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Yokohama F. Marinos' Yan Matheus (center) is congratulated after scoring against Shanghai Shenhua in Yokohama on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Feb 12, 2025
Holland wins first game in charge of Marinos
Steve Holland is in his first job since stepping down following England's defeat to Spain in the final of last year's European Championship.
Former England assistant Steve Holland is preparing for his first match in charge of Marinos.
SOCCER
Feb 10, 2025
Steve Holland set to begin life with Yokohama in AFC Champions League
Yokohama, which lost in last season's final under Australian Harry Kewell, is at home against Shanghai Shenhua on Wednesday.
The Old Yokohama District Court
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2025
Woman pleads guilty over involvement in fatal ‘shady’ burglary
A group of suspects are accused of breaking into the home of Hiroharu Goto, 75, in Yokohama’s Aoba Ward, killing him and stealing about ¥200,000 in cash.
People who were onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship when the COVID-19 cluster infections in the ship broke out in February 2020 pray Monday in Yokohama for those who died of the disease.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2025
COVID-19 victims of Diamond Princess ship remembered five years on
Of a total of 3,711 passengers and crew members on the ship, 712 became infected with the novel coronavirus and 14 died from the disease.
Al-Ain players prior to an Asian Champions League match against Al-Nassr in November.
SOCCER
Feb 2, 2025
Reigning champion Al-Ain faces must-win clash as Asian Champions League resumes
With just two points from six matches in the league phase of the competition, Al-Ain sits three points adrift of the qualifying spots for the knockout rounds.
Brian Hutto runs Craft Sake Shoten, a Yokohama shop he calls a hangout for 'real sake enthusiasts.'
LIFE / Food & Drink / Kanpai Culture
Feb 2, 2025
Sipping down the rabbit hole at Craft Sake Shoten
A chance encounter with sake evangelist John Gauntner led Brian Hutto to reinvent himself with sake as his new focus.
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Steve Holland holds a news conference in Yokohama on Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 11, 2025
Steve Holland ready to step out of Gareth Southgate's shadow in Japan
The 54-year-old, who will coach Yokohama F. Marinos this season, was the right-hand man to Southgate during their eight years together with England.
NHK’s latest taiga period drama, “Unbound,” centers on Tsutaya Juzaburo (Ryusei Yokohama), a commoner who becomes a successful bookseller and publisher.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 10, 2025
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero of the common folk
Public broadcaster NHK marks its 100th anniversary by flipping the script on its long-running period drama series.
Former England assistant coach Steve Holland has been named the new manager of Yokohama F. Marinos, taking over from interim coach John Hutchinson.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 17, 2024
Former England assistant Holland named Yokohama F. Marinos manager
Holland takes over from John Hutchinson, who stepped in as interim coach when Harry Kewell left the club due to a run of poor results in July.
Former England assistant manager Steve Holland watched Marinos' final match of the season from the stands on Sunday.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 9, 2024
Former England assistant Steve Holland set to coach Yokohama F. Marinos
Media reports said Holland would take charge of Yokohama ahead of the new J. League season, which starts in February.
Vissel's Daiju Sasaki (center) fights off a defender during Kobe's Asian Champions League loss to Pohang Steelers on Tuesday in Pohang, South Korea.
SOCCER
Dec 4, 2024
Pohang clip Vissel's wings in Asian Champions League
Kobe racked up four wins and one draw from their opening five games but Vissel could not cope with a hungry Pohang side on Tuesday.
Drag queen Becca D’Bus plays Dido, the forlorn queen of Carthage, in a drag version of “Dido and Aeneas."
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 30, 2024
Divas and diversity: Opera meets drag in ‘Dido and Aeneas’
Becca D’Bus, one of Singapore’s most popular drag queens, and Tokyo’s voguers and queens team up for a grand show at the Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting.
Yokohama's Takuma Nishimura goes on the attack during his team's Asian Champions League Elite win over Pohang Steelers on Wednesday in Yokohama.
SOCCER
Nov 28, 2024
Yokohama tops Pohang as Gwangju stays second in Asian Champions League
Goals from Yan Matheus and Anderson Lopes were enough for Yokohama as the club moved up to third in the standings.
