The lone yokozuna, who started the meet with an upset loss to komusubi Abi, improved to 3-1 by securing a powerful arm bar throw win over No. 2 maegashira Kotonowaka. ( read original story ...)
Japan court holds ex-TEPCO execs liable for Fukushima crisis
A Tokyo court on Wednesday ordered four former executives at the utility behind the tsunami wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to pay 13 trillion yen ($94 billion) to the company, holding them ... ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Terunofuji back on track with 3rd straight win in Nagoya
Lone yokozuna Terunofuji continued his recovery from an opening-day loss by winning his third bout in a row on Wednesday, the fourth ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court orders ex-Tepco execs to pay $95 billion damages over Fukushima disaster -NHK
The Tokyo district court on Wednesday ordered four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) to pay 13 trillion yen ($95 billion) in damages to the operator of the wrecked Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima nuclear plant operators to pay $95bn damages rules Tokyo court
A Tokyo court has ruled that the former managers of Fukushima nuclear plant owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company must pay damages to the utility, due to ... ( read original story ...)
Sifan Hassan dials down expectations after Tokyo medal triple
Triple Olympic medal winner Sifan Hassan will not be chasing hattrick of titles at the World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon, but rather add only one other event to her bid to win the 5,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 16,878 COVID infections on July 13
The Japanese capital registered 16,878 coronavirus infections on July 13 after marking 11,511 the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Govern ... ( read original story ...)
Japan police find bullet marks near Abe assassination site
Japanese police said Wednesday they have found a number of what they believe are bullet marks on a building near the site of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination last week in western Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to Give Odesa Water Purification Equipment
The city government of Yokohama, south of Tokyo, plans to provide 33 units of mobile water purification equipment to Odesa at the request of its sister city in southern Ukraine. You are now viewing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher on bargain-hunting, virus fears weigh
Tokyo stocks ended higher Wednesday as investors scooped up battered shares following the Nikkei's sharp decline the previous day, wh ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court orders ex-Fukushima TEPCO bosses to pay $95 billion
The Tokyo District Court ordered four people, including the former chairman of TEPCO, to pay approximately 13 trillion yen ($95 billion) in compensatory damages, the highest amount in domestic history ... ( read original story ...)
Sombre farewell: Japan mourns as the funeral of Shinzo Abe held in Tokyo
With prayers, flowers, and flags draped in black ribbons, thousands of mourners gathered yesterday in the streets of Tokyo to bid a final goodbye to Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Japan set to expand energy transition support to India
Japan plans to provide support to India to drive the transition to clean energy, expanding a programme it launched last year for Southeast Asian nations, Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda said on ... ( read original story ...)
Uniqlo owner’s Q3 results to offer clues on China recovery, Japan inflation
Japan's Fast Retailing , home of Uniqlo, is expected to report quarterly profit grew 11% overall on Thursday, but investors' focus will be on whether China is recovering and how domestic consumers are ... ( read original story ...)
After the assassination of Abe, will Japan tilt right?
With the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, one wonders if Japanese politics will become more like ours. ( read original story ...)
Abe’s killing haunts Japan with questions on homemade guns
The shooting sent shudders through low-crime, orderly Japan: A prominent politician was killed by a man emerging from a crowd, wielding a homemade firearm so roughly constructed it was wrapped in tape ... ( read original story ...)