178 Hirokazu Tanakas set Guinness record／178人のタナカヒロカズさんが都内に集合 ギネス記録認定
One hundred and seventy-eight men with the same full name pronounced Hirokazu Tanaka assembled in Tokyo on Oct. 29 to set a new entry in Guinness World Records, besting the…
Harry Potter attraction to open in Tokyo/ 東京都に『ハリー・ポッター』のエンターテイメント施設今年オープン
An entertainment facility based on the “Harry Potter” film franchise opening in Tokyo next summer will feature iconic sets intended to bring the popular series to life, the Japan subsidiary…
Mets’ Senga gives his pitch in English/ 米大リーグ・メッツと契約した千賀投手が会見
Senga met the press Dec. 19 after finalizing a $75 million (about 10 billion yen), five-year contract with the New York Mets. Kodai Senga, 29, opened with a message in…
Royal rift /ハリー王子、王室内の確執を暴露
Britain’s Prince William, left, and Prince Harry are seen in a photo following Queen Elizabeth’s death in September. Harry has set off a firestorm with a memoir that exposes rifts…
WBC 2023 Members / ワールド・ベースボール・クラシックの選手発表
Following the great triumph of FIFA World Cup Qatar in late December of 2022, the WBC (World Baseball Classic) is planned to begin on March 8, 2023. The Samurai Japan…
Japanese passport best in world / 日本のパスポートが世界一
The Henley Passport Index, which ranks 199 passports by the number of places that can be entered without a visa, has declared the Japanese passport to be the best.Japanese citizens…
Jeff Beck, the rock guitarist dies / ギタリスト ジェフ・ベックが死去
Jeff Beck, the rock guitarist often regarded among the greatest of all time, has died, according to a statement posted to his official social media accounts. He was 78. Beck…
Elon Musk gets Guinness Record for most money lost / イーロン・マスクが「最も多く失ったお金」でギネス記録
The head of Tesla, SpaceX, and most recently Twitter, Elon Musk has earned a Guinness World Record for “largest loss of personal fortune” in history.The exact amount Musk had lost…
BTS member begins military boot camp／BTSのジン、軍隊で訓練開始
Jin, oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, began 18 months of mandatory military service at a front-line South Korean boot camp Dec. 13 as fans gathered nearby to say goodbye…
Harvard names woman 1st Black president／ハーバード大学長に黒人女性を指名
Harvard University announced Dec. 15 that Claudine Gay will become its 30th president, making her the first Black person and the second woman to lead the Ivy League school. Gay,…