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Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich rallied to record the second-fastest ever women-only marathon at the Nagoya Women’s Marathon yesterday, clocking 2:17:18 to win the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road ... ( read original story ...)

Spring represents new beginnings in Japan; the start of the school year and new jobs for recent university graduates, as well as the famous blooming of Sakura that are representative of the country. ( read original story ...)

What is illustrated here is a shop selling shirozake (white sake), or a sweet rice liqueur that is a specialty offered during Hinamatsuri, or Girls' Day, an annual event now celebrated in March to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan resort town Karuizawa gets $3.4M in 'hometown tax' donations -- 4 times above hopes ... ( read original story ...)

Japan recycles and reuses its ubiquitous plastic container more than almost any other country — but some say it’s still not enough. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese tennis star addressed spectators directly about the heckling while recalling abuse inflicted on Venus and Serena Williams at the same event. ( read original story ...)

How ironic that during Women’s History Month a female fan attending Naomi Osaka’s match against Veronika Kudermetova at Indian Wells had the nerve to yell out “Naomi YOU SUCK!” towards the mental ... ( read original story ...)

A spectator shouted "Naomi you suck" at Osaka while she competed against Veronika Kudermetova at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday. ( read original story ...)

The Imperial Family of Japan has joined the nation in observing a minute of silence to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake. Both the imperial couple Emperor Naruhito and ... ( read original story ...)

The largest and strongest contingent of Japanese-trained horses to ever compete on Dubai World Cup day is set to make their final departures March 15. Twelve horses based at Ritto Training Center near ... ( read original story ...)

A heckler shouting at Naomi Osaka during a tournament in California made the tennis star cry on Saturday. Osaka was playing against Veronika Kudermetova Masters in Indian Wells, California, when a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Three Japanese cabinet ministers visited a shrine seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo's past militarism on Sunday (Mar 13), the anniversary of the nation's World War II ... ( read original story ...)

When I was teaching at the University of Tokyo in the 1970s, my daily commute lasted three and a half hours. But, one day, it threatened to last twice as long: With labour ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka was brought to tears after being heckled during her second-round match at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open on Saturday. An unidentified woman could ... ( read original story ...)

In April 2014, the Japanese government approved an energy policy to encourage Zero Net Energy Houses to become the standard for new house construction by 2030. ( read original story ...)

Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY – Get Rating) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Friday, Zacks.com reports. According to Zacks ... ( read original story ...)