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Entertainment · TokyoLeiji Matsumoto, the famed Japanese manga and anime creator of epic space sagas including "Galaxy Express 999" and "Space Pirate Captain Harlock", has died aged 85, his office said on Monday.
Leiji Matsumoto, manga creator of epic space sagas, dies aged 85
41% Center coverage: 58 sources
US & Canada · BeijingChina stopped issuing new visas in Japan on Jan. 10 in apparent retaliation for Tokyo's requirement of additional tests for Chinese tourists. Japan cited soaring infections in China after it abruptly eased coronavirus restrictions. Japan reopened its borders for individual tourists in October, allowing travelers with proof of vaccination.
China announces resumption of visas for Japanese
48% Center coverage: 31 sources
Business · TokyoThree people have been arrested in Japan over unhygienic pranks at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant after footage of their antics - dubbed "sushi terrorism" - sparked outrage online.
Three arrested in Japan for 'sushi terrorism' pranks
41% Right coverage: 51 sources
AsiaShingo Kunieda is one of the greatest wheelchair tennis players of all time. He won 28 Grand Slam titles and three Paralympic gold medals. The 39-year-old completed his career Grand Slam by winning at Wimbledon last year. He began using a wheelchair at the age of 9 as the result of a spinal tumor.
Wheelchair tennis great Shingo Kunieda to receive People's Honor Award
50% Right coverage: 4 sources
EntertainmentThe 44-year-old creator, who won for his fifth full-length solo album, is the first Japanese artist to ever win the category.
‘Sakura’ musician Masa Takumi wins Grammy for best global music album
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
ChinaA giant mosaic of the 5-year-old female giant panda Xiang Xiang is on display in Tokyo's Taito Ward. The exhibition features 920 photos of Xiang Xiang taken by Takauji between December 2017 and November last year. Xiang Xiang was born in 2017 to giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin, who were on loan from China.
Tokyo exhibition pays tribute to beloved giant panda Xiang Xiang before return to China - The Mainichi
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
Asia · Fukui reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Takahama nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture was automatically halted Monday. Alert went off warning of a rapid decrease in the number of neutrons within the unit. The No. 4 reactor restarted in November after being shut down for routine inspections.
Takahama nuclear reactor in Fukui halted after alert goes off
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
