We look at the YKH vs KAW Dream11 team, top picks, alongside other match details of the J.League clash between Yokohama FC and Kawasaki Frontale ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka steps out of French Open and onto sport’s third rail
Most athletes are comfortable talking about injuries, so long as they can point to a bruise, a bandage, a cast or a spot on an X-ray. Some will even venture an educated guess at how long they might ... ( read original story ...)
‘Courageous’: Japanese athletes and sponsors voice support for Naomi Osaka
Messages flood in after tennis player withdraws from French Open saying press conferences worsen her anxiety and depression ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s biggest business lobby gets new chief, first female vice chair
Under Masakazu Tokura, the federation is expected to draw up new action plans in October for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire introduces 506U all-position waste/sanitation tire
Santa Ana, CA – Yokohama Tire’s new all-position waste and sanitation tire, the 506U, offers the extreme durability and tread life fleets depend on. The 506U, which replaces the MY627W Spec-2, is now ... ( read original story ...)
Djokovic empathizes and supports ‘brave’ Osaka
Prior to this year's Roland Garros, the 23-year-old announced that she intended to refrain from doing interviews to 'protect her mental health'.Osaka then felt it neccessary to walk out of the ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Administration Sought Even Closer Taiwan Ties, Wanted Japan to Do More on China
"I actually think you can do everything you can to drive the Japanese to the right place...we ought to absolutely do more with Taiwan. We tried to do that we made some progress. We didn't get all the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan government spokesman rejects South Korea protest over Olympics map
Japan's top government spokesman rejected South Korea's protest over a map posted by organisers for the Tokyo Olympics, which marked a set of disputed islands as Japanese territory. ( read original story ...)
Japan exchange has a problem with its landlord
The owner of Tokyo’s stock exchange premises regularly appoints directors from its top tenant. Bourse operator JPX has been in the vanguard of official efforts to improve boardroom governance and end ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics are ‘a go,’ despite opposition and rising COVID cases
Tokyo is under a COVID-19 state of emergency, but IOC Vice President John Coates has said the games will open on July 23 — state of emergency, or no state ... ( read original story ...)
Yes. Tokyo Olympics are ‘a go’ despite opposition, pandemic
Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic? The answer is almost certainly “yes." Senior International Olympic Committee member Richard Pound was emphatic in an ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.3 reported 80 km east of Yilan, Japan
Just 40 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Yilan, Taiwan. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Wednesday 2 June 2021 at 10:23 am local time, at a shallow dep ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may see inflation perk up in post-COVID era, says BOJ board member
A post-coronavirus pandemic world could offer an opportunity for Japanese firms to raise prices and help the central bank achieve its 2% inflation target, Bank of Japan board member Seiji Adachi said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to donate additional $800 mln, vaccines to WHO’s COVAX body – media
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is planning to pledge an additional $800 million to the World Health Organisation's COVAX programme, which provides COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need, the ... ( read original story ...)
Light mag. 4.4 earthquake – North Pacific Ocean, 58 km southeast of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, on 2 Jun 8:05 am (GMT +9)
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball: Yanagi hurls 1-hitter as Dragons stay atop in interleague
Yuya Yanagi narrowly missed out on a no-hitter but threw a gem Tuesday to help the Chunichi Dragons maintain their fine interleague f ... ( read original story ...)