One of the first runners in the Tokyo Olympics torch relay has dropped out of the event scheduled for Thursday, the Games organising committee said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Reflective Naomi Osaka thrives on perspective for tennis hot streak
MIAMI, March 24 (UPI) --Naomi Osaka used professional tennis' pandemic pause to gain a new perspective on life. The study in self-reflection has led to one of the most dominant runs of her career, ... ( read original story ...)
Papers sent on Youtubers for allegedly livestreaming Osaka marijuana trafficking
The Osaka Prefectural Police sent documents on several male YouTubers in their 20s from Tokyo to prosecutors on March 23 on suspicion of viol ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic torch relay stirs mixed emotions ahead of its Fukushima start
By Kiyoshi Takenaka, Ju-min Park and Elaine Lies FUKUSHIMA/TOKYO (Reuters) - When Shusaku Sagi was 19, he watched his soccer training centre at J-Village in Fukushima morph into a base for workers ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo torch relay set to provide test run for holding COVID-safe Olympics
The Olympic torch relay is usually just a sideshow for the real thing; the prelude, the buildup, the warm-up act that could be skipped. Not this time. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory activity picks up in March on growing output, orders – flash PMI
An expansion of Japan's factory activity gathered pace in March, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday, helped by the prospect of a global economic recovery as an increasing number of countries ... ( read original story ...)
BofA says Covid crisis will delay India overtaking Japan as third-largest economy by 3 years
India is set to overtake Japan as the world's third-largest economy behind the U.S. and China by 2031, according to a new report from BofA Securities. The investment banking division of Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Mulls Closing Another Door to Refugees
A new amendment would make Japan’s strict immigration policies even stricter. Using Washington’s nuclear arsenal to protect its allies no longer makes any sense. Why is the United States still ... ( read original story ...)
Biden administration will host Japan and South Korea for North Korea discussions
The White House will host security officials from Japan and South Korea in Washington, DC next week for “intensive consultations” on North Korea, senior Biden administration officials told reporters ... ( read original story ...)
Cherry blossom viewing in Japan is curtailed for a second year.
Japan’s world-famous cherry trees are expected to be in full bloom in most of the country this week, but once again the coronavirus pandemic will keep the usual crowds away. Spring in Japan has long ... ( read original story ...)
Tsuyoshi Sudario fined for late shots following record-setting RIZIN knockout
The former sumo standout recorded the fastest knockout in RIZIN history on Sunday, needing just six seconds to put away Kazushi Miyamoto at RIZIN 27 in Nagoya, Japan. Afterwards, Sudario continued to ... ( read original story ...)
Homebody Osaka hopes schedule tweaks bring more Grand Slams
Naomi Osaka dislikes long and busy stretches away from the comforts of home and so will plan the European portion of her schedule accordingly in the hope of improving her title hopes at the French ... ( read original story ...)
Melissa Stockwell lost her leg in the Iraq War. Now, she has her sights set on the Tokyo Paralympics.
"I feel like I have done more in my life with one leg than I ever would have with two," the Purple Heart recipient and mother of two told CBS News. ( read original story ...)
Japan asks IAEA support for Fukushima tank water release
Japan on Tuesday asked the International Atomic Energy Agency for support carrying out the future release of massive amounts of treated but still-radioactive water from the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Could Face Maria Sharapova ‘Successor’ In Miami Open
Naomi Osaka could go head-to-head with a player being regarded as Maria Sharapova's successor in this year's Miami Open. ( read original story ...)
Innovators in Japan Are Developing New Technologies to Counter Coronavirus
To answer the need for more computation power, Japan's Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, or RIKEN, working in collaboration with Fujitsu, has developed the supercomputer Fugaku, currently ... ( read original story ...)