Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card in Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on August 2.

SHOCKING! Two Japanese boxers die of brain injuries at same Tokyo event

Tom Cruise launched the global tour for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Final Chapter in Tokyo, reflecting on the years of preparation and his dedication to performing daring stunts. Director Christopher McQuarrie praised Cruise’s commitment to delivering an epic finale.

Tom Cruise kicks off ‘Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning’ tour in Tokyo

The tourists and Japanese locals marveled at Tokyo's cherry trees at the peak of the annual blossom season that traditionally represents fresh starts, but also life's fleeting impermanence. Crowds flock to the city's top locations to take photos and hold picnics under the elegant dark branches bursting with pink and white flowers, known as Sakura in Japanese.

Tokyo's cherry blossoms draw crowds at peak bloom

Japan celebrates the Setsubun Festival with a unique tradition of throwing beans to drive away evil spirits and bring in good fortune for the year ahead. The lively event is marked by vibrant rituals and cultural significance, offering a glimpse into Japanese customs and beliefs.

Japan’s Setsubun festival: A bean-throwing tradition to welcome fortune

Ever wondered where your old gadgets disappeared to? A museum in Tokyo is preserving these ‘extinct’ media devices, offering a nostalgic glimpse into the history of technology. Here is the full report.

Tokyo museum display 'extinct' gadgets

World: His decision could come as soon as Friday, despite the concerns of some of his senior advisers that it could hurt ties with key Asian ally Tokyo.

US President Biden to block US Steel sale to Japan's Nippon Steel, says source

World | It must be noted that Japan is bound by its pacifist post-war constitution, which severely limits its ability to undertake major defence measures. However, Tokyo had updated its defence policy in 2022

Japan approves $55bn mammoth defence budget as it gears up to take on China threat

As Japan faces economic challenges, including a weakening yen and rising poverty, its capital city of Tokyo has become a hub for sex tourism. Once celebrated for its economic boom and status as one of the world’s most livable cities, the capital now wrestles with the darker side of its financial struggles.

As Yen struggles and poverty rises, Tokyo turns to ‘sex tourism’ to make ends meet

Once celebrated for its economic boom and cultural influence, Japan now faces a somber reality: foreign men are flocking to Tokyo, drawn by its burgeoning sex trade.

Tokyo Sees Influx in Sex Tourism as the Economy Weakens | GRAVITAS

An American man has been arrested for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Meiji Jingu Shrine in Japan's Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolitan Police alleged that the 65-year-old man used his fingernails to carve five letters into the pillar of a torii gate at the popular tourist spot.

American tourist arrested for allegedly defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Shrine

After the iconic bullet train, Japan is now constructing a rare "conveyor belt road" which will connect Tokyo to Osaka and will probably leave the rest of the countries wondering if they can match them technologically.

Japan to create a 'conveyor belt road' connecting Tokyo and Osaka

One of Tokyo's busiest nightlife districts Shibuya has cancelled events for Halloween and imposed a new public drinking ban. This comes after the District attracted Rowdy party goers on festivals like Halloween and New Year. The authorities previously had implemented public drinking bans in a bit to curb public drinking at the iconic Shibuya Crossing and surrounding areas.

Tokyo Imposes Ban On Alcohol In Shibuya

The Japanese government accepted that a recent official photo of its new cabinet was “edited” to make members look less unkempt. This came after a lot of buzz was going around the image being manipulated by the authorities.

Japan's government admits editing 'untidy' cabinet photo after online scrutiny

Tokyo already boasts an extensive system of tunnels, drainage channels and storage cisterns, but like much of the world Japan is coping with unprecedented weather due to climate change, forcing it to dig once more. To fight climate-induced extreme weather events, Deep below the streets, Tokyo is tunneling to stop climate change flooding the city. Watch in for more details!

Tokyo Expands Underground 'Temple' Complex To Counter Climate Change Flooding

Tokyo already boasts an extensive system of tunnels,Drainage channels and storage cisterns, but like much of the world. Japan is coping with unprecedented weather due to climate change, forcing it to dig once more. To fight climate-induced extreme weather events, Deep below the streets, Tokyo is tunneling to stop climate change flooding the city.

Tokyo Tunnels To Stop Climate Change Flooding

The 102nd prime minister of Japan was elected by Shigeru Ishiba, the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Ishiba promised his administration would restore the public's confidence, which had been damaged by the political funds scandal, boost the nation's economy, and strengthen defenses against threats to national security.

Shigeru Ishiba Starts Term as Japan's New Prime Minister

The Operators of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant has suspended operations to remove a sample of highly radioactive material after encountering a new technical problem. Watch in for more details!

Japan: Tokyo Electric Power Company Suspends Operations At Fukushima Plant

Japan has only 13 female Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) across approximately 1,600 top-listed companies in the country, a survey by Tokyo-based Kyodo News revealed.

Only 13 female CEOs among top 1,600 companies in Japan, reveals survey

Tokyo Electric Power Company Suspends Operations At Fukushima Plant

Ukraine's ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky has been slammed on Chinese social media for visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, with some netizens calling it an 'insult' to the Chinese people.

'Disrespectful': Chinese citizens fume after Ukrainian envoy visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo

Japanese parents are up in arms against a practice that requires students to strip down to the waist for health examinations. Children report feeling uncomfortable and even traumatised when asked to go topless for the annual health checkup.

Topless health tests at schools cause outrage in Japan. 'I didn’t want to...'

Core inflation in Japan's capital climbed for the fourth consecutive month in August, data showed on Friday, comfortably staying above the Bank of Japan's 2 per cent target and supporting market expectations of further interest rate increases.

Tokyo core inflation rises, strengthening the case for BOJ rate hikes

In Japan, at least 54 people die annually because of overwork, revealed a government white paper. The societal attitude is such that working overtime and for longer hours is considered cool in Japan, leading to the problem of “karoshi,” which means “death from overwork” in Japanese.

Japan pushes for four-day work week to boost declining birth rate

At least six people were dead as Typhoon Shanshan crept eastward through Japan on Saturday, drenching large areas with torrential rain, triggering landslide and flood warnings hundreds of kilometres from the storm's centre.

Typhoon Shanshan: Transport services disrupted across Japan

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