Loading

Search

:

Häagen-Dazs Japan Gives us Another Crispy Sandwich Flavor to Swoon Over: Roasted Green Tea

  • Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
 
Sweets lovers will have another mouth-watering creation from Häagen-Dazs Japan to tempt them this summer, this time in a Japanese roasted green tea flavor! 
Hojicha (roasted green tea) appears to be quite the hot ingredient in Japan at the moment, finding its way into a variety of f...

More

Ohtani Comes Through in Pinch for Angels

  • Category:Event
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s versatility was on display again Sunday.
The two-way star launched a pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning that sent Andrew Heaney and the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Bothered by a sore knee, Ohtani d...

More

Women in Japan Fall For An Amuro Who Isn’t The J-pop Star

  • Category:Other
JAPAN TIMES
 
Most people in Japan associate the surname Amuro with the retiring 40-year-old queen of J-pop of the same name, who gave a series of farewell concerts in June that attracted 800,000 people.
Namie Amuro’s official exit from stardom will take place in September but fans are still buyi...

More

Japanese Helicopter Carrier To Tour South China Sea, Indian Ocean for Two Months

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan will send a large helicopter carrier to the South China Sea and Indian Ocean for a second straight year as it looks to bolster its presence in the strategic maritime region with annual tours, two Japanese officials said.
"This is part Japan's efforts to promote a free ...

More

RidRoid CanguRo is Kangaroo-inspired Robotic Personal Mobility Vehicle That Never Leaves Rider’s Side

  • Category:Driving
JAPAN TRENDS
 
Unveiled this week, the RidRoid CanguRo is a new robotic three-wheel personal mobility vehicle developed by Shunji Yamanaka from the University of Tokyo and Takayuki Furuta of the Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo) at Chiba Institute of Technology.
It resembles a kangaroo — “...

More

Ohtani Returns as DH, But Halos Fall To M’s

  • Category:Event
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
SEATTLE (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels activated two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani from the 10-day disabled list Tuesday and used him as the designated hitter in their game against the Seattle Mariners.
Ohtani and his injured right elbow are only cleared to hit for now, but Los Ange...

More

Women’s University in Tokyo to Accept Transgender Students From 2020

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TIMES
 
A national women’s university in Tokyo will start accepting students in April 2020 who were assigned male at birth but identify as female.
The education ministry said it believes Ochanomizu University will become Japan’s first women’s university to accept transgender students.
Ochan...

More

3,473 Taken to Hospitals Nationwide Due to Heatstroke From June 25-July 1

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday that 3,473 people were taken to hospitals across Japan to be treated for heatstroke in the week from June 25 to July 1 . The figure was a sharp increase over 667 for the week before (June 18-24).
The Meteorological Agency ...

More

Japanese Man Tries to High Five Stranger On Street, Gets Struck in The Face Twice Instead

  • Category:Event
ROCKET NEWS
 
Arguably more tragic than being left hanging.
Japanese soccer fans — Mr. Sato included — are in high spirits after the Samurai Blue’s epic victory against Colombia. With the team now advancing to the final 16 despite losing to Poland, everyone’s in a chirpy mood.
But an unexpected i...

More

Baum Records Is An Augmented Reality Musical Baumkuchen Cake

  • Category:Other
JAPAN TRENDS
 
The Baum Records is a baumkuchen (baum cake) of the type popular in Japan but with a major, and innovative, difference.
 
Created by the Takamatsu-based confectionary maker LaFamille as a unique gift item, the spit cake resembles an vinyl record and has been launched commercially i...

More