Michael Taylor and Peter Taylor haven’t denied helping the former Nissan Motor chairman escape, but they say they don’t think they committed any crimes under Japanese law. ( read original story ...)
Father and son extradited to Japan over Carlos Ghosn escape
Michael and Peter Taylor, Pair accused of smuggling Nissan chief out of country in a box, lose eight-month US legal battle ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. extraditing two men charged in Ghosn escape to Japan: source
An American father and son accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan are being handed over on Monday to Japanese authorities for extradition from the United States ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. turns over two men charged in Ghosn escape to Japan: AP
An American father and son accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan have been handed over to Japanese authorities following a long-running fight to avoid ... ( read original story ...)
Galen Rupp Says He’s Going for Gold in Sapporo, Aliphine Tuliamuk Will Be Back to Running Soon, & More Updates on the US Olympic Marathoners
We catch up with America's Olympic marathoners one year after their booked their spots to Tokyo. Rupp talks about the adjustments he's made under coach Mike Smith, Tuliamuk wants to run now but is ... ( read original story ...)
Not all athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will be vaccinated against COVID-19 and the games are expected to have some fans in attendance
The Tokyo Olympics is scheduled It will be the first Olmypics in modern history to play on a delayed year. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created concerns ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 vaccine worth 1,032 shots wasted in Japan due to freezer malfunction
More than 1,000 shots of coronavirus vaccine went to waste in Japan after storage temperatures deviated from a required range due to a freezer malfunction, the health ministry said on Monday, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo asks China to stop anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens
Tokyo has requested Beijing to stop taking anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens as the procedure causes psychological pain, a government spokesman said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga apologises after spokeswoman resigns over expensive dinners scandal
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Monday following the resignation of a key spokeswoman, who along with other senior bureaucrats were reprimanded for attending expensive dinners ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese bar girls suspected of swindling drunk customer in Yokohama
Kanagawa police have arrested two Chinese women who are suspected of swindling hundreds of drunk customers at a bar in Yokohama City ... ( read original story ...)
It’s March, the month when the Tokyo Olympics were postponed
March, the month when the Tokyo Olympics came apart just a year ago. It will involve 10,000 runners and end in Tokyo at the opening ceremony on July 23. The focus will be on getting 11,000 athletes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps more than 2%; data show China factory activity growth slowed in February
Both the official as well the Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index showed manufacturing activity growth slowing in February. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 121 New Coronavirus Cases
News; Tokyo Reports 121 New Coronavirus Cases; Tokyo Reports 121 New Coronavirus Cases. News from Japan. Society Lifestyle Politics Mar 1, 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
As Tokyo nears, the plans for USA Basketball continue
Atlanta coach and USA Basketball men’s national team assistant coach Lloyd Pierce had a one-day coronavirus scare a few weeks ago and had to stay in his hotel room while the ... ( read original story ...)
Wrestler Bajrang Punia leaves social media, to focus on Tokyo Olympics
Punia said he will return to social media after the conclusion of the quadrennial event. He asked his followers to keep showering their love to him. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo counts 121 more coronavirus infections on March 1
Japan's capital reported 121 new cases of the coronavirus on March 1, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said. The cases came after Tokyo registered 329 new infections on Feb. 28. New case counts in ... ( read original story ...)