The Ichikawa mayor's decision to restrict the gathering sparks debate on multicultural coexistence in Japan amid ...

ICHIKAWA, Chiba Prefecture--Incumbent Mayor Hirotami Murakoshi, who suffered criticism for installing a shower in his office and leasing a luxurious Tesla electric vehicle, lost his re-election bid on ...

ICHIKAWA, Chiba Prefecture—Responding to a wave of global affection for Punch, a baby macaque who bonded with a plush orangutan, the local government has launched an official guide detailing how his ...

ALBAWABA - An intruder wearing a mascot costume recently sparked outrage after jumping into Ichikawa Zoo's monkey enclosure, where the viral baby Punch resides. Despite the clear restrictions ...

ICHIKAWA, Chiba -- A zoo here will hold an in-park exhibition titled "#Hang in there Punch: Messages from everyone exhibition ...

City of Ichikawa sets aside £370,000 in its supplementary budget for 2026 to improve conditions for Punch and the rest of the macaque troop ...

Saou Ichikawa is the country’s first severely disabled author to win a top literary prize. Her novel “Hunchback” is an angry cry against “ableist machismo.” By Martin Fackler Reporting from Yamato, ...

Ichikawa Ennosuke, a leading Japanese Kabuki actor, was discovered in a semi-conscious state in the family home in Tokyo’s Meguro district by his manager on the morning of Thursday last week (May 18).

For most film buffs, the name Ichikawa means Kon. However, Jun Ichikawa, who has died of a brain haemorrhage aged 59 - though no relation to his namesake by blood or style - had been discreetly making ...