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U.S. boxer Floyd Mayweather trains at a gym in Tokyo in September 2022.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Feb 24, 2026
Mayweather to fight Pacquiao in Las Vegas in September
The bout between two of boxing¡¯s biggest names comes days after Mayweather announced he is coming out of retirement.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media on Saturday in Los Angeles.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 15, 2026
NBA weighing ¡®every possible remedy¡¯ as ¡®tanking¡¯ worsens
Teams are increasingly losing games on purpose to improve their draft prospects.
"One Battle After Another" director Paul Thomas Anderson (second from right) poses with producer Sara Murphy (far left) and cast members Teyana Taylor (second from left) and Chase Infiniti at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes. The film won four of its nine nominations including best director and best screenplay. Taylor won best supporting actress.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 12, 2026
¡®One Battle After Another¡¯ and ¡®Hamnet¡¯ triumph at Golden Globes
Paul Thomas Anderson¡¯s screwball thriller and TV¡¯s teen murder saga ¡°Adolescence¡± each received four prizes, but the night¡¯s final award was its biggest surprise.
Owen Cooper poses with the Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie award for "Adolescence," at the Governors Ball at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 16, 2025
¡®Adolescence¡¯ and ¡®The Studio¡¯ dominate television¡¯s Emmy Awards
Fifteen-year-old Owen Cooper made Emmy history as the youngest male winner, while ¡°The Studio¡± took home a record 13 awards.
A migrant is detained by federal immigration officers at a U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2025
U.S. deploys patriotic icons to recruit for migrant crackdown
Job ads promising $50,000 signing bonuses to new ¡°Deportation Officers¡± have flooded social media over the past week alongside rallying slogans that say ¡°America Needs You.¡±
From left: "Conclave" cast members Sergio Castellitto, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini and Ralph Fiennes pose with the awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, in Los Angeles.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 24, 2025
Vatican thriller ¡®Conclave¡¯ wins top prize in SAG Awards upset
¡°Conclave¡± surprises with a SAG Award win for best cast, suggesting it may have a real shot at upsetting the Oscars¡¯ Best Picture race.
After gaining a record number of Oscar nominations for a foreign-language movie, "Emilia Perez" has become embroiled in scandal linked to past social media posts by star Karla Sofia Gascon.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 7, 2025
Oscars frontrunner ¡®Emilia Perez¡¯ suffers awards season crash
Actor Karla Sofia Gascon has seen her path to glory seriously compromised by her past social media posts about Islam, U.S. anti-racism protests and even the Oscars themselves.
This year's Oscar nominations were unveiled on Thursday, with transgender cartel musical "Emilia Perez" earning 13 Oscar nods and breaking the record for most Academy Award nominations for a non-English-language movie.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 23, 2025
¡®Emilia Perez¡¯ tops Oscar nominations in fire-hit Hollywood
Jacques Audiard¡¯s Mexico-set musical shattered the record for the most Academy Award nominations for a non-English-language movie.
Christopher Nolan poses with the Oscars for best picture and best director for "Oppenheimer," in the Academy Awards press room on Sunday.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2024
The Academy gives Christopher Nolan¡¯s masterpiece its highest accolade
It is, in the words of its director, the story of the most important person who ever lived.
Journalist Shiori Ito sheds a tear as she speaks to reporters outside the Tokyo district court on Dec. 18, 2019, after hearing the ruling on a damages lawsuit by her, accusing a former TV reporter of rape.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 21, 2024
Japanese journalist brings lonely #MeToo battle to Sundance
Shiori Ito¡¯s fight for justice is the subject of ¡°Black Box Diaries,¡± a documentary she herself directed.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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