Japan plans to introduce a new framework to allow the industry ministry to help redirect liquefied natural gas supplies in the event of an emergency so that gas and power companies do not run short. ( read original story ...)
Shunsuke Nakamura: Celtic favourite set to retire at the end of the season aged 44
The 44-year-old has been playing for Yokohama FC since 2019 and made his first appearance since May on Sunday in a 3-2 defeat. The city’s second side have, however, won promotion back to the ... ( read original story ...)
Shunsuke Nakamura set to retire as Celtic icon calls time on incredible 26 year career
The Japanese ace is 44 and still playing in his homeland, but is hanging up his boots at the end of the season. ( read original story ...)
Former Japan soccer star Nakamura Shunsuke to retire
Sources say veteran Japanese soccer player Nakamura Shunsuke will retire at the end of this season. The 44-year-old midfielder began his career in 1997 at the Yokohama Marinos. Three years later, the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Mayor’s Cup: key learnings from the latest junior Grade A event
The season’s latest Grade A event, the Osaka Mayor’s Cup, concluded on Sunday with Japan’s Sara Saito and Gerard Campana Lee of Korea, Republic victorious ... ( read original story ...)
Japan leader sends offerings to controversial Tokyo shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida donated religious offerings on Monday to a Tokyo shrine viewed by Chinese and Koreans as a symbol of Japanese wartime militarism, though he did not visit it in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM orders probe of Unification Church problems
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered an investigation Monday into the Unification Church in an apparent move to calm the public outrage over his governing party’s cozy ties with the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM orders Unification church investigation as scandal engulfs party
Move marks a reversal for Fumio Kishida who was reluctant to scrutinise Moonies’ connections with his own lawmakers ... ( read original story ...)
Unification Church: Japan to investigate religious group linked to Abe killing
Japan's prime minister has ordered an inquiry into the Unification church, a religious group that has come under the spotlight after the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe. His accused killer ... ( read original story ...)
Tourists flock to Tokyo’s Asakusa district following easing of border restrictions
Visitors, including overseas tourists, throng the Asakusa district in Taito Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday. The area bustled on the first weekend following the easing of border control ... ( read original story ...)
Mass brawl breaks out at Tokyo French restaurant
Glasses were thrown, a door was shattered and a man was injured in a brawl involving about 20 to 30 people at a French restaurant in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district on Sunday, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Dragon suspected in Tokyo skyscraper scuffle
A violent scuffle broke out at a Tokyo restaurant on Sunday. Police suspect the brawl was initiated by a gang known as Chinese Dragon. Gang members include people of Japanese ancestry related to those ... ( read original story ...)
Fumio Kishida orders probe of Moonies after outcry over Japan political ties
The Japanese government will launch an investigation into the Unification Church amid a public outcry over close ties between politicians and the South Korean religious group that came to light ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Former Japan, Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura to retire at end of season
Former Japan and Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura, currently at Yokohama FC in the J-League second division, is set to retire at the end ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM hints that decision on next BOJ chief still months off
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hinted on Monday that a decision on a successor to Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda may still be months away, offering no timeline and no names of potential ... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo is opening its second official Japan store in Osaka
The Daimaru Umeda outlet will be offering an extensive selection of games and character merch including Super Mario ... ( read original story ...)