Eddie Jones plots shock against much-changed Australia in Tokyo

Australia made 13 changes and named Nick Champion de Crespigny captain as they begin a five-Test tour on Saturday in Tokyo against Eddie Jones's Japan, with the former Wallabies coach plotting a shock. Joe Schmidt's men will afterwards head to...

Tourist arrivals to Azerbaijan increased by nearly 2%

In January-September of this year, from 183 countries 1,948.2 thousand or 1.8 percent less foreign nationals and stateless persons compared to the corresponding period of the previous year visited Azerbaijan, the State Statistical Committee told...

An Autumn Rainbow: ‘Seven-Colored Giant Maple’ Displays Gradient of Leaves in Japan’s Nagano Pref.

The Yomiuri Shimbun A giant maple with leaves of various colors in Ikeda, Nagano Prefecture The Yomiuri Shimbun 15:52 JST, October 23, 2025 Autumn leaves of various colors can now be seen on a famous giant maple tree growing on a plateau 1,000...

36th Praemium Imperiale Honors Global Artists in Tokyo Ceremony

The 36th Praemium Imperiale award ceremony was held on October 22. This prestigious international art prize, organized by the Japan Art Association under the patronage of Prince Hitachi (Masahito), honors outstanding artists from around the world....

Trump's Japan visit an early diplomatic test for Abe protege Takaichi

This combined photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump (right, Getty/Kyodo) and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (Kyodo) WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- In the first trip to Asia of his second term, all eyes will be on how U.S. President Donald Trump...

Japan’s PM Takaichi to Offer U.S. Purchase Package Ahead of Trump Talks

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing a major purchase package that includes U.S. pickup trucks, soybeans, and liquefied natural gas, to present to President Donald Trump during trade and security talks in Tokyo next week, Reuters...

Who is Ran Takahashi? Japanese volleyball star denies cheating scandal involving adult film actress Saika Kawakita

Japanese volleyball sensation Ran Takahashi, 24, has spoken out following widespread speculation about his private life and cheating rumors after Bunshun Online, a major Japanese entertainment outlet, published reports linking him to model Uka and...

US-Japan researchers unlock new secrets about universe’s ghostly neutrinos

For years, scientists have been struggling to understand the elusive nature of the universe’s ghost particles. Neutrinos are considered the tiny particles without any electric charge and possess the ability to pass through everything. Despite...

Sri Lanka sees boost in arrivals, new airlines ahead of peak tourism season

ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo All Share Price index (ASPI) rose 0.26 percent on Thursday while the S&P SL20 dropped 0.13 percent, data on its site showed. The broader ASPI climbed 59.88 points to end at 22,850.95; while the more liquid S&P SL20...

Sanae Takaichi’s Rise: What Japan’s first female PM means for India–Japan relations

The election of Sanae Takaichi as Japan’s first female prime minister could be a pivotal moment for India–Japan relations. She is the protégé of Abe Shinzo but she has never been to India. Under Takaichi’s leadership, India–Japan ties are expected...

Five holiday spots where tourists could see 'rare' total solar eclipse in 2027

Milo Boyd Digital Travel Editor and Commercial Content Lead 09:31, 23 Oct 2025 The upcoming rare solar eclipse in 2027 has led to a surge in bookings to five countries(Image: Grant Faint via Getty Images) The upcoming rare solar eclipse in 2027...

Tourism in flux: Why economics, policy and storytelling will decide who wins ?

The summer of 2025 was a wake-up call for tourism. While destinations like Barcelona and Bali were overrun with tourists, others couldn’t fill beds. That should ring alarm bells for businesses in South Africa too. The travel industry is unsettled,...

Ex-head of Japan judo school sentenced to 22 years for repeated sexual assault of students

The Chiba District Court is seen in Chiba's Chuo Ward in February 2020. (Mainichi/Seiho Akimaru) CHIBA -- A 33-year-old former head of a judo school, accused of crimes including repeated sexual assault of his students, was sentenced to 22 years in...

Japan Is Set to Get More Expensive for Tourists: What’s Changing

‘Definitely a risk’: Schmidt names rookie skipper and 13 new starters for tricky Japan clash

With the Wallabies at the start of a spring tour that will see them play five Tests in 30 days, it was always likely that Schmidt would rest key men in one of the five, that was determined to be Japan. The Wallabies also meet, in order, England,...

Ohtani fans flock to Little Tokyo in Los Angeles

A Japanese commercial district in Los Angeles has been enlivened thanks to the popularity of Ohtani Shohei and other Japanese players of the LA Dodgers. The streets of Little Tokyo have been bustling in the run-up to the start of the Major...

Japan vows tougher measures after record bear attack deaths

The latest victims include a man in his 70s who was found dead on Oct 10 on a mountain in northern Iwate prefecture, where he had been picking mushrooms. Another Iwate resident was found dead last week in a forest near a hot spring facility where...

UPI To Be Launched In Japan: Indian Tourists Can Now Pay Via UPI In Japan

In a major boost for digital cross-border payments, NPCI International Payments Ltd., the international arm of NPCI, has signed an MoU with NTT DATA Japan on October 7, 2025. The collaboration aims to enable Indian tourists to make UPI payments...

Japan’s new leader to woo Trump with promises on pickups and soybeans

[TOKYO] As Japan’s new premier Sanae Takaichi got to work on Wednesday (Oct 22), her government began finalising a purchase package, including US pickups, soybeans and gas, to present to President Donald Trump in trade and security talks next...

Japan has a new leader, and she’s a heavy metal drummer

KASHIHARA, Japan — As a young woman in the late 1970s, Sanae Takaichi commuted six hours a day by bus and train from her parents’ home in western Japan to attend university. She was a fan of heavy metal music and Kawasaki motorcycles who yearned...