A lot of Japanese have been glued to their computers or TV sets recently, cheering for Shohei Ohtani in the World Series.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will donate 250 flowering cherry trees and July 4th fireworks to Washington, DC, after she and President Trump tuned into the World Series game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers.

"There is no doubt that I have done all this," Tetsuya Yamagami said in court, admitting to the murder of the country's longest-serving leader in 2022.

Japan is seeking to create a more self-sufficient military as a deterrence against China’s increasingly assertive military activity in the region, and has concentrated on defense buildup on its southwestern islands. Japan also has concerns about the rising tensions caused by North Korea and Russia.

Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi — a Thatcher-inspired conservative with heavy metal tastes and a passion for drumming — meets Donald Trump in her first major diplomatic test.

Trump signs deals in Tokyo US President Donald Trump and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signed a critical minerals deal and Tokyo pledged $550 billion of fresh investment in the US, as well as purchases of American pickups.

Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so.

Off the back of a trip to Chicago which ended in defeat to New Zealand last week, Ireland are back in Dublin looking to return to winning ways against Japan.

Taiwan's representative to last weekend's APEC summit rebuffed Chinese protests on Monday about his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi while there, saying that it was "very normal" for him to meet leaders attending.

The Tokyo Motor Show, which is now known as the Japan Mobility Show, has always been a rich seam of slightly wild concept cars and transport solutions, as the Japanese brands use it as the perfect platform to flex their creative muscles.