Tag: Nagoya

TOKYO (AP) — Kyoko Ishikawa was a back-packing Japanese student in Barcelona in 1992 when she says a “miracle happened.” She managed to buy a ticket to the opening ceremony of Spain’s historic ... ( read original story ...)

Japan began COVID-19 vaccinations for its sizable elderly population on Monday, with imported doses still in short supply and the pace unlikely to stop a fourth wave of infection. Shots for people ... ( read original story ...)

TV commentators ‘could hardly speak’ as 29-year-old becomes first Japanese man to win a major ahead of Olympics dogged by scandal Last modified on Sun 11 Apr 2021 23.04 EDT Hideki Matsuyama has ... ( read original story ...)

AICHI (TR) – An Aichi Prefectural Police officer shot and injured a man wielding a knife in Nagoya on Sunday, reports Fuji News Network (April 12). At around 10:00 p.m., police received a call about ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Prefecture confirmed a daily record of 918 coronavirus infections Saturday, the prefectural government said, as Japanese authorities have been facing an uphill battle to control the spread of ... ( read original story ...)

There will be a few bleary eyes in corporate Japan on Monday morning. In this golf-crazy nation, it's hard to underestimate the impact of Hideki Matsuyama's historic Masters triumph and impossible to ... ( read original story ...)

"Matsuyama opens the door of history," declared the Asahi Shimbun newspaper. In Japan, the one-stroke victory came early on Monday morning, with some broadcasters carrying live footage of his final ... ( read original story ...)

His history-making win earned kudos from the biggest name in the golf world: Tiger Woods. "Making Japan proud Hideki," Woods wrote on his verified Twitter account. "Congratulations on such a huge ... ( read original story ...)

After being six clear with seven holes to play, Hideki Matsuyama survived a nervy finish and a late charge from Xander Schauffele. Matsuyama's overnight four-stroke lead was quickly reduced to one ... ( read original story ...)

With the weight of a nation on his shoulders, 29-year-old Hideki Matsuyama held on to win the 85th U.S. Masters in Augusta, Georgia on Sunday -- making history as the first ever Japanese man to win a ... ( read original story ...)

Hideki Matsuyama overcame a potentially ruinous moment to become the first Japanese man to win a major championship with a one-shot Masters victory over Will Zalatoris at Augusta National on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

“I think he’d become the superstar of Japan, if he isn’t already,” Scott said after his own round. “But I don’t think he really feels the weight of expectation — like we all kind of can see what it ... ( read original story ...)

-10 H Matsuyama (Jpn);-9 W Zalatoris (US); -7 J Spieth (US) -6 J Rahm (Spa), M Leishman (Aus); -5 J Rose (Eng);-4 P Reed (US), C Conners (Can) Selected others: -2 R MacIntyre (Sco);-1 T Hatton (Eng); ... ( read original story ...)

AUGUSTA, Ga.—Hideki Matsuyama had the weight of a golf-obsessed, yet championship-deprived country hovering over every shot at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday as he sought to become the first man ... ( read original story ...)

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the Masters, the first golf major of the year (all times EDT): 7:05 p.m. Hideki Matsuyama has made history as the first male golfer from Japan to win a major ... ( read original story ...)

Official campaigning for the Nagoya mayoral election started Sunday, with incumbent Takashi Kawamura facing a challenger backed by both ruling and opposition parties as well as two other candidates. ( read original story ...)