MYSTERIOUS: 16 - What They Never Told You

Samurai Japan rallies to rout South Korea

After rallying to overcome an early three-run deficit, Japan never let up in rolling to a 13-4 rout of rival South Korea in their Pool B game of the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome on Friday night.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 11, 2023

Hanyu show shines light on Tohoku rebuild

An ice show by two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu opened on Friday in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, aimed at raising the spirits of his native Tohoku region.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 11, 2023

To mask or not to mask? The decision is yours from Monday

People will be advised to use their discretion regarding masking up in public from Monday, under the government's eased mask-wearing guidelines.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 11, 2023

Yoon ready to face domestic criticism

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged to resolve the issue of former requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula and restart mutual visits with Japan.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 10, 2023

3 arrested over video of licking soy sauce bottle

NAGOYA -- Three people have been arrested on suspicion of disrupting a business by filming their disturbing behavior at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant in Nagoya last month and posting the video on social media, the Aichi prefectural police have announced.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 9, 2023

Nootbaar's pre-WBC connections to Japan run deep

All but unknown in Japan prior to his selection to the Samurai Japan team for the World Baseball Classic, major leaguer Lars Nootbaar is aiming to make a name for himself in the country of his roots by helping the squad in its quest for global supremacy.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 9, 2023

On a mission for momentoes

Hundreds of fans wait in a long, winding line for the souvenir shop at Tokyo Dome on Thursday morning ahead of the Japanese national team's opening game in the Tokyo pool of the World Baseball Classic later that evening. Replica uniforms, towels and other items featuring star players on the…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 9, 2023

980 leadership, assembly races expected in upcoming local elections

A total of 980 local leadership and assembly races are expected to be held in the upcoming unified elections, according to a tally by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry as of Feb. 1.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 9, 2023

Seoul to announce normalization of GSOMIA

SEOUL -- The administration of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol plans to announce the normalization of the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), under which Japan and South Korea share intelligence, according to South Korean government sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 9, 2023

U.S. invites Japan, S. Korea to create nuclear deterrence body

WASHINGTON -- The United States has approached Japan and South Korea to create a new consultative body on nuclear deterrence to enhance information sharing and other matters, according to sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 8, 2023