protest over Dokdo Claims
Photo : YONHAP News South Korea has summoned a senior official from the Japanese embassy in Seoul to protest Japan’s latest claim over the Dokdo islets. Seoul’s foreign ministry on Tuesday called in Yoshiyasu Iseki, the embassy’s acting minister,...

Mazda RX-7 from 'Tokyo Drift' auctions for record seven figures
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Entertainment Vehicle types Classic Cars & Trucks Performance Vehicles A CDN$1.7-million top bid makes this car – used for "stunt and static scenes" – the most expensive "Fast & Furious" car ever sold Published Jul 14,...

Gari Shoyu Sando Co. now operating as a food truck offering Japanese pop-up meals

Pure Land Foundation Celebrates London Pride with Video Series Featuring Japanese Buddhist Monk Kodo Nishimura
Kodo Nishimura. Image courtesy of Pure Land Foundation The Pure Land Foundation, a UK-based advocacy organization, has announced the launch of a new video series produced to celebrate Pride in London—an annual LGBTQ pride festival and parade held...