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Diddy played J-Lo on loop during sexual encounter, model claims

Rachel Kennedy is a former Playboy model who met Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in Tokyo in 2000

The Independent UK

Japan law to punish cyclists for phone use, riding drunk takes effect

Japan law to punish cyclists for phone use, riding drunk takes effect

TOKYO: A revised Japanese traffic law took effect on Friday, introducing prison terms and fines for cyclists who use their mobile phones or ride while under the influence of alcohol.

Shelf-sharing Seeks To Save Bookstores In Japan

Shelf-sharing Seeks To Save Bookstores In Japan

"I'm holding an illustrated book of cheeses," says a delighted Tomoyo Ozumi, a customer at a growing kind of bookshop in Japan where anyone wanting to sell their tomes can rent a shelf.

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PlayStation Plus reveals monthly games for November, including Ghostwire: Tokyo and Hot Wheels Unleashed 2

Three new games are coming to PlayStation Plus in November, from three separate genres

Evening Standard

Japanese Pride Soars As Ohtani Leads Dodgers To Victory

Japanese fans celebrate Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers' World Series win, showcasing Ohtani's impact on baseball and fans in Tokyo and across Japan.

Asian Shares Rise As Markets Await Tech Results

Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday with investors looking ahead to the release of US economic data and the earnings reports of tech titans this week.

International Business Times

Developers begin cutting trees in a Tokyo park that environmentalists want to protect

Tree-cutting has begun in the Jingu Gaien park district of central Tokyo, a flashpoint for more than a year between environmentalists and real estate interests

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Japan’s parliamentary election: Why it matters

Japan’s parliamentary election: Why it matters

Japanese voters go to the polls after new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called a snap election.

Celebrity Cruises adds new itineraries for in-demand destination

Celebrity Cruises adds new itineraries for in-demand destination

Celebrity Millennium will offer bucket-list travel experiences out of a new cruise terminal in 2026.

Ohtani-mania: Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo is booming with baseball fans

Ohtani-mania: Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo is booming with baseball fans

The superstar Dodgers player has brought a swell of tourists to this endangered historic neighborhood

The Guardian - US

Japan goes to polls in one of most unpredictable elections in years: here’s what’s at stake

Japan goes to polls in one of most unpredictable elections in years: here’s what’s at stake

Adam Withnall reports from Tokyo on Sunday’s test of moderate, centrist politics in Japan, where worries about inflation, China and North Korea loom large – and the far right is waiting in the wings

The Independent UK

Katie Boulter’s Tokyo run ended by Sofia Kenin in the semi-finals

Katie Boulter’s Tokyo run ended by Sofia Kenin in the semi-finals

The British number one was beaten 6-4 6-4 by the former Australian Open champion

The Independent UK

Asia Markets Split After Tesla Boosts Wall Street

Asia Markets Split After Tesla Boosts Wall Street

Japanese shares fell but Chinese markets gained in a disjointed start to Asian trade on Friday, after Wall Street cheered strong results from electric car giant Tesla.

International Business Times

Japanese Fans Embrace Shohei Ohtani And Dodgers In World Series

Japanese Fans Embrace Shohei Ohtani And Dodgers In World Series

Japan embraces the Ohtani phenomenon as fans eagerly await his performance in the World Series.

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Boxer Goodman gets crack at undisputed champion Inoue

Australian super bantamweight Sam Goodman has finally got his world title shot, and will take on undisputed champion Naoye Inoue in Tokyo on Christmas eve.

Watch Thom Yorke play previously unheard song on opening night of Everything tour

Radiohead's Thom Yorke is currently taking his one-man prog band concept to arenas across the Pacific Rim

Tekla and Auralee collaborate on a collection inspired by the art of Japanese onsen bathing

A cross-continental collaboration sees Copenhagen-based Tekla unite with Tokyo brand Auralee on pieces which draw a parallel between Scandinavian and Japanese bathing practices. Here, Tekla founder and creative director Charlie Hedin tells us more

International Business Times

Tokyo Metro Shares Rocket On Debut

Shares in Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest subways, soared almost 50 percent on its debut Wednesday after its government owners raised $2.3 billion in Japan's biggest initial public offering in six years.

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Tokyo Metro shares soar in Japan’s biggest IPO since 2018

Japanese subway operator’s shares soar as much as 47 percent in biggest listing since 2018.

International Business Times

Tokyo Metro: Asia's Oldest Subway Goes Public

Every day six and a half million people ride Tokyo Metro's nine lines, part of a dizzyingly complex transport network serving the Japanese megacity and its sprawling suburbs.

International Business Times

Japan's Retail Investors To Snap Up Shares Of Train System

Tokyo Metro Co. unveils perks in light of its public IPO listing scheduled for Wednesday.

International Business Times

New Rules Drive Japanese Trucking Sector To The Brink

Fujio Uemura has to rest after driving fish all night to Tokyo, under new rules that trucking firms and experts say are crippling Japan's logistics sector and risk pushing up prices for consumers.

Man Throws Firebombs At Japan's Ruling Party Headquarters

Incident involving firebomb attack on ruling party HQ in Tokyo, suspect arrested. Party faces scandal and challenges ahead of elections. Past history inclu...

The Independent UK

Japan's ruling party headquarters is attacked with firebombs and suspect is arrested, media report

A man has thrown several firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s ruling party in Tokyo, according to public broadcaster NHK and other Japanese media

International Business Times

Man Arrested After Throwing Suspected Petrol Bombs At Japan Ruling Party HQ: Media

A man was arrested in Tokyo after throwing several suspected petrol bombs at the ruling party headquarters Saturday morning, Japanese media said, just over a week before a general election.

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