Japanese government considering how to help nationals evacuate from Middle East
NHK has learned that the Japanese government is studying ways to help travelers and others from Japan evacuate the Middle East amid closures of airspace in the region. Government sources say officials are discussing how to evacuate the Japanese nationals to surrounding nations by land and fly them out of the region. Countries in the […]
How to watch the Olympic Japanese figure skaters at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics: TV schedule, live streams, Peacock, NBC, start times, top athletes, preview | NBC Olympics
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara enter their second Olympic Winter Games as the favorites in the pairs event. The pair made their Olympic debut in 2022 and were part of the Japanese team that claimed Olympic silver in the team event in Beijing. They made history when they won Japan’s first-ever world pairs title in […]
2026 FIFA World Cup: How to get tickets to games in the U.S. and across North America with Gametime
Tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been on sale for months now, and today’s final World Cup draw has determined which countries will face each other in the group stage which means there’s going to be a mad rush of fans trying to get tickets to see their favorite teams live and in […]
USMNT vs. Japan: How to watch the men’s soccer international friendly match tonight, kickoff time and more
HBO Max, AKA “the one to watch,” has select live sports available through its Bleacher Report Sports add-on, which is included free of charge for ad-free HBO Max subscribers. Viewers can catch sports that air on TNT, TBS and truTV, including tonight’s USMNT match. In addition, a subscription to HBO Max has buzzy shows including […]
Lutnick: Trump will choose how to spend $550-bil. Japanese investment
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has spoken about a plan that will see Japan invest 550 billion dollars into the United States. He says President Donald Trump has “complete discretion” on where the money will go. Lutnick sat down for an interview with CNBC television on Friday. He said that if Trump says he wants […]
How to try this viral fitness trend – The Irish Times
If the thought of pumping iron or holding a plank doesn’t put a spring in your step, maybe the latest exercise trend to dominate social media will: Japanese interval walking. The idea is simple: alternate between three minutes of fast and three minutes of slow walking, ideally for 30 minutes at a time. “The fast […]
Netanyahu says he will direct military how to achieve goals in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will convene his cabinet this week to instruct the military how to proceed in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu said on Monday that he will direct the military how to achieve the objectives of the war his government has set, including defeating the enemy and getting Israeli hostages released. […]
Japan’s Ishiba Shows How to Work With Trump in First Summit
(Bloomberg) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba went into his first summit meeting with US President Donald Trump amid concerns in Tokyo that Japan could be next in the firing line of US allies after Canada and others. Most Read from Bloomberg Instead, the Japanese leader flew home having appeared to strike up a warm […]
Survey: Nearly 70 percent of unmarried people don’t know how to find partner
A Japanese government survey shows nearly 70 percent of unmarried people do not know how to go about finding a spouse. The Children and Families Agency conducted an online survey about marriage in July. Respondents to the poll of 20,000 people aged between 15 and 39 comprised 18,000 unmarried men and women and 2,000 married […]
How to see geisha in Japan – and how to behave
Rigorously trained as apprentices (known as maiko) for years, they are deeply accomplished entertainers, who have mastered a medley of traditional Japanese art forms, from dancing and playing musical instruments to tea ceremony and the art of conversation. The geisha world has long thrived in Kyoto in particular. The ancient city was the capital of […]