Takumi Akiyama tossed seven innings of four-hit ball as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers snapped their three-game losing sk ... ( read original story ...)
In major blow to Suga, opposition party-backed Takeharu Yamanaka wins Yokohama mayoral election
Takeharu Yamanaka’s victory in the Yokohama mayoral also puts the brakes on the city's efforts to host a casino resort in the waterfront Yamashita Pier district. ( read original story ...)
Exit polls show ally of Japan’s Suga losing Yokohama election, NHK says
An ally of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was set to lose a mayoral race in Yokohama on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said, citing exit polls, in a blow for the unpopular premier who faces a ... ( read original story ...)
Opposition candidate assured of victory in Yokohama mayoral election
Opposition-backed Takeharu Yamanaka won the Yokohama mayoral election on Sunday, defeating a Liberal Democratic Party candidate backed by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, according to Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)
Iran urges Japan to release billions in blocked funds amid U.S. sanctions
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi called on Japan to release Iranian funds frozen in the country because of U.S. sanctions, Iranian state TV reported after the president met on Sunday with the visiting ... ( read original story ...)
Watch: white filly Sodashi triumphs against older rivals in the Sapporo Kinen
The distinctive white filly Sodashi made a winning return to the track on Sunday to fend off Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hopeful Loves Only You in the Grade 2 Sapporo Kinen. Sodashi and Hayato Yoshida ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics press ahead to allow students to attend
Plans are afoot to allow tens of thousands of school children to attend the Tokyo Paralympics despite the coronavirus delta variant spreading among teenagers and those even younger who are not ... ( read original story ...)
Northern Ontario athletes go for gold in Tokyo Paralympics
The hand sanitizer dispensers in Tokyo have been refilled as the city receives another round of athletes from all over the world. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama voters were casting ballots for mayor seen as bellwether for Japan PM Suga
Monitoring Desk Yokohama voters were casting ballots for mayor on Sunday in an election expected to affect unpopular Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s prospects for keeping his post amid a COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Voting starts in Yokohama mayoral election that could hold the key to Suga’s fate
Hachiro Okonogi, a close Suga ally, and the opposition-backed Takeharu Yamanaka appeared to be neck-and-neck heading into the Sunday poll. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics to open under shadow of pandemic
The Tokyo Paralympics open Tuesday after a year-long pandemic delay and with the virus continuing to cast a long shadow as Japan battles a record surge in cases. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Jonnie Peacock plays down three-in-a-row chances
British Paralympic star Jonnie Peacock says he is not thinking about winning a third sprint title at the Tokyo Games. Peacock triumphed in London and Rio but suffered a hamstring injury earlier this ... ( read original story ...)
Ireland’s team at the Tokyo Paralympics are pushing the limits until they disappear
We will admire, and sometimes stare slack-jawed, at the sporting achievements of the world’s Paralympians over the next two weeks but, really, we haven’t a rash ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama mayor election seen as bellwether for Japan PM Suga
Yokohama voters were casting ballots for mayor on Sunday in an election expected to affect unpopular Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's prospects for keeping his post amid a COVID-19 surge across Japan. ( read original story ...)
Paul O’Donovan continues Tokyo Olympic form with Irish Championships win
Paul O’Donovan loves racing. His UCC crew produced a storming finish to beat Skibbereen — stroked by his brother, Gary — in the quadruple sculls at the Irish Ch ... ( read original story ...)
Japan reach quarters, Mozambique make history
Japan ease through to last eight, hosts claim shootout win . Group B: Memorable day for Mozambique, Tahiti impress again . Two days ... ( read original story ...)