Earlier this week a magnitude 7.6 earthquake devastated western Japan, and the death toll has risen to nearly 100 people. In the wake of this tragedy, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has partnered with the team to help the country rebuild. ( read original story ...)
Harry Kewell set for reunion with failed Celtic signing at Yokohama F. Marinos
Celtic defender Yuki Kobayashi is reportedly on his way to Yokohama F. Marinos, where he will reunite with Harry Kewell. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Video shows buildings swept away by landslide in Wajima
Video has emerged showing the moment a group of people escaped a massive landslide in Wajima, Japan. The footage, taken on New Year's Day 2024, was taken after a devastating magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit the country. On Friday, rescuers were rushing to find 242 people who were still missing. At least 94 people have been ...
3D Investment Partners becomes largest shareholder in Sapporo Holdings
Singapore-based 3D Investment Partners has become the largest shareholder in Japanese beverages manufacturer Sapporo Holdings after increasing its stake several times in recent months. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Yen Slumps to Start the Year After Earthquake
A rise in U.S. Treasury yields and a New Year’s Day earthquake in Japan helped push down the yen, partly owing to speculation that the Bank of Japan is now less likely to change policy soon. The yen ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Doomed Japan Plane on Third Quake Mission When Runway Disaster Hit
An aerial view shows burnt Japan Coast Guard aircraft after a collision with Japan Airlines' (JAL) Airbus A350 plane at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan January 3, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. ( read original story ...)
‘Our minds are blank’: how ‘earthquake resilient’ Japan fails its ageing rural communities
Older people living in isolated places and outdated homes face enormous danger when disaster strikes ( read original story ...)
Why is Japan’s obesity rate so low? One influencer says these cultural habits are the key
Japanese artist and YouTuber Yoko Ishii broke down why Japan is so much healthier than other developed nations in an interview with Fox News Digital. ( read original story ...)
Twin Japan Disasters Present Fresh Hurdles for Troubled Japan PM
The year is off to a bad start for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, with a devastating earthquake and a deadly plane crash adding to the litany of challenges he faces at home and abroad.Most Rea ( read original story ...)
‘I had to do something’: Turkish volunteer feeds Japan earthquake victims
On a chilly Friday morning in the quake-hit Japanese town of Wajima, Aydin Muhammet and his employees served steaming bowls of soup and rice in front of a community centre for evacuees. The Turkish national's 10-man volunteer team from the construction company he owns in central Japan has been at work since Thursday afternoon, ( read ...
Death toll from Japan earthquake rises
CNN's Hanako Montgomery surveys the damage from the deadly earthquake in Japan. Rare pair of shoes were found in a donation bin. See what Sotheby's auctioned them for ( read original story ...)
Sega Sammy online tilt continued after Yokohama’s exit on IR
Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings Inc’s interest in exploring the online gaming services sector overseas “has continued” after the “withdrawal of Yokohama’s IR project,” in the land-based casino segment, ... ( read original story ...)
What America Can Learn From the Tokyo Crash
The Japanese are ‘less individualist and more consensual.’ That helps when lives are on the line. ( read original story ...)
This visually impaired man traveled to Japan to run 1,400 miles in 40 days – and wants to tackle South Korea next
When Hong Kong local Gary Leung lost complete vision in his eyes nearly 25 years ago, it broke him. Then he found long-distance running. ( read original story ...)
Doomed Japan plane on third quake mission when runway disaster hit
A Coast Guard plane was making its third emergency trip to an earthquake zone within 24 hours when it collided with a passenger jet at a very busy Haneda airport, a Coast Guard official told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Haneda Airport to begin clearing JAL plane wreckage -media
Crews at Tokyo's Haneda airport are scheduled to begin clearing the wreckage of a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane from a runway on Friday morning, Japanese broadcaster TBS reported. ( read original story ...)