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PRO WRESTLING

After earning her stripes in the Japanese indie wrestling circuit, Iyo Sky made the decision to move to the United States in pursuit of new challenges ¡ª a risk that paid off for her career.
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 10, 2025
Iyo Sky takes flight: How the ¡®Genius of the Sky¡¯ turned risk into art and fear into fun
After three memorable shows in 2024, WWE returns to Japan for back-to-back nights at Tokyo¡¯s Ryogoku Kokugikan this month.
Hulk Hogan tears his shirt during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, at Madison Square Garden, in New York City on Oct. 27, 2024.
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Jul 25, 2025
Hulk Hogan, shirt-shredding superstar of pro wrestling, dies at 71
Hogan was the face of pro wrestling for decades, with his blond hair and horseshoe mustache, colorful bandannas and massive biceps, which he referred to as ¡°24-inch pythons.¡±
Taishi Fuwa (left), the general manager at World Woman Pro-wrestling Diana, and his lawyer Kazuhito Ozawa at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 27, 2025
Settlement reached in female pro-wrestler sexual harassment case
The lawsuit was filed ¡°to raise awareness and prevent similar incidents from happening,¡± said the general manager of the pro-wrestling agency involved.
Wang Tao jumps on his opponent during the Supercard From Shanghai event in Shanghai on Sept. 14. Wang, 23, ran away from home at the age of 17 to become a professional wrestler.
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Sep 24, 2024
No pain, no gain: Chinese pro wrestlers fight for mainstream glory
Despite a promising potential domestic market, China¡¯s pro wrestling community continues to struggle for recognition and financial stability.
Comedian Yuriyan Retriever takes on the role of Â鶹´«Ã½ most hated heel, Kaoru ¡°Dump¡± Matsumoto, in ¡°The Queen of Villains.¡±
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Sep 20, 2024
Yuriyan Retriever is Â鶹´«Ã½ biggest heel ¡ª and proud of it
The comedian takes on the role of Kaoru ¡°Dump¡± Matsumoto, a real-life rule-breaking brawler in women¡¯s professional wrestling, in Netflix¡¯s ¡°The Queen of Villains.¡±
Vagaries in Japanese law mean single mothers are sometimes left without financial support from their former partners.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Oct 23, 2023
Documentary shines a spotlight on Â鶹´«Ã½ single mothers
¡°The Ones Left Behind¡± explores the successes and struggles of single mothers in modern Japan.
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed DMZ
North Korea's propaganda village Gijungdong as seen from a South Korea's observation post inside the Joint Security Area on the Demilitarized Zone in March 2023
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan
A new Taiwan High Speed Rail train car is unloaded from a cargo ship at a port in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Saturday.
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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