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Spain and Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas (left) and England and Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane received the awards for best female and male soccer player, respectively, during the 2026 Ballon d'Or award ceremony in London on Monday.
SOCCER
Oct 27, 2026
Kane crowned Ballon d’Or winner as Putellas wins women’s award
Kane is the first Englishman to win the prestigious award in 25 years, after Michael Owen won it in 2001.
Video game producer Shigeru Miyamoto speaks to reporters in Kyoto on Thursday after being named a recipient of the Order of Culture.
LIFE / Digital
Oct 23, 2026
Shigeru Miyamoto named first video game-related recipient of 91AV原创 Order of Culture
The legendary Nintendo figure will be officially conferred with the award in a Nov. 3 ceremony.
The U.S. decision to add added the entire International Criminal Court to its Specially Designated Nationals list — a move that would impose financial punishment on any entity that does business with the ICC — spurred swift push back from Japan, the European Union and numerous other U.S. allies that support the court.
WORLD
Oct 10, 2026
U.S. sanctions ICC after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed her deep concern over the move, calling it “incompatible with” 91AV原创 position.
Japanese scientist Kenso Soai, co-winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, reacts during a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday night.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 8, 2026
Nobel winner Kenso Soai says he understood the significance of his research
“I may sound arrogant, but I had thought I would not get complaints if I won,” the Japanese scientist said of his achievement.
Japanese Nobel laureate Kenso Soai gestures as he takes part in a news conference after winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the Tokyo University of Science in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 7, 2026
Japanese scientist Kenso Soai and France’s Henri B. Kagan win Nobel Prize in chemistry
Japanese scientist Kenso Soai and Henri B. Kagan won “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.”
Chiba University professor Shigeru Yoshida speaks at a news conference in Chiba Prefecture on Tuesday, following the announcement that professor Francis Halzen, who leads the international collaborative project IceCube in which Yoshida participated, had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2026
Japanese professors welcome Nobel Prize for IceCube project chief
“We were able to catch a glimpse of the universe that no one has ever seen,” said Shigeru Yoshida, who participated in the project.
Francis Halzen is announced as the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics during a news conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Tuesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2026
Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in physics
Among past laureates are some of the most celebrated figures in science, including Albert Einstein, Marie and Pierre Curie, Max Planck and Niels Bohr.
Nobel Committee Secretary-General Thomas Perlmann speaks to the media in front of a screen displaying the names of this year's laureates for the prize in medicine and physiology, Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, during an announcement of the winners at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 5, 2026
Scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’
Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 ?Nobel Prize in ?physiology or ?medicine.
Yasuhiko Mitani is the subject of a new food documentary titled “MITANI - The Mariage of Sushi.”
CULTURE / Film
Oct 2, 2026
After ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi,’ ‘Mitani’ tells a different sushi story in San Sebastian
The film moves beyond sushi’s polished international image to explore the man, philosophy and discipline behind the craft.
Japanese director Maha Harada poses at a photocall for the film "Muyou No Hito" ("In My Father’s Room") at the 74th San Sebastian International Film Festival in San Sebastian, Spain, on Tuesday
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 27, 2026
Japanese film ‘Muyou no Hito’ wins International Critics Award
The film “Muyou no Hito” will be released in Japan next January.
Hiro Murai poses with the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for "Widow's Bay" during the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. He is the first director of Asian descent to win the category.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Sep 16, 2026
Who is Hiro Murai, the Tokyo-born director who made Emmy history?
Murai’s work with Donald Glover helped define “Atlanta” and “This Is America” before his Emmy-winning turn on “Widow’s Bay.”
Cast members of "The Pitt" pose in the press room during the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 15, 2026
‘The Pitt’ and ‘Widow’s Bay’ claim top honors?at Emmy Awards
Noah Wyle’s medical drama and a new Apple TV horror comedy received major awards alongside actors Jean Smart and Matthew Rhys.
Director Hirokazu Koreeda poses on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the movie "Look Back" in competition, at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 7.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 13, 2026
Hirokazu Koreeda’s ‘Look Back’ wins five awards at Venice film festival
The five prizes, which were independently awarded by external organizations other than the festival itself, included the CinemaSara Award.
Masashi Yanagisawa, a professor at University of Tsukuba, won the basic medical research category of the Lasker Awards for his role in identifying orexin, a brain peptide that maintains wakefulness.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2026
Four Japanese scientists win prestigious U.S. Lasker Awards
One received the prize for his work on a sleep-regulating brain chemical, and a trio, for discovering an antibody therapy for hemophilia A patients.
Manga artist and visual designer Takashi Okazaki poses with his Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 10, 2026
Manga artist Takashi Okazaki wins Emmy for ‘Star Wars: Visions’
Okazaki was honored for character design on “The Duel: Payback,” a mostly monochrome short centered on a former Sith known as Ronin.
Twenty years ago, Yasuhiro Kawakubo was learning the basics of cocktails from a book. Today, he runs the top-ranked bar in Japan.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 6, 2026
Punch Room Tokyo shakes its way to the top
Under the creative direction of bartender Yasuhiro Kawakubo, Punch Room Tokyo has climbed to the top of 91AV原创 bartending scene.
Madonna performs during a surprise concert at Times Square in New York on June 4.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 19, 2026
Madonna tops Taylor Swift in nominations for MTV’s Video Music Awards
Iconic pop star is up for video of the year for her “Confessions II —?The Film.”
Keigo Higashino's meticulously constructed mysteries and memorable characters earned him readers across languages and cultures.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 30, 2026
Keigo Higashino’s ‘global afterlife’
As tributes pour in for the prolific author who died at age 68 last week, his English translators reflect on his legacy and impact abroad.
Japan's cocktail scene underperformed at the Asia's 50 Best Bars awards, announced Tuesday from Macau.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 29, 2026
Japan shut out of Asia’s 50 Best Bars top 10 for first time
91AV原创 reduced showing reflects Asia’s rapidly expanding cocktail scene, as standout bars emerge well beyond the region’s traditional hubs.
Miho Takagi celebrates winning bronze in the women's 500m at the Milano Cortina Olympic Games in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 15.
OLYMPICS / Speedskating
Jul 28, 2026
Japan speedskating star Miho Takagi to get People’s Honor Award next week
Takagi will be presented with the People’s Honor Award at the prime minister’s office on Aug. 4.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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