A statement released by 39-year-old Sakurai on Sept.... Today, I have something I'd like to

SAKURAI, Nara--A vending machine that sells handmade crepes in west Japan's Nara Prefecture has

Abe-Monjuin Temple, located in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, commenced sales of its Kikka

States 5-3 in the final to claim Japan's second gold of the meet, following Tsugumi Sakurai's gold

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe( Mainichi) TOKYO--Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe criticized those opposing Japan's hosting of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in a magazine piece, saying people tagged as being anti-Japan are now intensely criticizing the games.... " People who have been criticized by some as anti-Japan because of their historical perceptions and other views are now strongly opposing staging the Olympics," Abe said in a discussion published in the current edition of monthly

Japan's Yui Kitama, left, shoots during the first quarter of a women's wheelchair basketball preliminary-round game against Britain at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug.... 26, 2021, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza.... Their high-point player was fast so we were thinking we need to press and stop him before he gets going....

The same can be said of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who dissolved the House of Representatives four years ago after making the bombastic statement," This is to overcome a national crisis," but stepped down from office when the nation was facing a real crisis.... Abe has earned a reputation for doing well in elections.... In the past three general elections, even if he was not present during campaigning, he still gained over 100, 000 votes and a share of over 70% of votes in his

NARA--A photograph of a deer at Nara Park that appears as if the animal is wearing a straw hat against the backdrop of autumn leaves has gone viral on Twitter, attracting some 187, 00 likes as of Nov.... In Hisa's photo, the sunlight filters through red and yellow leaves of trees, exuding an illusionary atmosphere.... The man posted the deer photo on Twitter several days later, and initially it garnered around 5, 000 likes....

The panel will outline where the response at Johnny Associates failed and provide recommendations to prevent a recurrence, he said. Allegations against Johnny Kitagawa, a powerful figure in Japanese entertainment, have been tossed around for decades but he was never charged with any crime.... Instead of denying these facts, I hope people will respect and support us, ” Okamoto told reporters. Hayashi’s in-house investigation has been criticized as lacking independence.... Simply saying we won’t

If Hideki Okumoto had his way, Olympians would be surfing the waves of Kitaizumi Beach this summer.... The beach, less than 20 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where a 2011 earthquake and tsunami set off the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, has some of the best surf in Japan, says Okumoto, a local economics professor and avid surfer.... After all, Japan has billed the Games as the “ Recovery Olympics ” that could remake the image of Fukushima by associating it with the ce