1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (557+ words) A new music initiative in Tokyo is opening the stage to people who once felt left out. Even if you are hard of hearing or cannot read sheet music, you can still play. The World Yuru Music Association in Tokyo…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (390+ words) Sales of Tesla vehicles rose in the past three months after a brutal year of boycotts over Elon Musk's politics but still fell short of expectations. The company reported Thursday that sales rose 6% to 358,023 in the three months through March,…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (352+ words) Donald Trump told his followers Thursday to boycott Bruce Springsteen in an angry rant against the rock icon who has emerged as a fierce critic of the U.S. president's often harsh immigration crackdown. Calling Springsteen "a dried up prune who has…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (395+ words) The head of the operator of Narita airport met with Japan's transport minister on Thursday to inform him that the company is considering starting the process for compulsory land acquisition to advance its stalled plan to build a new runway…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1107+ words) Iranian soccer had a good week on its troubled path to playing World Cup games in the United States in June. A first face-to-face meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino since the U.S. and Israel started a war against Iran on…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (462+ words) Women's Asian Cup finalists Japan and Australia renewed calls Thursday for equal prize money with the men's tournament in a direct challenge to the Asian Football Confederation and accused the governing body of "ignoring" previous requests. Japan beat host Australia…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (271+ words) Toyota Motor Corp said Thursday it started selling two of its U.S.-manufactured models in Tokyo, using a simplified import procedure introduced as part of a tariff deal with the United States. The Japan-U.S. tariff agreement allows cars manufactured and certified…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (221+ words) Japan landed the year's first minke whale catch on Wednesday as the commercial whaling season began off Hokkaido, with two females landed at Nemuro port, according to an industry body. The two whales were caught off Hokkaido, while another was…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (557+ words) Japanese fashion brand'Journal Standard's'offerings are actually a good fit for the company's name, consisting largely of stylish but understated designs of the sort that would be perfect to clothe yourself in as you quietly sit on a park bench and…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (306+ words) American rapper Megan Thee Stallion said Wednesday that she had a "wake-up call" after she was taken to hospital in the middle of a Broadway performance of "Moulin Rouge!" in New York City. "I've been pushing myself past my limits…...