“After China, South Korea, India and Turkey, Japan also started the process of importing Iranian oil,” Abdolnaser Hemmati, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran, said according to the state news ag... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Wig and sunglasses, Osaka goes in disguise
Naomi Osaka recently took up her big sister's suggestion to wear a wig and sunglasses to conceal her identity as she walked around in Japan. The 21-year-old Osaka has become a big star in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
US Open champion Osaka to meet Svitolina in Australian QFs
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka was a set down again at the Australian Open and looking for a bit of inspiration. She thought of how 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas had stunned 20-time major winner ... ( read original story ...)
The Insider: Jon Owen
Wayside Chapel pastor Jon Owen. Nagoya JR Gate Tower soars up from its 15th-floor lobby. Picture: Susan Kurosawa Some of Japan’s best-value city hotels sit beside, or astride, railway stations, and as ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: US Champ Osaka Into QFs at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Monday at the Australian Open (all times local): 2:05 p.m. U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka is into her second Grand Slam quarterfinal after another comeback wi... ( read original story ...)
World’s oldest man, 113, dies in Japan
The world’s oldest man has died at his home — a hot springs inn — in northern Japan at the age of 113. Masazo Nonaka died in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping at home in Ashoro on ... ( read original story ...)
World’s oldest man dies in Japan
The Japanese man from the island of Hokkaido lived to be 113 years ... "We feel shocked at the loss of this big figure," his granddaughter Yuko told Kyodo News. "He was as usual yesterday and passed a... ( read original story ...)