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I was depressed,' admits Lyles about his time at Tokyo 2020. 'I was coming off my antidepressant medication at the time because I was gaining weight in an unnatural way. There was a lot going on. 'It ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber Co. is in advanced talks to buy Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Off-the-Road tire business for at least $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Japanese company has ... ( read original story ...)

An industry that runs on exploitation, coercive behaviour and false promises of runway dreams to young impressionable girls - Japan's disturbing porn industry has long been a legal grey-zone. In a ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Terunofuji escaped defeat by a razor-thin margin but eventually overcame trickster Ura in a classic encounter on Saturday to stay perfect after seven days at the Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)

Book reveals how Indonesians watched Chinese opponents Jia Yifan and Chen Qingchen practising on eve of gold medal match. ( read original story ...)

Temperatures are soaring in the Kanto-Koshin region including Tokyo, with the mercury already topping 35 degrees Celsius in some cities. The Japan Meteorological Agency is forecasting mostly cloudy and sunny weather for the region on Saturday as it is in ... ( read original story ...)

A 26-year-old delivery driver was served a fresh arrest warrant on July 19 on suspicion of attaching red emergency lighting and modifying his ... ( read original story ...)

A U.S. plan to use Japanese factories to boost production of Patriot air defence missiles - used by Ukraine to defend against Russian attacks - is being delayed by a shortage of a critical component ... ( read original story ...)

Suspect Yuka Tatehara, a 28-year-old resident of Osaka's Hirano Ward, was quoted as telling Hyogo Prefectural Police, "It's true." Tatehara is accused of abandoning the corpse of a baby in a plastic ... ( read original story ...)

Three years on from the Tokyo Olympics, a lot has changed in Indian sport. An Indian is now a reigning Olympic and world champion in track and field, there is a full-strength shooting contingent, and ... ( read original story ...)

A 9-year-old Seiya Suzuki sat in the stands of the Tokyo Dome with eyes peeled on New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui as he warmed up for a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2004. It ... ( read original story ...)

Hiroshima, the Japanese city devastated by a US atomic bomb in 1945, is at the center of a growing controversy after local officials dismissed calls to disinvite Israel from its annual ceremony ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA -- A group including a descendant of Manjiro Nakahama, a linguist also known as John Manjiro, who devoted himself to promoting U.S.-Japan exchange after being rescued by an American ship in ... ( read original story ...)

After suffering from a bout of "the twisties" — a disorienting sensation in which one's brain and body don't align during a mid-air move — during the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Simone Biles, the most ... ( read original story ...)

A 16-year-old high school student from Kawasaki City has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a pouch containing 55,000 yen from an 81-year-old man in Yokohama. According to police, the incident ... ( read original story ...)

Rose McGowan arriving at Frauen100 at the Hotel de Rome in Berlin on Jul. 18, 2024. Tennis Player Naomi Osaka is filming a commercial for Maybelline in Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, on Jul. 18, 2024. Harry Shum Jr and Awkwafina were spotted out in West ... ( read original story ...)