These Japanese wrestlers throw down in latex and glitter

A cross between sport, fashion and theater, the Japanese women’s wrestling league Sukeban has exploded onto the scene. We went to see them fight.

Why the weirdest sea level changes on Earth are happening off the coast of Japan

In recent years, a major ocean current changed its path in two crucial ways. Now parts of the sea are rising, other parts are falling, ocean temperatures are breaking records — and Japan’s iconic ...

Thousands flock to a Tokyo zoo to see the last 2 pandas in Japan before their return to China

Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to ...
Business Line

JSW Steel’s joint venture move with Japan’s JFE Steel draws mixed reactions from brokerages

JSW Steel’s decision to enter a 50:50 joint venture with Japan’s JFE Steel Corporation to house the integrated steel business of its subsidiary Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd (BPSL) has triggered a wave of ...
Reuters

BOJ likely to raise rates in December, government to tolerate move, sources say

TOKYO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates in December with the government expected to tolerate such a decision, three government sources familiar with the ...
Global Times

Japan’s military base construction on Mageshima Island revealed by media; expert says move raises alarms over Tokyo’s military ambition

Amid Japan’s consecutive military expansion moves, particularly after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks on Taiwan, the country’s reported progress in the construction of a new ...
Couriermail

Disturbing Japan move has the world on edge

It was to short Japanese bonds on the prospect that its near-endless issuance of public debt and money printing would cause inflation and rising interest rates. It became known as the “widow-maker” ...