It’s January 2025 and Hoshoryu is officially sumo’s 74th yokozuna. Just nine days ago the possibility of that sentence being true seemed remote. With three losses after the midway point...

Prayagraj, India – A stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering has killed at least 15 people with many more injured, a doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival in northern...

Wage increases at smaller companies in Japan might fall short again this year, some analysts and business leaders argue, leaving many workers falling further behind as inflation continues to eat...

Washington – By the time Nicolas Talbott, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army reserve, checked on the incoming texts buzzing on his smart watch, he found dozens of messages...

The iconic “Doctor Yellow” train belonging to Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday after completing its final inspection of tracks on the Tokaido Shinkansen...

Ein Gedi, Israel – An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are all that is left of Ein Gedi, once Israel’s flagship beach drawing international tourists to...

The World Surf League Championship Tour is set to get underway in the sport’s spiritual homeland of Hawaii this week, but without its reigning men’s champion and some of the...

Paris – Former swimming great Kirsty Coventry says she sees no problem in being a candidate to become the most powerful person in sport despite being a minister in the...

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with The Japan Times. All is quiet at 10:30 a.m. on a Thursday in Shibuya, Tokyo’s famous commercial district. In an alleyway...