Wakamotoharu and Abi lead undefeated wrestlers in Osaka
Sekiwake Wakamotoharu and komusubi Abi remained the only wrestlers from sumo’s four uppermost ranks to...
Paris 2024 floats openness after two closed-door Olympics
The organizing committee said it planned to send more than 10,000 Olympians down the Seine...
Japan’s head start on designer bicycle helmets
Despite protective headgear being compulsory for children since 2008, there are surprisingly few bicycle helmet...
Comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto sues publisher over sexual assault article
Popular Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto on Monday sued Bungei Shunju, the publisher of the Shukan...