It won’t be until a few days into the upcoming meet that we’ll really know whether or not the two yokozuna, or now-sekiwake Aonishiki, will be in the title race. ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Grand champions return, Aonishiki fights for ozeki status in Nagoya
Grand champions Onosato and Hoshoryu are set to return from injury, while Ukrainian star Aonishiki will begin his battle for re-prom ... ( read original story ...)
VOX POPULI: A century-old Okinawan community holds fast in Yokohama
In a park tucked among the factories and warehouses of a waterfront industrial district, 32 contestants confident in their strength had gathered. ( read original story ...)
Osaka named Asia’s most liveable city for the second year running
The city was named one of the world’s best cities for food just a few weeks ago, and has now held onto seventh place in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index for the second year running. ( read original story ...)
Fast Retailing shares slide in Tokyo after Uniqlo operator’s results, yen warning
By Rocky Swift and Noriyuki Hirata TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) - Shares in the Japanese owner of clothing brand Uniqlo slid sharply on Friday after the company raised its profit forecast but warned about ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s southwestern islands on high alert as powerful Typhoon Bavi approaches
By Joseph Campbell and Kim Kyung-Hoon ISHIGAKI, Japan, July 10 (Reuters) - A large and powerful typhoon approached a remote chain of islands in Japan's southwest on Friday, prompting authorities to ... ( read original story ...)
Transparent nanosheets could shrink phone cameras while preserving high-resolution color images
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed gallium-doped zinc oxide (GZO) nanosheets that may enhance camera resolution in compact devices, including smartphones and medical endoscopes. ( read original story ...)
North Korea calls Seoul-Tokyo military cooperation ‘self-destruction’
North Korea on Thursday condemned expanding military cooperation between South Korea and Japan as a "foolish act courting self-destruction." ... ( read original story ...)
Headless torso found in sea off Yokohama identified as that of Chinese woman
A headless torso found floating off Yokohama late last year was identified as that of a 45-year-old Chinese woman who lived in Tokyo, police said Tuesday. Police said that someone dismembered the body ... ( read original story ...)
City in Osaka Prefecture to tax vacant houses from fiscal 2029
Annual revenue from the tax is estimated to reach ¥139 million, which will be used for measures against crimes and natural disasters. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutor suspected of having inappropriate relationship
The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office released a statement saying that it is investigating the 48-year-old prosecutor. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo teenager arrested for cyberattacks against internet cafe chain
Investigative sources in Tokyo say a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of mounting cyberattacks against an internet cafe operator to obtain customers' personal information. ( read original story ...)
Trump mistakenly calls Iran ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’
U.S. President Donald Trump, attending a NATO summit, was reported by Kyodo News to have mistakenly referred to Iran’s official name, the “Islamic Republic of Iran,” as the “Islamic Republic of Japan” ... ( read original story ...)
Trump appears to mistakenly call Zelensky “Putin,” Iran “Japan”
The comments came while Trump was attending this week's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump’s ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ Gaffe Overshadows High-Stakes NATO Summit
In his latest faux pas, US President Donald Trump mixed up Japan, a key US ally, with Iran by mistakenly referring to the latter as the “Islamic Republic of Japan.” It did not end there. Shortly ... ( read original story ...)
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump said “the Islamic Republic of Japan” when possibly meaning the Islamic Republic of Iran during a meeting in Ankara on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)