Burger King Japan releasing official Japan Sumo Association burger

“Yokozuna-class” burger is for those with very big appetites. Burger King Japan likes to get creative with its burger designs and theming. Within the past year, for example, we’ve seen them release both a Pickelball Burger and a Kyoto Whopper. Now, though, …

Weeks After Ahmedabad Crash, Another Boeing Dreamliner In Japan Plummets 26,000 Feet Mid-Air; Passengers Wrote 'Goodbye ...

Weeks After Ahmedabad Crash, Another Boeing Dreamliner In Japan Plummets 26,000 Feet Mid-Air; Passengers Wrote 'Goodbye Letters' In Panic | (Photo Courtesy: X/l@GSunli45639 Passengers onboard a Japan Airlines Boeing Dreamliner 737 were thrown …

Donuts with seaweed and soy sauce — Is Japan’s Mister Donut idea too Japanese for its own good?

Traditional mochi treatment puts a spin on the Pon de Ring, but is it an unrecoverable tailspin? Mister Donut is the Japanese donut chain. Though it originally started out in the U.S., it’s risen to greater success in Japan than it ever did in its home …

M5.5 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture Islands; No Tsunami Warning issued

The Japan News Kagoshima Pref. The Japan News 15:48 JST, July 2, 2025 An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.5 hit off the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. It measured lower 5 on the Japanese seismic …

Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Edges Lower, Tech a Mixed Bag

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo The Tokyo Stock Exchange Reuters 12:39 JST, July 2, 2025 SINGAPORE, July 2 (Reuters) – Japanese shares fell slightly on Wednesday, reacting to a selloff in U.S. technology heavyweights and uncertainty about trade tariffs, with …

Will Oasis face boycott? Liam Gallagher’s slur draws backlash in Korea, Japan

Liam Gallagher of the legendary British rock band Oasis, is facing backlash for a racially insensitive remark that angered many fans in Korea and beyond. On Tuesday, Gallagher posted the word “Chingchong” on X, formerly Twitter. The term is widely …

Japan’s minority government faces a tough test in the upper house election

Japan updates 'megaquake' preparedness plan

TOKYO — The Japanese government said that much more needs to be done to prepare for a possible “megaquake” to reduce the feared death toll of up to 300,000 people. Quakes are extremely hard to predict, but in January a government panel marginally increased …

Goodbye Notes At 36,000 Feet: Japan Flight PANIC As Jet Plummets

Mid-air horror unfolded aboard a Japan Airlines Boeing 737 when the aircraft suddenly plunged nearly 26,000 feet in just 10 minutes, triggering absolute panic. Flight JL8696/IJ004 was en route from Shanghai to Tokyo when, at 6:53 PM local time, it …

Trilateral Cooperation Forum Brings China, Japan, Korea Together

(MENAFN) The 2025 Trilateral Cooperation Forum took place on Tuesday, drawing over 200 in-person delegates and hundreds more online participants to explore avenues for enhancing collaboration between China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK). Organized …