Walk into any public bath in Japan, and you are liable to see a sign banning any visible tattoos. Even as Japan opens up to more international tourists and residents, body art remains taboo, not only at baths but gyms, swimming pools and other businesses. The strong stigma, which also extends to tattoo artists and…
Faisal IslamEconomics editor Getty Images US President Donald Trump’s apparently coercive threat to force Western allies not to oppose his proposed annexation of Greenland, or face further damage to their trade with the US, is without both parallel and precedent. We’ve had some unusual and unexpected economic threats from President Trump over the past year,…
The NFL’s divisional playoff round started with a bang Saturday when the Denver Broncos defeated the Buffalo Bills 33-30 in overtime. In the second game, the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks are facing off at Lumen Field in the third meeting between the NFC West rivals this season. Sunday’s action starts with the Houston…
Jan 17, 2026, 08:32 PM ET DENVER — The Denver Broncos wrangled their biggest win in a decade from Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills but suffered an enormous loss in the process. About an hour after second-year quarterback Bo Nix led the Broncos to a 33-30 win on Wil Lutz‘s 23-yard field goal in…
Hong Kong authorities will expedite updates to safety guidelines for elevated work platforms and launch a large-scale inspection campaign after three workers died in accidents involving work at height or lifting devices. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han on Saturday expressed grave concern over the string of industrial fatalities, vowing that the government…
Rob DemovskyJan 17, 2026, 07:03 PM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay…
ZDNET Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways WhisperPair vulnerabilities impact a protocol for connecting devices and audio products. Attackers can take over an audio device, tamper with controls, and potentially listen to your conversations. Many vendors have released patches, but some devices are still vulnerable Researchers have disclosed WhisperPair, a…
Sentimental Value was the big winner at the 38th European Film Awards, with Joachim Trier’s Norwegian melodrama winning best film, as well as best director and twin acting honors for Stellan Skarsgard and Renate Reinsve. Trier and Eskil Vogt also won best screenplay honors for their script to Sentimental Value, and Hania Rani took the…
For 26-year-old Tianjin office worker Celine Wang, it is an extra cup of milk tea. “One for me and the other for lao ji,” she said, placing the double order on a workday afternoon in January. “After going through all the difficulties from trying to be the best performer at school to surviving at my…
Dan HajduckyJan 17, 2026, 03:25 PM ET Close Dan Hajducky is a staff writer for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. The jersey Stephen Curry wore in the championship-clinching Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals…
