Japan’s Feb. 8 election is increasingly seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has tied her political future to the vote.

TAKAICHI SANAE, Japan’s prime minister, models herself on the Iron Lady. Like Margaret Thatcher, she carries a signature bag, ...

Sometime after midnight on Dec. 20, 2025, as Friday turned into Saturday and hours before the Bears beat the Packers in ...

From Toho’s 'Human Vapor' reboot to a new Kyo-Ani anime series, plus returning seasons of reality hits like 'The Boyfriend' ...

While hockey isn’t a huge sport in Japan, the 12-Under Nikko Icebucks team from the greater Tokyo area certainly made an ...

For most of the baseball prognostication industry, what a massive swing-and-miss. Since breaking the NPB’s domestic home run record in 2022, Munetaka Murakami was hailed as the next Japanese phenom ...

An “America’s Got Talent” winner will perform later this week at the Union Colony Civic Center. Darci Lynne Farmer, who won season 12 of “America’s Got Talent” at just 12 years old, will take the ...

America’s Got Talent,’ and ‘Better Man’ led the World Choreography Awards winners. The event featured live performances from Monika Felice Smith, JA Collective, and Asadi & Xye. Paula Abdul was ...

Fremantle’s financials for the first nine months of this year were hit by the loss of America’s Got Talent spin-off Fantasy League, according to the just-published RTL results. Revenue at the ...

Three Japanese female producers who have achieved international critical and commercial success —Miyagawa Eriko, Eiko Mizuno Gray and Murata Chieko – participated in a Tokyo International Film ...

Miyu Yamashita soaked in the champagne and emotions of winning her first major at the AIG Women’s Open in Wales over the summer. For the 24-year-old rookie, it was also her first victory overall, and ...