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Tokyo's old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium to woo global spenders
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 weeks agoThe site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market, left empty after it was razed six years ago, will be...
Japan is determined to keep hunting whales. And now it has a brand new ‘mothership’
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoWearing a toy whale hat, whale tie and a whale motif shirt, Hideki Tokoro spends much of his days...
Taiwan celebrities in crossfire of political battle as tensions with China rise
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoAs Taiwan’s biggest rock band took to the stage in Beijing late last month, their home island was...
‘Social order could collapse, resulting in wars’: 2 of Japan’s top firms fear unchecked AI, warning...
Fortune via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 3 months agoNTT and Yomiuri Shimbun think people are incapable of fully controlling this technology, which “lies...
Japanese treat Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal like 'presidential election.' Media take his side
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoFew in Japan want to believe national hero Shohei Ohtani could be accused of wrongdoing in the...
Why I Took My Son on a Baseball-themed Trip to Tokyo
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo Style Singapore· 4 months agoWhen my son, a lifelong sports fan, expressed an interest in visiting the baseball stadiums of Japan, I planned a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Tokyo. The...
A college student is accused of trying to smuggle $2.4 million worth of drugs under a monk's robe
Business Insider via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoThe 21-year-old college student was detained by Japanese authorities and accused of attempting to...
Secrets of ‘Tokyo Vice’: From the Yakuza to the Backstreet Boys
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/MaxTokyo Vice’s name may recall Michael Mann’s...
A junior-high principal was fired after he was caught pouring more coffee than he paid for
Business Insider via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoThe principal realized he could pay for a $0.75 cup of coffee and pour himself a $1.25 cup without...
‘I am absolutely Japanese’: Ukrainian-born model sparks debate by winning Miss Japan pageant
CNN via Yahoo Style Singapore· 5 months agoKarolina Shiino, who has lived in Nagoya since she was 5, told CNN she was “happy to be recognized”...