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US SPRINTER SHA’CARRI Richardson on Monday slammed the decision to allow Kamila Valieva to continue to compete at the Winter Olympics despite a positive drugs test, contrasting the case with her own ... ( read original story ...)

Flying from Japan’s Osaka station to Kansai International Airport could take just 15 minutes based on plans laid out by flying-taxi startup Joby Aviation Inc. and the country’s biggest airline. Joby ... ( read original story ...)

Two major shows make a return after a two-year absence, while the third is a brand-new calendar addition. Are you a motorcycle fan in Japan? If you are, 2022 is off to an excellent start, particularly ... ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama Rubber Company announced today that it began supplying its Geolandar X-CV for use as original equipment tires on Toyota’s new Lexus LX SUV. Yokohama says the Geolandar X-CV represents a ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire has added a new commercial tire to its continually expanding lineup: the 720R. The 720R is a 19.5-inch, N-speed-rated drive tire which is engineered specifically for pickup trucks and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s foreign minister met Monday with the son and appointed successor of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and agreed to cooperate in dealing with the situation in Myanmar following the ... ( read original story ...)

With an average of 16 feet of snowfall per year, Sapporo, Japan is one of the snowiest places on earth. But at the last Sapporo Snow Festival, for the first time in its 70 years of existence ... ( read original story ...)

Masahiko Harada, Japan’s general manager at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, will have been watching today’s men’s large hill team event in ski jumping with particular interest. During his own epic ... ( read original story ...)

According to Town&Country, the royal was given treatment at the Imperial Palace before being transferred to the University of Tokyo Hospital. It is unknown if the Princess had had her Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Monday as investor sentiment was dented by rising tensions surrounding Ukraine and Russia and surging U.S. consumer prices. The 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo has been the nerve center of Japan’s movie industry for more than a century. Kyoto, the country’s ancient capital, has a proud filmmaking tradition, especially for samurai period films ... ( read original story ...)

As a result of continued high raw material prices and “dramatically” rising freight costs in 2022, Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) is increasing prices for its products from 1 April 2022. Announcing ... ( read original story ...)

The video follows on the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Asama Sanso hostage crisis at a mountain lodge in central Japan, where two police officers were killed in a shoot-out. “Japanese Red Army members ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo posted 10,334 new COVID-19 cases and seven related deaths on Feb. 14, along with a slight rise in serious cases. The latest daily count of new cases, 1,877 fewer than the previous Monday, marked ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government has extended what it calls "quasi-emergency measures" by three weeks for Tokyo and 12 prefectures. The restrictions were initially planned to expire on February 13, but are now ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Japanese capital reported 10,334 coronavirus infections on Feb. 14, the metropolitan government announced, after registering 13,074 cases the day before. New infection figures ... ( read original story ...)