Month: April 2024

Japan's Yokohama F. Marinos advanced to the Asian Champions League final for the first time after a 5-4 penalty shootout win over against Ulsan HD of South Korea in a dramatic semifinal that ended 3-3 ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka reveals she would like to win a clay tournament but funnily admits that her first post-pregnancy title coming on the dirt would be ironic. ( read original story ...)

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency did not anticipate its moon lander, SLIM, to survive 1 weekslong lunar night on the moon and it has now lasted 3 after reaching the moon's surface on Jan. 20. ( read original story ...)

Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 20-year-old woman on suspicion of assaulting her husband, who is in his 30s, by stabbing him with a kitchen knife. According to police, the incident ... ( read original story ...)

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka earned her first win on clay in two years by defeating lucky loser Greet Minnen 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the Madrid Open. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka says she is "embracing the clay a lot more now" as she captured her first victory on the surface since 2022 in the Madrid Open first round on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Smaller Japanese firms lack resources to comply with environmental, social and governance principles, a stumbling block in advocating corporate ESG in Japan, according to Keiichi Aritomo, executive director of FinCity.Tokyo, a quasi-government body that promotes Tokyo’s financial industry. ( read original story ...)

The brand signed the lease for a 950-square-foot unit in the Shibuya area in Tokyo, slated to open in late 2024, following a six-month residency at The Okura hotel. ( read original story ...)

Experts from the United Nations nuclear agency have inspected the treated radioactive wastewater that has been discharged into the Pacific from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant. ( read original story ...)