TOKYO: Five staff members sustained minor injuries at a primary school in Tokyo after two men intruded onto the premises on Thursday (May 8), with no immediate reports of children harmed, Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
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Tokyo stocks climbed Thursday, boosted by gains in semiconductor-related shares and buying supported by hopes for progress in tariff ...
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JFE Holdings , parent of Japan's second-biggest steel maker, said on Thursday it will invest 400 billion yen ($2.8 billion) overseas over the next three years to drive growth, while suspending a blast ... ( read original story ...)
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From May 8 to 10, the Beijing Week of China Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka was held at the China Pavilion in the Expo Park. Under the theme "Beautiful Beijing Shining at the Expo," the event showcased ...
Thomas Bach welcomes future Japan Olympic bid after Sapporo withdrawal
The German set to receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace on May 9. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka and Jabeur advance in Italian Open as Badosa, Kvitova pull out
Naomi Osaka and Ons Jabeur advanced to the Italian Open third round in Rome on Thursday after ninth seed Paula Badosa and twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova withdrew due to injury. Japan's Osaka b ... ( read original story ...)
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Better late than never: Man enters Expo 2025 in Osaka with ticket from 1940
A man was admitted to the World Expo in Japan with a ticket to a 1940 event that was called off as war escalated, organisers said. Tickets for the ... ( read original story ...)
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Naomi Osaka produced a dramatic turnaround in her second-round match against lucky loser Viktorija Golubic, clawing back from the brink of defeat to extend her winning streak in 2025. What began as a ... ( read original story ...)
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Naomi Osaka struggled and found herself a game away from exiting the Rome Open in the second round but then went on a major run and completed a 2-6 7-5 6-1 win over lucky loser Viktorija Golubic. ( read original story ...)