Carrying Japanese Tourists

A Japanese Star’s M.L.B. Contract Will Lead to Broken Promises Elsewhere

The team that signs Roki Sasaki will likely break preexisting verbal commitments with Latin American teenagers, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Japan will watch China's military after Beijing admits violating Japanese airspace

Japanese officials say they are closely watching to see if China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of Japan’s airspace after explaining that an incursion by a Chinese military ...

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

China admits spy plane violated Japanese airspace, Tokyo says

China said the airspace violation occurred when the plane's pilot took emergency measures due to turbulence, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.

WATCH: Robot dog owners take pets to be blessed in Japanese shrine

A Japanese traditional coming-of-age festival took place at a shrine in Tokyo for an unusual kind of visitor — robot dogs.

Japanese Chip Maker Kioxia Plans Tokyo Market Debut

Kioxia plans to raise more than $740 million in its initial public offering, seeking growth capital to meet rising demand for chips used in artificial intelligence and data centers.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Surrealism, cafes and lots (and lots) of cats: why Japanese fiction is booming

From tales of alienation to comforting novels set in bookshops, Japanese authors have written nearly half of this year’s bestselling translated novels in the UK. What’s their secret? • Read an an ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Film crews left this street - then 'annoying' selfie tourists arrived

And the street in London isn't the only place in the UK that has seen an influx of film fans either

Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay in shock after terror threat to Israeli tourists

Israeli travellers told to evacuate area immediately as police set up patrols and roadblocks. The golden sands of Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay are usually carefree, a place for tourists to surf the ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

As the World Turns, So Do These Cameras

Whirling 360-degree photo booths have gone from red carpets to bat mitzvahs to tourist sites like the Cradle of Humankind.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 26

Asheville Awaits the Return of Tourists as Biltmore Estate Prepares to Reopen

The Biltmore, a popular destination in the area of western North Carolina ravaged by Hurricane Helene, will reopen Saturday. Local travel operators nervously hope it will mark the return of tourists.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 1

‘A municipal swimming pool’: tourists react to temporary Trevi fountain replacement

Rectangular structure installed as 18th-century masterpiece undergoes essential maintenance. One of the first things American students Fiona Hastings and Olivia Nieporte did as they visited Rome ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Tourists visiting Lake Como can now take home a unique souvenir: Canned air

There's a new item tourists to Italy's Lake Como can take home that is turning heads and raising eyebrows: sealed cans of "air.”

Lisbon residents call for vote on banning tourist lets in residential blocks

Petition demands council hold binding referendum on issue after local people say they have been priced out. Housing activists in Lisbon are to hand over a petition, signed by more than 6,600 ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Major Italian tourist site to limit daily visitor numbers

Nearly 4 million people visited the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii in 2023, a third more than the previous year.

US tourist killed while on vacation in Hungary as suspect taken into custody

Mackenzie Michalski, 31, from Portland, Oregon, met 37-year-old man from Ireland at nightclub in Budapest. Family members of a 31-year-old American tourist who was killed while on vacation in ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert

World - ABC News - November 11

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

World - Yahoo News - November 12

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert

Entertainment - ABC News - November 11

Emperor penguin found 2,000 miles from home on Australian tourist beach

A malnourished emperor penguin that was found more than 2,000 miles from its icy Antarctic home is being been taken care of by a wildlife expert, the Australian government said Monday.