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[ad_1] Promotion-seeking sekiwake Kotonowaka retained sole possession of first place Wednesday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament as he comfortably took care of rank-and-file opponent Oho. The 26-year-old Kotonowaka (10-1) inched closer to both a maiden Emperor's Cup and the 13 wins needed to meet the unofficial ozeki promotion benchmark of 33 wins over three consecutive meets as a sekiwake or komusubi. Lone yokozuna Terunofuji and both healthy ozeki, […]

[ad_1] An animated fantasy film directed by renowned artist Hayao Miyazaki and the latest Godzilla movie were among the Japanese films nominated for U.S. Academy awards on Tuesday. Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron" took the prize for best animated feature at the U.S. Golden Globes earlier this month. The 83-year-old anime giant won an Oscar for "Spirited Away" in 2003. His nomination for this year's Oscar in the animated […]

[ad_1] Japanese audiences will be able to watch the movie "Oppenheimer" in cinemas from March 29, distribution company Bitters End said Wednesday, after the epic on the creator of the nuclear bomb was nominated for 13 categories at the Oscar Awards. The release date is almost eight months after memes mixing visuals from the film "Barbie" with atomic blasts provoked anger from people in Japan — the only country to […]

[ad_1] Kanazawa – Kanazawa, the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, has been hit by an influx of reservation cancellations, as tourists hesitate to venture near the quake-hit Noto Peninsula.Tourism industry professionals in the area are calling on people to visit as a way to support the Noto region.Kanazawa, known for tourist attractions such as Kenroku-en, one of Japan's three finest gardens, remained largely unscathed after the 7.6 magnitude Noto Peninsula […]