BOBBY Ray Parks didn't have to make much impact as the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins blew out the Earthfriends Tokyo Z, 93-58, on Saturday in the 97th Emperor's Cup at Kishiwada City Gymnasium. The Filipino ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Date says Osaka should not take media too seriously
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Former world number four Kimiko Date said she is well aware of the struggles of Naomi Osaka but added that her Japanese compatriot must find a way to deal with the pressures that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s governing party set for bloodied victory in weekend election
Polls show the LDP may struggle to hold on to its sole majority in the 465-seat chamber ... ( read original story ...)
Athletic events are approaching a dead heat at last
Tokyo, it seems, will have been the last city to host an Olympic 50km race walk event - albeit that it actually ended up being staged in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. It represented the only ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Japan’s Date says Osaka should not take media too seriously
(Reuters) - Former world number four Kimiko Date said she is well aware of the struggles of Naomi Osaka but added that her Japanese compatriot must find a way to deal with the pressures that accompany ... ( read original story ...)
4,512 COVID cases in Tokyo mistakenly unreported from April to Oct: metro gov’t
TOKYO -- A total of 4,512 coronavirus infections were mistakenly omitted in reports on new cases confirmed in the capital between April 2 and Oct. 2 this year, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ... ( read original story ...)
Party Leaders Make Final Push Day Ahead of Vote: Japan Election
The leaders of Japan’s major parties made their final forays on the campaign trail a day ahead of an election where the focus will be on how much of a hit the ruling party will take. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka starts her Twitch journey with survival horror House of Ashes, jokes that she will not “kill anyone” in the game
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka sent gaming fans into a tizzy on Thursday night as she made her debut on popular American video live streaming service Twitch. The Japanese started her Twitch ... ( read original story ...)
Pumice pileup from undersea volcano causing damage in Japan
Load Error Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki told reporters Friday that the pumice pebble damages have so far affected 11 ports on Okinawa and 19 others in the Kagoshima prefecture on ... ( read original story ...)
Former star outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo announced as next Fighters manager
Shinjo's signing as manager comes after the team hired former coach and Tokyo Olympic baseball manager Atsunori Inaba as general manager. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo manufacturer planning controversial poison pill wins key court victory
Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd on Friday won a major court victory in its quest to use a poison pill defence against its biggest shareholder - a closely watched ruling that could make certain kinds of ... ( read original story ...)
Hooked on coal for power, Japan aims for ammonia fix
HEKINAN, Japan, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Japan is stepping up efforts to extend the lifespan of its coal-fired power plants in an ambitious project to add low-carbon ammonia to its fuel mix, targeting both ... ( read original story ...)
transcosmos opens BPO Center Sapporo Odori-Higashi in Sapporo, Hokkaido
BPO Center Sapporo Odori-Higashi in Sapporo city, Hokkaido. The new center is its 12th base in the city of Sapporo. Enterprise business transformation continues to accelerate driven ... ( read original story ...)
Macaraeg wraps up Nagoya World Cup with another early exit
Filipino skater Julian Macaraeg wrapped up the International Skating Union Short Track World Cup in Nagoya, Japan with another preliminary round exit on Friday, October 29. Macaraeg finished fourth in ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 24 new coronavirus infections
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 24 new coronavirus infections on Friday, down by two from a week earlier and below 50 for the 13th straight day. The seven-day moving average of daily new ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Up 0.1 Pct in Oct.
The core consumer price index for Tokyo's densely populated 23 wards in October rose 0.1 pct from a year earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday. The result compared ... ( read original story ...)