The facility is currently scheduled to open in Otemachi on May 24. A similar centre will also open in central Osaka around the same time. Though residents must generally go to a designated medical ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama returns to One Lap of America with Subaru
Yokohama Tire and Subaru Motorsports USA are looking to capture the excitement of another One Lap of America race. They will have a new driver – Bucky Lasek – competing for the first time as a Team ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan lifts growth forecast, keeps policy unchanged
Japan's central bank on Tuesday raised its growth forecasts for the world's third-largest economy, citing expected stronger demand, and left its ultra-loose monetary policy in place. ( read original story ...)
Toucans kept as couple at Japanese zoo for 8 years turn out to be both female
A toco toucan believed to be male, kept with a female in the Sapporo Maruyama Zoo's tropical bird section from 2013, is in fact also female ... ( read original story ...)
Mayor in Osaka Prefecture forced to quit over bringing personal sauna into office
The mayor of a city in Osaka Prefecture said Monday he will step down after finding himself in the hot seat for setting up a home sauna just next to his of ... ( read original story ...)
1 ton of Fukushima rice sent to Osaka to ease hardship of pandemic
On April 19, two groups helping needy children in the western Japan city of Osaka received a total of 1 metric ton of rice from a farmers' gr・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka on George Floyd’s assassin trials verdict
Home; Tennis News; Tennis Stories; The murder of George Floyd, killed last May 2020 in Minneapolis after a police check, by agent Derek Chauvin, the protagonist of a babaro murder ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Tokyo Olympics look tenuous once again
CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at how Bianca Andreescu's positive COVID-19 test and Canada's decision to skip World Relays poke holes in the hopes of holding a safe Olympics. Plus, Brooke ... ( read original story ...)
Paralympic sprinter Blake Leeper’s application to compete in Tokyo Olympics denied
Paralympic sprinter Blake Leeper, a runner born without legs below his knees, again was denied a chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics when a panel appointed by track and field’s global governing ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama returns as title sponsor of NORRA Mexican 1000
Known for its retro vibe, emphasis on fun competition and dubbed "The Happiest Race on Earth," the Yokohama NORRA Mexican 1000 is a five-day, 1,300-mile trek through Mexico's Baja ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s COVID-19 cases are surging with less than 90 days until the Tokyo Olympics
Japan has declared a state of emergency due to surging COVID-19 cases as they attempt to limit the spread with just 88 days until the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
More tests, no quarantine in updated Tokyo Olympic rules
Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC are to unveil new plans this week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes can compete in Japan when the games open in three months in the midst of a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Say They Can Be Held Safely. Experts Say They Need Vaccines.
Games organizers point to other sports managing distanced, bubbled events during the pandemic, but none of them approaches the scale of the Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Japan rocked by fourth COVID wave months before Olympics
Will Chase/AxiosWith 88 days until the Tokyo Olympics, a "fourth wave" of the pandemic has hit Japan.Driving the news: Bars, department stores and theaters across Japan will remain closed for 17 days, ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama is Again Title Sponsor of NORRA Mexican 1000
The Yokohama NORRA Mexican 1000 is a five-day, 1,300-mile blast through Mexico’s Baja peninsula. The tiremaker is bringing along elite drivers such as Justin Lofton and new Team Yokohama member Tanner ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka reports 924 new virus infections, 15 COVID-19 deaths
OSAKA--Osaka Prefecture on April 26 confirmed 924 new COVID-19 cases, topping the 719 reported a week ago and setting a record count for a Monday. The prefecture also logged 15 deaths from the disease ... ( read original story ...)