TOKYO—The highspeed bullet train says Japan as much as Godzilla, sushi and Mount Fuji. And it takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, Bullet Train Explosion, (now streaming) on Netflix.

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Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will undergo heart tests at a hospital after an unspecified problem was detected during a routine checkup, Japanese media reports said Monday. The Imperial Household ...

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Nikolay Nozdrev added that the current Japanese administration is pursuing "an accelerated course of military buildup, including increased government spending on defense" ...

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Hirokazu Kore-eda wrote and directed Asura, a Japanese drama on Netflix, released on January 9, 2025, and this unique program ...

New Zealand's Hayden Wilde says he faces a "few weeks" out of action while he recovers from injuries sustained in a bike ...

Twice Olympic triathlon medallist Hayden Wilde is recovering in a Japanese hospital with broken bones and injured lungs after ...

The ambassador also said that Russia is paying special attention to the intensification of the Japanese side's military activities near Russia's eastern borders ...

The A7M Reppu (Strong Gale) was conceived to succeed the legendary A6M Zero, but it never entered service. Reports from Japan ...