KIEFER Ravena's best efforts ended for naught as the Shiga Lakestars split their two-game series against the Yokohama B-Corsairs, taking a 98-85 loss in the Japan B.League on Sund ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo confirms 33 new cases of coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 33 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday. The number is up 20 from a week ago. The daily tally in the capital has remained below 50 for 64 days in ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 33 cases, up 20 from week before
The cumulative number of omicron infection cases confirmed in Japan rose to 65, including two cases reported in Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Year In Review 2021: From Gabba Cricket Test Win To Tokyo Olympics Hockey Bronze – 10 Memorable Moments For India
India's performance in the Tokyo Olympics was one of the highlights of 2021. In this yearend review, we look back at sporting events in 2021 that gave India joy, satisfaction and lot of pride. ( read original story ...)
She Broke Japan’s Comedic Barrier Playing Drunks and Fools (Yep, Men)
Niyo Katsura has won acclaim in rakugo, a classical form of Japanese storytelling, by doing anything onstage that a man can do. ( read original story ...)
Osaka clinic patient ID’d as man behind arson attack
OSAKA--Prefectural police on Dec. 19 identified a 61-year-old man as the prime suspect behind a suspected arson attack at a mental health clinic here that claimed 24 lives. ( read original story ...)
Reddit IPO to test social media platform’s ‘meme’ stock hype
The San Francisco-based company filed confidentially last week with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering. ( read original story ...)
Singer Sayaka Kanda dies after fall from Sapporo hotel room
Singer-actress Sayaka Kanda has died after falling out of a hotel window in Sapporo on Saturday. Kanda, 35, who was the only child of actor Masaki Kanda and pop singer Seiko Matsuda, was found on the ... ( read original story ...)
Gallery: Super Formula, SUPER GT cars on the streets of Tokyo
Super Formula and SUPER GT machinery hit the streets of Tokyo on Sunday as part of the 'Red Bull Race Day' demonstration event. ( read original story ...)
Benoît Cœuré says regulators likely to agree crypto framework in 2022
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Benoît Cœuré news every morning. Financial regulators are likely to agree a global framework for crypto next year after the rapid growth ... ( read original story ...)
D-Street Week Ahead: FII flow, IPO listings, global cues likely to be in focus
Global cues will take centre stage on Dalal Street in the week starting. CMS Info Systems' IPO and listing of shares of five companies -- Shriram Properties, MapmyIndia, Metro Brands, Medplus and Data ... ( read original story ...)
A 61-year-old man in Japan is the prime suspect in a fire that killed 24 people at a mental health clinic where he was a patient, police say
Police have not arrested or charged the suspect, who is currently being treated and is in serious condition after being rescued from the fire. ( read original story ...)
Japan investigators believe only escape route blocked in fatal clinic fire
A Japanese cabinet official said on Sunday that victims of a fire in a clinic that claimed 24 lives last week were blocked from the only escape route, prompting an emergency inspection of similar ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka arson suspect identified, buildings to be checked
He quit without saying what he was up to, he said. Tanimoto trained at his father's sheet metal factory in Osaka after finishing high school, but left after his brother took over the business, Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Police search man’s house linked to Osaka fire
Japanese police on Saturday searched the house of one of the patients at a mental clinic where a fire gutted an entire floor in an eight-story building, killing 24 people trapped inside. An Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber to establish a new joint venture tire sales company in Malaysia
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that on January 1, 2022 it will establish Yokohama Tyre Sales Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., as a joint venture with YHI International Limited (YHI), the exclusive ... ( read original story ...)