NEW BHOY Daizen Maeda says he’s looking forward to working under Ange Postecoglou again. The 24-year-old striker – joint top scorer in the J League with Yokohama F.Marinos last season – is ... ( read original story ...)
Veteran right-hander Tyler Chatwood nearing agreement to pitch in Japan, per report
Veteran right-hander Tyler Chatwood will become the latest big-league player to sign with an Asian league during Major League Baseball's owner-imposed lockout. Chatwood is expected to sign with the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: Tennis star hints at difficult year as she celebrates entering 2022
Tennis player Naomi Osaka hinted at a difficult 2021 as she celebrated the New Year. The four-time Grand Slam champion has been on a break from the court since crashing out of the US Open in the third ... ( read original story ...)
Worshippers pray for a good year at mountain-top Tokyo shrine
Worshippers at Tokyo's Musashi Mitake Shrine pray for a good year in 2022. The Musashi Mitake Shrine sits at the summit of Mount Mitake, which is 929 metres (3,048 feet) high. Many visitors brave the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 review: BMX, skateboarding and 3×3 basketball – how the Olympics are moving with the times
At Tokyo 2020, three new street sports proved to be huge successes which will only explode further when crowds return to the Games. Skateboarding and BMX freestyle wowed TV audiences, while 3x3 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Developing A COVID-19 Vaccine That Will Provide Lifelong Immunity
Advertisement Researchers at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science are working on a COVID-19 vaccine that will provide lifelong immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and will be able to ... ( read original story ...)
Pam Shriver doubts Naomi Osaka can dominate anywhere outside hard court
Home; Tennis News; Tennis Interviews; Former world No. 3 Pam Shriver thinks even if Naomi Osaka starts playing again her best tennis it will only be on a hard court. Osaka is a fo ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Has Something to Say About Double Standards in the Sports World
Naomi Osaka is spreading awareness about double standards in the sports industry. Here's what you need to know. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Japan emperor prays for pandemic dead in New Year message
Japanese Emperor Naruhito looked back on the second year of the coronavirus pandemic in a New Year video address, calling for people to ‘share their pain and support each other’. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s gorilla poo oranges are now in season, and being given away for free!
Mikan are grown across Japan, with different regions suited to different varieties of the fruit, and in the town of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, their claim to citrus fame are gorilla poop mikan. Though ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s age of majority to drop to 18
Japan's laws that will lower the official age of adulthood for the first time in some 140 years. The age of majority will be reduced from the current 20 to 18, when the amended Civil Code becomes ... ( read original story ...)
‘Lionel Messi to win World Cup, Naomi Osaka back on top, Novak Djokovic to slip’ – 2022 predictions
Eurosport's writers have been giving some wild sporting predictions for 2022, and you may well not agree with all of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 79 new cases of coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 79 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. The figure is up 41 from a week ago, and topped 70 for two days in a row. The increase from a week earlier has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Only Correspondence Junior High Course to Survive
The correspondence course of Kanda Hitotsubashi Junior High School in Tokyo is the only such program in Japan that grants diplomas to elderly people who were unable to graduate from junior high school ... ( read original story ...)
Central Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:CJPRY) Raised to Buy at Zacks Investment Research
Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Central Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:CJPRY) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Tuesday, Zacks.com reports. They currently have $15.00 price ... ( read original story ...)
Martina Navratilova compares Naomi Osaka to Serena Williams
Home; Tennis News; Serena Williams; Former world No. 1 Martina Navratilova suggested Naomi Osaka is all about business as she is focused on making it all the way on the biggest st ... ( read original story ...)