Tag: Nagoya

An injury update on Shota Umino is available. On Sunday, NJPW announced Umino had a back injury and would miss New Japan Soul in Sapporo later that day. Umino then posted to social media on ... ( read original story ...)

Two of the major contenders in Tokyo's gubernatorial election have both been talking about "reform" since announcing their candidacies. ( read original story ...)

The campaign is set to start on June 20, with a record of more than 50 candidates set to run. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA -- A 16-year-old boy died in June last year due to medical malpractice at a Japanese Red Cross hospital here, the hospital administration announced while offering an apology on June 17. ( read original story ...)

The first time he stepped on a skateboard — he can’t remember if he was 4 or 5 — Nyjah Huston felt at once free, unmoored to freestyle and create, and yet rooted by an internal zest to get better, be ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo gubernatorial election is shaping up to be a fight between incumbent Gov. Yuriko Koike and, most likely, Renho, with the two declaring their campaign promises Tuesday to bolster ... ( read original story ...)

An 80-year-old woman in Japan died after falling and having her neck trapped under a handrail at the bottom of an escalator at a supermarket in Tokyo. The incident occurred at 10:20am last Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike vowed to subsidize the cost of epidurals, in her latest effort to entice people to have children, as she seeks to fend off a challenge from a high-profile female opponent ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's empty houses have damaged the prices of homes near them and caused a $25 billion loss in just five years, per a local property consortium. ( read original story ...)

Japan is reporting a record spike in infections caused by a rare and deadly tissue-damaging bacteria. According to Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases, cases of streptococcal toxic shock ... ( read original story ...)

A rare ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ is currently wreaking havoc in several parts of Japan. with health officials reporting 977 cases so far, exceeding last year’s total of 941 cases. The bacterial ... ( read original story ...)

The resident physician had incorrectly diagnosed the 16-year-old male student with a digestive disorder, but the teenager turned out to be suffering from a rare disorder. ( read original story ...)

Japanese digital comic distributor Infocom will announce its board's decision on a takeover bid from Blackstone once all its disclosure documents are ready, the company said on Tuesday. Infocom was ... ( read original story ...)

There were no external injuries inflicted on his body, and the Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office said an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. According to prison ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting Germany to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz when he attends a NATO summit in the United States in early July, public broadcaster NHK reported ... ( read original story ...)

Cases of a dangerous and highly fatal bacterial infection have reached record levels in Japan, official figures show, with experts so far unable to pinpoint the reason for the rise. ( read original story ...)