This year’s Levain Cup has heightened stakes, featuring a single-match knockout format among 54 competing teams grouped into seven categories. Albirex Niigata enters this tournament buoyed by their ...

The Levain Cup, which features all 60 clubs from J1 to J3, provides Hachinohe a significant opportunity to test their mettle against elite competition. Facing off against Niigata, the runners-up from ...

Three winters from now, Japan's snowy Myoko highlands in Niigata Prefecture will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built ...

Legendary mangaka Osamu Tezuka's son sparks outrage on social media after confirming he is using AI to recreate his father's work.

TOKYO -- Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) did not include "complex disasters," a situation when nuclear accidents ...

The All Japan Nishikigoi Show is one of the world's most prestigious koi competitions, where breeders and collectors from ...

FK Riteriai were recently acquired by Red Card Global, a sports marketing and player development agency founded by former Lion R. Sasikumar. Read more at straitstimes.com.

From Satoshi Kon tributes to indie gems, this year's Niigata International Animation Film Festival continues its dedication ...

The agriculture ministry on Wednesday began to accept bids in the second round of its auction for government-stockpiled rice.

Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s Look Back won the grand prix at the third Niigata International Animation Film Festival (NIAFF) on ...

Seasonal yellow sand from continental Asia reached Japan on March 25, causing poor visibility in places like Tokyo and ...