The Japanese firm's $14.9bn (£12bn) takeover was blocked by President Joe Biden on national security grounds. To pay off betting debts, the translator stole millions from LA Dodgers pitcher ...

Toyko’s Shibuya Ward officials will ban drinking on the streets at night around Shibuya Station again this year for Halloween to prevent the rowdy behavior that has marred celebrations in the past.

The Japanese love to dress up and adore spooky mystic stories. No wonder Halloween has become quite successful in Japan after appearing in the early 2000s. Tokyo, Osaka, and Kanagawa prefectures now ...

It is considered to be one of the best festivals of its kind on the East Coast. Featuring music on five stages, a five-day event is one wild, non-stop Halloween dance party, and many festival-goers ...

KUMAKOGEN, Ehime Prefecture--Prehistoric people in Japan fashioned human figures from stone and adorned them with jagged lines, possibly for use in religious rituals, say researchers startled by ...

An obsession, really. I cannot get enough of Hasbro’s Marvel Legends figures. I’m specifically into the comic book-style characters, but it’s hard not also to appreciate the movie and TV ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

TOKYO – Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan in 2024, figures showed on Jan 15, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the “bucket list” destination despite overcrowding complaints ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Workers in southwestern Japan on Tuesday worked to clear a road blocked by a small landslide and repair ...

Repeated public warnings and a heavy police presence apparently did the trick in keeping fewer Halloween revelers from packing Tokyo’s Shibuya district on Oct. 31. The Shibuya Ward government ...

Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward hosted its first Halloween party in three years without ... “There is really good security in Japan, which is great because I can enjoy the festivities safely,” he ...