March 28, 2024

Timothée Chalamet looks like a Chocolate Factory worker in purple leather outfit at Tokyo ‘Wonka’ premiere

Come with Timothée and you’ll be … in a world of pure imagination. Timothée Chalamet channeled his “Wonka” character at the movie’s premiere in Tokyo Monday, with the actor nodding to Willy Wonka’s famous purple coat — and getting quite a few viral reactions on social media — with his two-piece leather look. The “Dune” star, […]

Car rams barricade near Israel embassy in Tokyo, driver detained

A man crashed a car into a barricade near the entrance of the Israeli embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, injuring a police officer. Police arrested the 53-year-old at the scene, local media reported. An official at the Israeli embassy said the matter was under police investigation and declined further comment. A view of the scene […]

Masked teens rob Tokyo Rolex store in daytime heist mistaken for movie shoot

Four Japanese teens have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a Rolex store in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district that was so brazen that onlookers initially mistook it for a movie shoot. Three robbers, dressed in all black and wearing creepy white masks, barged into Quark Ginza 888, a store specializing in Rolex […]

Tokyo unveils egg-freezing fund for women, fears historic low birth rate has Japan ‘on the brink’ of crisis

Tokyo will start to subsidize egg freezing for women residents in a bid to reverse a catastrophically low birth rate in Japan. “We recognize that the falling birthrate is a critical situation,” said Yoshihiko Isozaki, a deputy chief cabinet secretary, in a briefing Tuesday. “My understanding is that various factors are intricately intertwined, preventing individuals […]

Tokyo Olympics to Athletes: Don’t Use 150,000 Free Condoms

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics confirmed on Monday plans to distribute at least 150,000 condoms to athletes at next month’s Summer Games but insisted that the contraceptives are not intended “for use at the athlete’s village.” “The distribution of condoms is not for use at the athlete’s village, but to have athletes take them back…

Spectators from Abroad to be Barred from Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — At last it’s official after countless unsourced news reports and rumors: spectators from abroad will be barred from the postponed Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months. The decision was announced Saturday after an online meeting of the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo government, the International Paralympic Committee,…

Tokyo Cheerleaders Shout ‘Let’s Go, Fight!’ at Commuters as Coronavirus Lockdown Begins

A Japanese cheerleading squad danced and cheered to raise commuters’ spirits outside a major Tokyo metro station on Thursday as the national capital headed into a one-month coronavirus lockdown. “Let’s go, fight!” the four-woman squad shouted as they pumped shiny golden pom-poms into the chilly morning air at Shimbashi Station, a major interchange rail station in central…

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