More than a decade after it started serving its burritos and bowls in Reno, Laughing Planet Cafe is bidding the Biggest Little City goodbye. Laughing Planet CEO Franz Spielvogel confirmed with the ...

The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival has tapped “Climbing for Life,” Sakamoto Junji’s biographical drama about legendary mountaineer Tabei Junko, as its opening night selection. The film ...

What do you call a TV show where comedians try to make each other laugh? A smash hit for Amazon! Okay, I’ll admit that one’s not going to win me an Edinburgh Comedy Award, but I’m not here to make you ...

Caleb Junko would not be offended to learn that at times over the last few years on fourth down, when he’d be sent on the field to punt, some Pitt fans were crossing their fingers and hoping for a ...

The Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Maeda Toru, hosted a commemorative event at his residence on Friday to honor the legacy of the late Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mt Everest, marking the ...

Many events are planned this year for the 75th anniversary of the first ascent of Annapurna, and the 70th anniversary of the first successful expeditions on Kangchenjunga and Makalu. But there is much ...

Nearly 50 years ago, a Japanese Women's Everest Expedition (JWEE) team was on its way to climb Mount Everest, and it faced an avalanche. While staying at a high altitude on May 4, 1975, the team was ...

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York St John University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. It was May 4 1975. The Japanese Women’s Everest Expedition team had been living at a high altitude for six weeks, and were ...

Junko Yokota is legally blind in one eye. At first, her parents thought she was just a clumsy child who occasionally bumped into things. Yokota said it wasn’t common to test children’s eyesight in the ...

Renowned voice actress Junko Takeuchi, best known for voicing Naruto Uzumaki, has been dubbing MrBeast's Japanese content since 2022. This crossover has surprised fans, as Takeuchi brings her iconic ...