13+ hour, 23+ min ago   (602+ words) OSAKA - Disney On Ice opened its Osaka run on August 8, bringing Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters to the rink for a special production celebrating the show's 40th anniversary in Japan. "Hi, everyone in Osaka," Mickey Mouse called out as the…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1154+ words) NAHA - Transport services were gradually returning to normal on August 9 after Typhoon No. 13 caused widespread cancellations and shutdowns across Okinawa, although air travel remained disrupted as airlines worked to restore schedules and accommodate passengers stranded during the opening days of…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (472+ words) As of 6 a.m. on August 8, Typhoon No. 13 continued to batter Okinawa and the Amami region, bringing prolonged violent winds, torrential rain and dangerous seas after already causing a full day of severe weather across southwestern Japan. Japan's Obon travel rush reaches…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (668+ words) On August 3, 2026, Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced the launch of the "Thoroughbred Championship Series" to determine the top 3-year-old thoroughbred, starting next season, as reported by Sponichi Annex. "This type of long-term series format…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1531+ words) NAHA - Japan's peak summer travel season has been thrown into disruption as Typhoon No. 13 virtually shuts down transportation across Okinawa, canceling hundreds of flights and ferry services just as the Obon holiday rush begins, while Typhoon No. 15 raises the prospect…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (765+ words) OSAKA - Major sporting goods retailer Alpen is opening Alpen OSAKA, one of the largest sports and lifestyle stores in the Kansai region, at the former Uniqlo site in Osaka's Chayamachi district, with six floors offering everything from running shoes and…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (920+ words) NAHA - A large and strong Typhoon No. 13 is expected to strike Okinawa's main island on August 7 and continue affecting the region through August 8, disrupting flights and ferries just as Japan's peak Obon holiday travel period begins. The slow-moving storm was…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1119+ words) TOKYO - Water spinach, a heat-resistant leafy vegetable that can cost about half as much as spinach and be regrown at home from leftover stems, is attracting attention in Japan as households look for affordable ways to cope with rising summer…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1086+ words) Visitor numbers at the museum have increased in recent years, driven by factors including the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, an increase in foreign tourists…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1230+ words) Here, you can speed past Mount Fuji at a speed of 300 km/h aboard a Shinkansen train, and a hundred meters from the skyscrapers you can see an 8th-century wooden temple. For travelers, Japan is both a challenge and a…...