New weight classes for Paris 2024

In 2022, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced a reduction in the total number of Olympic medal events from 14 at the Tokyo Games to 10 at the Paris Games. Four weight categories ... ( read original story ...)

Five Houses Burned in Dramatic Tokyo Fire

A fire that broke out in a house in Hachioji, Tokyo, on March 18, spread to four other houses nearby, local media reported. At least 32 pump trucks and other firefighting vehicles tended to the blaze, ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama to build car tire plant in Mexico

HIRATSUKA, Japan — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) is planning to build a passenger tire plant in Mexico, rated at 5 million tires a year and valued at $380 million, in a bid to strengthen its capacity ... ( read original story ...)