Keiichi Kaburagi (Ryusei Yokohama) goes on the run after being sentenced to death for a triple murder he insists he didn’t commit in Michihito Fujii’s “Faceless.”
CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2024
‘Faceless’: Fugitive thriller turns a blind eye to hard truths
Michihiro Fujii’s latest offers stylistic flourishes while treading the familiar terrain of the fugitive film.
U.S. pitcher Spencer Patton throws during the sixth inning of Team USA's loss to Samurai Japan on Thursday at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL
Nov 22, 2024
U.S. pitcher Spencer Patton gets warm reception as he returns to Japan for Premier12
Patton pitched pitched for the Yokohama BayStars from 2017 to 2020, making 219 appearances for the club overall. Now he's back in Japan and competing for Team USA.
Izumi Suzuki’s autobiographical novel “Set My Heart on Fire” is the first novel by the author and actor to appear in English.
CULTURE / Books
Nov 12, 2024
‘Set My Heart on Fire’: Izumi Suzuki captures the heady cravings of youth
The cult writer’s autobiographical novel follows its unapologetic groupie narrator as she romps through Yokohama’s underground music scene in the 1970s.
BayStars manager Daisuke Miura is tossed into the air as the team celebrates after Game 6 of the Japan Series on Nov. 3.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2024
BayStars manager Daisuke Miura says team never lost faith during Japan Series run
The BayStars defeated the Hawks to win the Japan Series for the first time since 1998.
Tomoki Arai, head of markets at Bank of Yokohama
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2024
Bank of Yokohama weighs Japan bond comeback with more rate hikes to come
More financial institutions are weighing a return to local debt after years of investing abroad.
Marinos' Kenta Inoue (center) celebrates with his teammates after scoring against Buriram United in Yokohama on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Nov 7, 2024
Marinos rise up Asian Champions League standings after beating Buriram
Marinos continued their recovery from a heavy 7-3 loss in their opening game of the competition against South Korea's Gwangju FC.
The Kanagawa Prefectural Police headquarters in Yokohama
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2024
Woman claims husband asked her to collect stolen cash in Yokohama murder case
Police allege the suspect, Miho Kimoto, was involved in the October murder of a 75-year-old Yokohama resident who was found bound and beaten in his home.
Japan release of Shiori Ito's documentary in limbo
Shiori Ito, who won a civil suit over a rape case against a TV reporter, in 2018. Her former lawyers claim her documentary includes footage used without the consent of sources.
IPhone parts maker Murata eyes supply chain shift toward India
Murata Manufacturing President Norio Nakajima
Monthly number of visitors to Japan hit record high in January
A visitor feeds the deer at Nara Park in Nara on Jan. 27. The monthly number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a record high in January.
What is the ceiling for sumo’s newest yokozuna?
Newly promoted grand champion Hoshoryu (center) performs a dedication ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 31.
Arsenal defender Tomiyasu undergoes knee surgery
Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu celebrates scoring against Everton on May 19, 2024.
Japan release of Shiori Ito's documentary in limbo
Shiori Ito, who won a civil suit over a rape case against a TV reporter, in 2018. Her former lawyers claim her documentary includes footage used without the consent of sources.
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown ready to sprint past Paris disappointment
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (center) runs during a 100-meter heat at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024.
What is the ceiling for sumo’s newest yokozuna?
Newly promoted grand champion Hoshoryu (center) performs a dedication ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 31.
‘Yasuko, Songs of Days Past’ puts overlooked star in the spotlight
“Yasuko, Songs of Days Past” centers on a real-life love triangle between poet Chuya Nakahara (Taisei Kido, left), actor Yasuko Hasegawa (Suzu Hirose, center) and literary critic Hideo Kobayashi (Masaki Okada).
Japan’s English-language education doesn’t pass the test
One-third of elementary school students in Japan do not like learning English, according to a 2021 poll, an 8% rise since 2013. The pressure of taking proficiency tests is eroding children's engagement with studying English and its benefits.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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